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RE: So you wanna build a bot from scratch? Part 1: Getting Setup Step by Step
I'd love to play with this stuff, but haven't found the time yet. I can see some uses for a bot I control. I'd be careful about automatic comments as they can be seen as spam.
I agree with that, but it runs deeper too. People don't want to feel like they've been tricked by a machine. It's unnerving. This is why even with my own bot I'm probably going to switch her over to the "you got an upvote from me!" and leave it at that. My initial thinking was that she could leave an insightful comment during the time when it's most critical to get a comment. But I'm seeing replies, especially from people who I've told specifically "I had my bot upvote you", where I can just feel the faux paus oozing from the egg on my face. This is why I always read everything she upvotes and comments on and if someone responds, I personally carry on the conversation. However a simple "I upvoted you!" would probably serve much better in most cases.
I'm trying to respond to you over on the other thread too, but it's being slow and I don't want to spam the blockchain with the same thing over and over again.