It’s very obvious I’m targeted with botted downvotes on reddit and piefed, but of course a lot of people are also bot-brained.
I’m curious what people here think of this particular example from the comments on my last post here.
They upvote someone giving me an irrelevant link while pretending it’s relevant, but they downvote the shit out of me explaining why it’s not relevant. For context, the discussion was about a shell script I was trying to develop to store data in the corner of a video using QR codes.
Here’s the github link they posted.
The original thread is removed now, so this link to see more of the context won’t work. I also can’t copy and paste from the original post to provide more context, because unlike reddit, piefed doesn’t let me see my own posts after they’ve been removed.
One of the mods/admins here also harassed me and temporarily banned me, they are now blocked and I’m sure they’ll end up permanently banning me, but in the mean time I’m curious what people think here.
“Do you think I’m being downvoted by bots or Nazis? It couldn’t possibly be because I’m annoying as fuck!”
If this thread is anything to go on, people are down voting you because you come across as an insufferable asshole.
conflating my replies for abrasive people with me being abrasive
also:
conflating my replies for abrasive people with my reply for someone that posted an off-topic link under possibly good intentions
When I tell you you come across as an insufferable asshole, I’m not lying like you are when you say it to me
Btw, I notice how you’re incredibly obvious about your connection to the other user that just made a similar comment - that’s on purpose, surely, meant to be noticed right? Another layer of the gaslighting, being incredibly obvious about fucked up harassment behaviors but knowing you can deny them while Nazi herd mentality will also deny the obviousness
I don’t thibk your post is on topic for this community. But even if it would be, without knowing the original post no one can tell why the votes are like this, though honestly I doubt you are specifically targeted by bots (excwpt you have a realllly good reason to believe so).
As for you QR code idea, this should be relativly easy with tools like qrencode and ffmpeg
Same. Off-topic, some bots could downvote, and the overuse of flags/emojis in the name could trigger people. Anything is possible.
It’s on topic (literally about the place I’m posting it in, and about programming) but you want it removed. What would happen if both of you said that instead of lying? Would it be unbearable for you to handle your feelings that way instead?
Have you considered that, perhaps, your prickly attitude and the tone of your posts is the source of the downvotes, rather than the content?
Possibilities:
A. The screenshot didn’t load for you and you’re getting way ahead of yourself making shit up presenting it as reality without loading the actual image
B. (obvious real one) The screenshot did load for you but you’re trying to gaslight me by pretending you thought it was really “prickly” or had some extreme “tone”
We can all click on your name and see your other comments, I suspect that’s what they’re referring to. There is a really strong correlation between the number of downvotes you received for past comments and whether or not they contain language like “fuck off retard” or similar.
I think they hit the nail on the head, and there is no point in botting downvotes on this platform in the first place, since there is no karma.
My client tells me I’ve downvoted you before as well, though I don’t remember where.
Mate, I could not care less about your screenshot. I’m referring to your posts in this thread, which extends to this very reply, where you’ve got a generally off-putting, condescending tone and frankly, I’m glad you’re getting downvoted for them, because that sort of behavior is just not something I’d like to see rewarded on the fediverse.
conflating my replies for hostile disingenuous time wasting dumbasses like you with my reply for someone who posted an irrelevant link under possibly good intentions
Do you get paid for this or are you just getting practice by trying to gaslight me?
Didn’t read past first few words either way
No need to downvote me, you’re wrong. You’re having a moderation issue on a programming community. That’s the most off-topic you can be.
you want it removed
I don’t care about you, I don’t even know you. Read again what I said: could be off-topic, emojis, etc.
- Look at the fucking number of bullet points of rebuttals for me to make here already, what you’re doing is called a “gish gallop” and anyone reading this should look that up
- There’s never need to downvote anyone, downvotes aren’t driven by need, you know that and you’re wasting time pretending otherwise
- I’m not wrong
- I didn’t ask if I was having a moderation issue
- I don’t care if some off topic thing I didn’t ask about is off topic, it doesn’t make my post off topic at all unless something is wrong with your client that makes it fail to render the rest of my post (in which case even the part you’re seeing is still half on-topic since it’s about the place I’m posting it in)
- I didn’t ask if you care about me or think you did, you know that and you’re wasting time pretending otherwise
- I didn’t ask if you know me or think you did, you know that and you’re wasting time pretending otherwise
- I have no reason to read what you said again
Ah my client doesn’t even show the emojis
One (of three) is a Palestinian flag, they said “overuse” as a Nazi dog whistle for not liking that
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics)
What about you, I assume you’re a Nazi too based on your initial reply?
You should probably seek help for these paranoid ramblings.
Blocked for gaslighting
Read more carefully, I explained the context.
It’s weird how after complaining you couldn’t understand such a short post, you gaslight me about how “good” my reasons have to be for noticing obvious things.
Regarding the tools - currently using zint, ffmpeg, and zxing as I continue trying to do this. Was zbar instead of zxing at time of the original post.
Idea definitely should be easy for someone with more knowledge/expertise than me, and if anyone got the idea from my removed post, they can get it done faster than me and pretend it had nothing to do with me, thanks to my post being removed. But that’s totally aside from the point of whether people think it seems like bots or just regular human stupidity driving vote patterns like these.
I have no skin in the game, I only saw this post come up in my stream. I think the reason for the downvotea aren’t bots, but rather your abrasive comments. Quite frankly, you come across as a dick.
conflating my replies for abrasive people with me being abrasive
also:
conflating my replies for abrasive people with my reply for someone that posted an off-topic link under possibly good intentions
When I tell you you come across as a dick, I’m not lying like you are when you say it to me
You made a weird and snarky response to someone posting an encoding tool acting like it’s just a proof of concept and not a working app despite the app being there for you to actually download and try, and are now wondering if you’re being downvoted by Nazis and not because you’re an insufferable dingus. 🙄
I was waiting for someone to just lie and pretend the app is more than a proof of concept. Didn’t read past that part but feel free to show the thing working in the real world if you want, retard.
The readme page doesn’t even slightly imply it’s designed to work in real world conditions, because it’s only a proof of concept, but knock yourself out trying.
