Because why should I? If I take the time to post and it’s automatically removed without any explanation, why is the onus on me? It’s tiresome taking the time to post and then being faced with “robot says no.”
As for mentioning it, the comment is no longer about the post, but just a general observation on the tedious hoops you have to jump through online, which I thought was as worthy as any other general gripe.
Also, the guy’s comment was obnoxious so my response was equally pithy.
As keen as I am to spend my day groveling to some mod, who’s probably as charmingly direct as your good self, to determine which petty rule my entirely vanilla post transgressed, I think I’d rather just get on with my life.
But there was no explanation.
That’s what I didnt understand either
You’ve lost me
Sad to see Reddit-style automods creeping in. I got so sick of jumping through their arbitrary rules on that God-awful platform. Lemmy had been a breath of fresh air for the year or so I’ve been here. However, nothing lasts, it seems.
If you want engagement, then get the bots to chill, or maybe just don’t use them.
I use the Samsung keyboard on my phone and often use Samsung Writing Assist because my spelling is genuinely awful.
I do most of my browsing and commenting through the Boost app on my phone, so having a quick way to correct spelling and grammar before posting seemed handy.
The problem is most of my writing seems to triggertheir twitchy Appropriateness Overloard. It frequently refuses to check perfectly ordinary comments because it decides they contain “inappropriate content”.
In every case, all I’m asking for is a spelling and grammar check. I never use it to rewrite what I’ve written or make my arguments more persuasive. I want my own words, just without the embarrassing mistakes.
The moderation feels wildly overreactive, almost puritanical. It seems incapable of distinguishing between helping someone write clearly and helping them produce harmful content.
If my comment contained abuse, threats or hate speech, fair enough. But refusing to spell-check an ordinary political opinion because it mentions things like “left wing”, “right wing” or “Prime Minister” is absurd.
Surely there has to be a middle ground where AI can correct spelling and grammar without acting as the morality gestapo.
Has anyone found a good alternative on Android? I don’t need an AI ghostwriter—I just need something that will reliably correct my shitty spelling and grammar without deciding whether my opinions are acceptable first.
I like it. I’ve blocked a couple of folk, and I filter by keywords so I don’t accidentally wander into a community where they hate me because I’m not fully aligned with people who identify as a LINUX distro or whatever. It’s nice.
Despite having a very nostalgic soft spot for my 16-bit and 8-bit home computers, these labs do nothing for me. I worked in so many as an technician at a uni and in various other tech support roles in my 20s that these generic cream boxes leave me kinda cold. Give me an Amiga, an ST or even a ZX Spectrum any day. Probably cos I’m old AF 🤣
I was shitting at the same time, so whats your point? 😀
Let it bee!