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by wiseowise 20 days ago
When was this specific guideline written? In 2008? And dies it really apply when we’re talking about slop?
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When it was written has no bearing on its validity.

It applies when you're talking about someone else's work. Not every repo is slop. If you want to make a claim that this code is bad, then claim that rather than saying "they used AI therefore it's bad" which is, as the rule says, a shallow dismissal that teaches us nothing.

> It applies when you're talking about someone else's work.

It doesn’t apply when writing a thoughtful reply takes more time than original “project” ever took.

> If you want to make a claim that this code is bad, then claim that rather than saying "they used AI therefore it's bad"

I'm not claiming that at all. The fact that it's AI written isn't even disclosed anywhere on that repo!

The reason why I posted about this being AI slop is after I checked the repo.

> Not every repo is slop.

But this one is. Hence my criticism.

> It applies when you're talking about someone else's work.

The issue at stake is that I'm not criticizing someone else's work, I'm actually criticizing someone's lack of it. This repo is low effort content and that's the problem.