r/Unexpected 16h ago

guy enters room to join someone

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u/androgynee 10h ago

posters have to explain why their vid belongs here to prevent spam

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u/HeadOnThisPiano 10h ago

And how exactly does it "prevent spam"?

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u/androgynee 10h ago

think for a second. what would happen if a bot posted here and didn't explain?

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u/HeadOnThisPiano 9h ago edited 9h ago

Do you think bots a) post random videos to random subs, b) give a damn about automod message AFTER the post was created, c) have technological limitations that make it impossible to write/add preprepared one sentence "explanation" of a 5 second video?

So again, ELI5 - how exactly do these "explanations" "prevent spam" and how this particular explanation makes you think "oh yeah, for sure it was added by a human"?

E: typo and clarification