It's an instance that crossposts posts from Reddit, except it also makes a new user for each Reddit account it came from. So if /u/hello123 made a post, it makes that post under a new account called hello123. That makes it impossible to block posting bots.

Not only that, it makes posts look like they're posted by real people, with many question and text posts being copied as well. I was very confused as to what these posts were until I realized they're crossposts.

Examples:

https://alien.top/post/263029

https://lemm.ee/u/pocalyuko@alien.top

https://lemm.ee/u/ItzMeRocket@alien.top

https://lemm.ee/u/CaptainCapp-n@alien.top

I strongly believe Lemmy isn't the place for mirroring content from other websites. You can host your own alternate Reddit frontend like LibReddit, there's no reason to spam the posts to everyone using Lemmy just because 5 people asked for it. Not to mention there are already enough instances mirroring posts, this is getting obnoxious.

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[+] null@slrpnk.net -6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Having a better understanding of what you're trying to do I think you make great points all around and it's a very noble and proactive attempt to drive users to Lemmy.

Obviously there's some communication gaps but I hope you don't let the haters get you down. Your intentions are obviously good, and you've put a lot of thought and effort into the execution to create a bridge that goes beyond just sharing content from Reddit.

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I can recognize that the developer has put a lot of effort into this and has good intentions. The problem... it's just not really that great of an idea. For all the reasons people have listed already, I can't see it working out.