Yes, but there are several utility bots that are actually pretty useful.
Video download, Remind me, acronym bot. What lemmy clients could do - collapse their messages by default and highlight the bot name.
Comment on Is there a !remindme bot scooting around lemmyverse?
PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I think its partly because the Federation process takes time (which can throw off any more precise notifications between instances) but much more significantly because many of the most active Lemmy users really hate bots.
vpol@lemm.ee 1 week ago
BlindFrog@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Auto-collapse bots is a good setting. Each bot’s function is in their name anyway
vpol@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Yeah, we could probably highlight it with the colour as well.
And/or if bot accounts are identifiable (based on metadata) - give user an option to hide specific bots. Like block button, but with its own settings option.
cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I like the random haiku ones
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Most bots are annoying but the remindme bot seems useful.
don@lemm.ee 1 week ago
[Media Bias Fact Checker bot has entered the chat full of hope]
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 1 week ago
No! Bad bot!
don@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Yeah, even I disliked my own comment lol
orize@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I’ve used it for years on reddit. It really is useful!