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by Wowfunhappy 2134 days ago
But there's no need to accuse the author of being a robot. They could have written:

> This article is vapid. Zero substantive content, pure regurgitation

Now, I would still have downvoted such a comment. If I'm reading a thread, I clearly like at least the article's topic, and I want to read more on that topic, not dismissive comments telling me that it's stupid. But, at least the modified version focuses on the content, rather than the author.