!superbowl@lemmy.world had its worst day ever yesterday as far as downvotes go. I normally get the random 1 or 2, in rare cases it can creep near 10, but we almost got 80 yesterday!
I went to do my morning posts and saw a regular commenter shared some AI art they had enjoyed, and while nobody said anything, they were really smacking the downvotes. I tried to diffuse the situation a bit, especially since it’s a regular commenter whom I enjoy, and I don’t want the community to drive off one of the few actual participants we have.
While everyone already had the sticks up their butts, I decided to share the one cartoon post I had in my queue, which we also eventually learned was AI generated, so the same group brigaded me pretty much. Joke’s on them though, because it got appeal to All since it was a comic, so it’s probably my top post for the year.
Posted some more normal things today and everyone seems to have moved on. I debated if I was going to post anything today after what I considered kinda crappy behavior from the group, but I took the high road. But if bad reactions make me hesitate to post, they certainly aren’t helping anyone on the fence.
There has been a good smattering of posts from people other than me lately, so I hope it continues, but people need to be more chill.
Wow 80 downvotes! Some people really get their knickers in a twist don’t they? It would be interesting to see how many of them spend their free time making quality posts, with beautiful photos, complete with a few Fun Facts for others to enjoy…
Maybe we need to add a proviso ‘it’s just some fun, chill the fuck out’
Don’t stop posting tho, I love your love of owls
(btw, I recently saw a Barn Owl out hunting just before dusk, flying around the moors. We were side by side with him/her flying, and me driving, then we pulled over to watch from a distance. It was amazing, I’ve seen one before as a white ghost appearing, then disappearing just as quickly, as I shit my pants. This time tho I got to see the markings and it’s face quite clearly…great stuff!)
!superbowl@lemmy.world had its worst day ever yesterday as far as downvotes go. I normally get the random 1 or 2, in rare cases it can creep near 10, but we almost got 80 yesterday!
I went to do my morning posts and saw a regular commenter shared some AI art they had enjoyed, and while nobody said anything, they were really smacking the downvotes. I tried to diffuse the situation a bit, especially since it’s a regular commenter whom I enjoy, and I don’t want the community to drive off one of the few actual participants we have.
While everyone already had the sticks up their butts, I decided to share the one cartoon post I had in my queue, which we also eventually learned was AI generated, so the same group brigaded me pretty much. Joke’s on them though, because it got appeal to All since it was a comic, so it’s probably my top post for the year.
Posted some more normal things today and everyone seems to have moved on. I debated if I was going to post anything today after what I considered kinda crappy behavior from the group, but I took the high road. But if bad reactions make me hesitate to post, they certainly aren’t helping anyone on the fence.
There has been a good smattering of posts from people other than me lately, so I hope it continues, but people need to be more chill.
Wow 80 downvotes! Some people really get their knickers in a twist don’t they? It would be interesting to see how many of them spend their free time making quality posts, with beautiful photos, complete with a few Fun Facts for others to enjoy…
Maybe we need to add a proviso ‘it’s just some fun, chill the fuck out’
Don’t stop posting tho, I love your love of owls
(btw, I recently saw a Barn Owl out hunting just before dusk, flying around the moors. We were side by side with him/her flying, and me driving, then we pulled over to watch from a distance. It was amazing, I’ve seen one before as a white ghost appearing, then disappearing just as quickly, as I shit my pants. This time tho I got to see the markings and it’s face quite clearly…great stuff!)
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Sorry to hear about this. Maybe try to reach out to the mods to see if they can jump in and open a meta post to discuss AI generated post?
I saw you mentioning there you not being in charge, but at the same time, you post probably close to 100% of the content, so you should be heard.