And it's clear when you look at these #ReplyGuy accounts, they are just some pro-war accounts. All they write about is the Ukraine war and how great the west is.

And they accuse others of posting propaganda! Their accounts are so niche, I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't people from MOD or the Pentagon.

What's hilarious is that they don't even read the articles you post. They just swim about the #Fediverse #GateKeeping certain hashtags.

I, um...think I got my first #replyGuy here #OnMastodon ? Hard to tell. Since I'm a white dude, I don't have much experience with them!

@cheribaker well tentaclely... #ReplyGuy #Monsterdon

@ashwin @Jedigirl what in the hell is this #ReplyGuy Olympics entry

Seen an #replyguy here with some legendary stats. Not a meme account. Not a mirror. Just a guy.

When i checked his account, only 1 of his 1000 posts was an actual, original post. i gotta assume the other 999 were replies/comments

People out here putting up first ballot numbers for the #replyguys hall of fame.

@revphil
…
so it turns out #bread is #carcinogenic #cancer :-(
(but also,
it’s very short-term inflammatory in the gut
and
eliminating flour
reduces body-aches / nerve-pain)
.
#offtopic
#sorry
#replyguy
#TIL
#themoreyouknow #TMYK

PS: I've indulged in the above #TalkAloudProtocol for similar #UXDesign reasons as I did four months ago.

https://hachyderm.io/@pevohr/110226303012841464

As annoying as the #ReplyGuy phenomenon is, it's a sociotechnical problem. If we can build a better understanding of why people "misbehave", then maybe we can reduce the frequency by providing better affordances.

Blocking will stop those who are determined to do the wrong thing, but I'd love to make it easier for the rest of us to get it right.

Away with you reply guys! Stop shitting all over our feeds. #replyguy.

Seeing a little bit of an anti-pattern emerging in the last couple weeks, showing up in a lot of threads.

If you think *literally every reply* to your posts is from a #ReplyGuy , I think you might be misunderstanding the term.

Unwarranted pushback? Yep

So, actually? Absolutely

DM for pics? Yep

Joke "improvements"? Yep

Grammar corrections? F YES

But - any form of [This is awesome; thank you for posting; I hadn't thought of this!; this is true and also I've seen this other thing] - I'm sorry, this isn't a reply guy. This is just people interacting in social media.

Since Quote Posts are not mainstream here yet, the chief way to "Boost with Comment" is to Boost and Reply.

If you're going to be upset at everyone who uses the reply button, I suggest you change to posting privately. The setting is pictured below.

Seeing a little bit of an anti-pattern emerging in the last couple weeks, showing up in a lot of threads.

If you think *literally every reply* to your posts is from a #ReplyGuy , I think you might be misunderstanding the term.

Unwarranted pushback? Yep

So, actually? Absolutely

DM for pics? Yep

Grammar corrections? F YES

But - any form of [This is awesome; thank you for posting; I hadn't thought of this!; this is true and also I've seen this other thing] - I'm sorry, this isn't a reply guy. This is just people interacting in social media.

#replyguy Wth is the reply guy problem?

@stavvers Making #ReplyGuy universal, going by the number of languages that have a word for mansplaining. Not really a surprise. Every nationality would have them. @charlescasetti @polettix

kann mir bitte jemand erklären, was ein reply guy ist? Offensichtlich etwas verachtenswertes
#replyguy

Is there a way to know who blocked or muted me? I would like to buy that guys‘ RL addresses and harrass them in person. #TenBeerTooMuch #UnsolicitedAdvice #ReplyGuy #BadJoke #EternalNoob

@AnnaSaultron
Oh, I had not thought of that.

I usually embed the hashtags as part of the message - like "My latest #shortstory is about a #psychiatrist and the #replyguy who hates #LGBTQ+ people"

Is that a problem?

Most #Mastodon users have a 500 character limit, which means you can't always be overly verbose in your original message

I may start posting an MD5 hash at the end of my posts like -

Follow up MD5 - 0d1003fdd2f914a8fac528dfd02b7190

..so when someone reply guys me I can just post this :

MD5 #encoded from -

We all know some clients allow over 500 characters; thanks for the mansplanation

..kinda like #replyguy insurance 😀

..wouldn't be against making this a #socialmedia standard! 🤣

#Introduction (a short re-intro):

hello #Fediverse! my name is Chip, and I make #scifi, #android, #robot, and #cyborg themed #art. I'm a part of the #gay #ASFR community and my #pronouns are he/him/it. I love most #kink and #fetish too.

I love positive #replyguy energy: the biggest gift you can give me on here is to be #social!

I also have #Telegram if you'd like to chat more. Just #DM me and I'll get you integrated into our Male Androids chat on there.

@kuypersmarieke Het Engels is toch fantastisch door dit soort mens #ReplyGuy te noemen. Hoe noemen wij ze? Ik bedenk nu ReactieRidder, MeningMannetje, TypVentje?

Spending the rest of my #Mastodon #Saturday being a "#replyguy"...

..not THAT way..

I'ma make it a priority today to #reply fun and supportive things to as many #messages as I can.. so be prepared to be dazzled! 🤣

Gotta give a little to get the most out of our experience here and, after the week we've had in the social media sphere, I'm happier to than ever to be right here!

I should know this after 8 months, but... To reply to a post that already has some replies and make sure that my comment winds up at the end of the thread — do I reply to the original post, or to the final reply in the thread?

I get this wrong half the time and the problem is I don't know which half.

#NoobieQuestion #ReplyGuy