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by LegionMammal978 1220 days ago
Well, you'd need at least 2 users, since you can't reply to yourself. Regardless, fully automated counting is against the rules: you can use client-side tools to count faster, but you're required to have a human in the loop who reacts to the previous comment. Enforcement is mainly just the honor system, with closer inspection (via timing analysis, asking them a question to see if they'll respond, etc.) of users who seem suspicious.
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I'd love to see an example of one of these tools