So I purposed that for Lemmy and mastdon a bot that post links to YouTube videos and news articles relevant the city I live in, and I got push back on suggesting the idea. I suggesting this bot because my city isn’t big enough to pump out content everyday and the links would seed content for a Lemmy community so that its not empty.

I have looked into city subReddit and for my city links to news stories are basically non existent and big city like NYC news article links are rare, but do get engagement.

I have been told that link bots don’t help with empty communities and something about redundancy.

I do look at politics community and that’s nothing but links.

I’m asking for general perspective from both sides

  • humiddragonslayer@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Even if it’s just links, taking the time to find them yourself and post them is a useful step, since relevant doesn’t always mean insightful or interesting.

    Also, you’re not completely tied to links. Make/ask for recommendations, life pro tips, etc.

    • PixelPilgrim@lemmings.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      I’d be finding publishers and YouTube accounts for the bot to make post from. I do plan on publishing the bot so other people can do it for their cities, if I consider it a good idea.