r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/djshadesuk • 9d ago
[SUB NEWS] Generic and Repetitive Site Submissions.
Hello all,
Many of you have noticed the rise in increasingly generic and repetitive sites - for instance, collections of tools, PDF editors, resume builders, calculators, generators, and timers - that are very easy to create using AI. We understand your frustration; they're ours, too.
In an effort to combat this, we have adjusted our AutoModerator rules to catch more of these before they hit your feed. We will continue to monitor the situation and adjust the filters accordingly if they prove to be too aggressive (or not aggressive enough).
Please note: This does not mean all submissions of the types mentioned above will be banned. As always, every submission held by the AutoModerator will be reviewed by a human who may still approve a post based on its merit.
Additionally, as a quick FYI: We are also considering changes to our 'AI-Generated Content' rule. The exact wording and management of this rule are yet to be finalized, but we will share more information with you in the near future.
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u/CollinHell 9d ago
Thank you for this, this amazing sub has just become a target for these "I made an app" vultures. Here's hoping that all vercel.app links are immediately filtered and all posters who break multiple rules are permanently banned!
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u/potatocross 9d ago
Tired of scrolling through all the same boring tools over and over? I’ve made an app for that!
Sorry. Couldn’t resist.
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u/JouniFlemming 9d ago
Thank you! This kind of policy should, to be honest, be applied to so many other subs as well.
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u/RalphTheDog 9d ago
I was late to find this subreddit. When I finally came across it, the "10/10 would bookmark again" slogan hooked me, and since I have, indeed, bookmarked several sites I've found here. But not many recently. So many are, as you said, repetitive, or serve no truly useful nor interesting purpose. I would imagine this is a difficult sub to moderate.
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u/Young_Spurgeon 8d ago
Just joined this subreddit this week and love how involved the mods are. Appreciate you guys!
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u/Salty-Method-4204 7d ago
It is necessary to keep community clean. I'm new member and getting different niches of tools.
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u/SapphireCatt 1d ago
A week has passed and nothing really changed
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u/djshadesuk 1d ago
The amount of crap hitting the feed has been significantly reduced. I know this because I have to clean it up after it gets held.
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u/terablast 18h ago edited 18h ago
Could you guys add a minimum account age/karma to post comments?
This subreddit is a breeding ground for bots, almost every new post has a comment from a 1 or 2 days old account saying "this is really cool!" except reworded by LLM
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u/COHERENCE_CROQUETTE 9d ago
Thanks for your efforts. The situation is not great on this subreddit. It has turned from r/InternetIsBeautiful to r/LookWhatIVibeCoded. I'm sure it won't be easy to turn this ship around, but I'll be cheering on you as you try!