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mk  ·  4397 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Buying upvotes with cash on Reddit
If someone were willing to make that effort, I'd almost be flattered. :)

I'd ignore them, so their comment would sort to the bottom, and if others ignored them, the same would happen. My guess is that they would run out of steam eventually. If we don't take the good with the bad, then we are left to determine which is which.

If it became real problem, I'd probably consider some other approaches, but I don't think civility can be enforced very well.





thenewgreen  ·  4397 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Thanks, I hadn't realized that if you ignore someone their comment falls to the bottom of your feed. That's great, I think it would essentially solve the problem. Like you said, they would run out of steam, so long as people aren't responding to them and rewarding their idiocy. This can happen when you get more than one on a feed.

You're right about civility, it can't be enforced.

mk  ·  4397 days ago  ·  link  ·  
    Thanks, I hadn't realized that if you ignore someone their comment falls to the bottom of your feed.

Oh, not yet! thundara suggested it, and I think it's a great idea.

thenewgreen  ·  4397 days ago  ·  link  ·  
It is. Nice work thundara