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How would I build a Lemmy bot that reposts statistically outlier posts from my subscribed communities? (reddthat.com)
submitted 1 week ago by PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/53555823

How would I build a Python bot that automatically reposts or highlights statistically outlier posts from my Lemmy subscriptions—like anything more than one standard deviation above the average? I’m looking for a general approach covering data retrieval from the Lemmy API, outlier detection, and reposting mechanics.

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[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Personal view: I'd rather you didn't. One of the benefits of Lemmy over Reddit is that repost bots are at a minimum.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

honestly I wouldn't hate it if there was some post symlinking thing so that all the conversation happens in one place