Why are people downvoting the MediaBiasFactChecker bot?
I know MediaBiasFactCheck is not a be-all-end-all to truth/bias in media, but I find it to be a useful resource.
It makes sense to downvote it in posts that have great discussion -- let the content rise up so people can have discussions with humans, sure.
But sometimes I see it getting downvoted when it's the only comment there. Which does nothing, unless a reader has rules that automatically hide downvoted comments (but a reader would be able to expand the comment anyways...so really no difference).
What's the point of downvoting? My only guess is that there's people who are salty about something it said about some source they like. Yet I don't see anyone providing an alternative to MediaBiasFactCheck...
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Oh no I was wondering if you were the one responsible for their shit model. You're certainly very invested in minimizing the impact of irresponsibly labeling media. And irresponsible is the best interpretation.
At any rate we're done here until you take a US history course. They're free online.
Nope, afraid not, I am a completely volunteer opponent of online bullshit. Even the farthest left side, factuality is just too important.
Some quibbling about something being slightly off on the left/right scale is far less important than actual fact checking.
Toodles.