The Agora
In the spirit of the Ancient Greek Agora, we invite you to join our vibrant community - a contemporary meeting place for the exchange of ideas, inspired by the practices of old. Just as the Agora served as the heart of public life in Ancient Athens, our platform is designed to be the epicenter of meaningful discussion and thought-provoking dialogue.
Here, you are encouraged to speak your mind, share your insights, and engage in stimulating discussions. This is your opportunity to shape and influence our collective journey, just like the free citizens of Athens who gathered at the Agora to make significant decisions that impacted their society.
You're not alone in your quest for knowledge and understanding. In this community, you'll find support from like-minded individuals who, like you, are eager to explore new perspectives, challenge their preconceptions, and grow intellectually.
Remember, every voice matters and your contribution can make a difference. We believe that through open dialogue, mutual respect, and a shared commitment to discovery, we can foster a community that embodies the democratic spirit of the Agora in our modern world.
Community guidelines
New posts should begin with one of the following:
- [Question]
- [Discussion]
- [Poll]
Only moderators may create a [Vote] post.
Voting History & Results
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I will check every profile. If people have dozens of alts with active, legitimate comment histories within a month of the platform forming, then I commend them for their activity.
We are following a democratic process here. We aren't delegating the decision making to an oligarchy, even if it would simplify things.
There is no example of the system being manipulated thus far. Wait until you have evidence of that occurring before fearmongering like this.
I... posted proof of vote manipulation.... perhaps, not yet detected here- but, its legitimately effortless to do (and to be extremely hard to detect)
https://lemmyonline.com/post/11492
two days before this comment was made....
When you run a script which randomly generates bot accounts on other various servers- you aren't going to notice anything tied back to a particular profile.
In the case of the proof I linked, the bot names were very generic, and extremely easy to spot. However, its VERY easy to have the bot generate real usernames.
Its also, extremely easy to have the workflow generate actual comments, related to random posts and conversations too.
Lastly- despite my username, this actually is not a bot account. lol.
Ok, I get that bots exist on Lemmy, but I don't think they have the capability to infiltrate a tiny community such as this just yet. Please keep an eye out and inform me immediately if you see suspicious activity. I appreciate the information regarding their capabilities.
That's exactly what your username already says xD
Maybe stop locking threads within a couple days if you want a decent democratic process instead of just whoever jumped on the vote first
There aren't going to be thousands of votes though.
I repeat, if you ever see any evidence of vote manipulation, simply report it and we can discuss it at that time. Until then, kindly refrain from needlessly sowing dissension.
They ain't sowing dissension, dude.
As for fraud voting, during the Mod Election, a few accounts were freshly created and voting for Seraph.
He's hypothesizing about bots manipulating our votes and questioning my integrity by saying I'm not going to verify the accounts, all before we have even made a single vote that I was responsible for.
Additionally, his profile clearly demonstrates that he's the type who likes to pick fights. He calls it "directness". Directly to confrontation. Brilliant strategy.
Whether it's merely a character defect or an intentional decision, this individual is most certainly sowing dissension.
We can investigate those allegations, PM me whichever accounts you found suspicious.
He can question your integrity just fine.
Sure he can. Given that I was elected moderator less than a week ago, questioning my integrity is practically the definition of sowing dissension.
It's quite difficult for me to assess whether users are good people who are confused, trolls from the fediverse, or worse, infiltrators from reddit.
Alternatively, there are some people who are just lame.
Don't do this here.
Don't do this here because it is the rules. I'm not part of your argument but you are breaking the rules.
It doesn't matter what they are so long as they are following the rules.
Of course it matters. Having trolls on our server is bad for everyone...
Yeah but they can still question you.
Ok friend
What makes you think there will be thousands of votes?
I get you have a stressful day job, but there's no need to take it out on me or anyone else on this server.
I do have the time and I do care that much. I joined this server on June 7 when it had fewer than 100 users. I am more invested in the success of this server than anyone.
I'm not writing bullshit, I'm being totally serious. I don't want bots to influence the voting any more than you do. One problem is that many methods of keeping bots out also have the side effect of keeping some real users out. For instance we could keep out accounts newer than 7 days, and then you'd be upset about not being able to participate.
I made the judgment that manually verifying votes would be the best temporary solution for now.
How about you just spend a bit more time here and see how it goes? If you enjoy it, feel free to stay. If you don't, you can leave. No need for the anger.
On the contrary, I'm not misinterpreting anything.
So essentially you have no more points for me to address. Great
The conversation was fine up to here. If you can't keep it civil then don't post.
Do you understand the rules?
I don't care about the conversation, I saw your report and investigated. If you don't want moderator attention then don't click the report button.
He's not my counterpart and this isn't an argument or discussion. I'm giving you a warning that you're breaking the rules.
You're not trying to have a discussion you're trying to pick a fight and it's at the point where you're resorting to personal attacks both in this thread and in your report. So either continue to have a conversation without name calling or stop talking.
Your report was inappropriate, and your comments that I've responded to are inappropriate. Just stop.
This is the community for serious discussion. If you can't handle communicating without personal attacks then maybe this isn't the place for you.
The ban is temporary, you're welcome to come back next week as long as you can handle a conversation without personal attacks.
Actions speak louder than words.