Disclaimer: The issue here is not completely related to the bot presence, but more about the justification used. People would probably be less annoyed if the mods stated “this is our decision, and it is final”, rather than to try to use admins as an excuse.

As usual, for people looking for other world news communities

https://lemmy.world/comment/12825224

https://lemmy.world/comment/12834553

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  • PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat
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    I like to get on the bus playing music on my phone at full volume. 3 people told me today that they want me to turn it off. There were 35 people on the bus, so clearly 91% of the people on the bus want to rock out with me.

    Edit: A better analogy is that 3,500 people in the city have bus passes, and 18 people have been on a bus with me and told me to turn off my music or bought themselves headphones since I’ve been doing this every day, but the general flaw should be apparent.

    Edit: @Blaze@feddit.org makes an excellent point. The better analogy is that 3,500 people in the city have bus passes, I’ve seen 35 people on the bus wearing noise-cancelling headphones at some point, and the number of people who’ve asked me to stop doing it is irrelevant to me.

    • Blaze (he/him)@feddit.orgOP
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      1 month ago

      Someone else pointed out that not blocking the bot allows people to still downvote it to show their constant unhappiness with it