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[–] 2 points 3 days ago (4 children)

It's manually-applied and reversible. I can't reliably code an automatic reposter detection system because they're all different. It's going to have to be a human judgement.

Similar to labelling things as AI-generated or NSFW - being a reposter isn't necessarily bad. It just means that people who don't mind whether they see it can do so and those who don't want to can avoid it, without the conflict that ensues when people with different needs and tastes are forced to share space.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago (3 children)

    And you’re leaving this up to individuals, not your judgement, right? If so, good idea. If not, eww.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago* (2 children)

    Individuals, yeah. Instance admins are going to need to designate reposters if they refuse to self-designate (and Lemmy doesn't have functionality for them to do that, except as a bot) and then it's up to individuals to decide whether they filter out reposters or not.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Oh, so you’re leaving the labeling to instance admins, not individuals. That’s problematic, but you do you.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

    The label doesn't do anything until individuals opt in to filtering based on it.

    We can't leave it to the reposters to self-identify because

    1. Lemmy does not have the functionality to do that and

    2. reposters are deceptive and sneaky

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