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@PostWatchBot - notify new comments of a post (lemy.lol)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by iso@lemy.lol to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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I think the title says it all. Basically, when a new comment appears on your targeted post, it sends you a PM about it.

@PostWatchBot@lemy.lol

Usage

Subscribe to a post: just mention the bot in the comments or send the link to the bot via PM.
Unsubscribe from a post: send PM to the bot with stop text and link of the post like stop https://lemmy.ml/post/1234
Unsubscribe completely: Send PM to the bot and add stop text to your message. It will unsubscribe you from all subscriptions.

Note: the bot sends only one notification per post. It waits for the previous notification to be marked as read for new comments.

Made with @CannotSleep420@hexbear.net's lemmy-bot project 🙏 Tomorrow I will publish the code publicly after adding README and self-hosting guide.

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[–] iso@lemy.lol 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

All of you asked for it, so the bot will now send PMs instead of replying to comments :) Please don't beat me up again 😨

@donio@lemmy.world @smeg@feddit.uk @rglullis@communick.news @nix@merv.news @Jumuta@sh.itjust.works

[–] nix@merv.news 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is it possible to subscribe to a comment thread as well? So if anyone replies to your comment I get a notification?

[–] iso@lemy.lol 1 points 11 months ago

Yes it is possible and I want to implement it soon, but I can't give a date. I'm thinking of making it so that when the bot is mentioned in a reply to a comment, make it notify comments only on that comment chain.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Given the backlash against everyone who tries to make a reddit-lemmy mirroring bot then hopefully you've saved yourself a headache in the future!

[–] iso@lemy.lol 1 points 11 months ago

TBH I don't like those bots either 👍

[–] nix@merv.news 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks! Its super convenient! Is it just me or does clicking the link it provides opens the thread but not the comment itself? Would be convenient since im guessing replies to comments dont cause a notification?

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

see? violence is always the answer!

[–] rglullis@communick.news 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

So every user that decides to get notified will add a comment to the thread?

If 100 people trigger it, 100 comments will be the exact same response?

Also, if people end up "deleting the comment to keep the thread clean", will they get purged as well?

[–] iso@lemy.lol 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Valid criticism. I’ll try to clear it tomorrow 👍 Any suggestions are appreciated.

[–] rglullis@communick.news 1 points 11 months ago

Why not send the messages/instructions as a PM as well?

[–] Hjalamanger@feddit.nu 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nice :) @PostWatchBot@lemy.lol