As we see more and more bots on Lemmy World every day, it’s about time we publish a set of rules for bots and bot-owners.

So here goes:

  • Bots shall not be used for any kind of advertising.

  • The bot accounts must be clearly marked as a bot. Both in the bio and by marking the account as a bot.

  • The owner of the bot and contact details must be mentioned in the bot’s bio.

  • Bots are only allowed to post in communities they have the explicit permission from the community’s owners to do so.

  • Bots from other instances that post in Lemmy World communities must follow the same rules.

  • Bots shall not just be posting Reddit content.

  • Bots shall not be “spammy”, as in multiple posts per minute.

  • Breaking any of these rules will result in a ban for the Bot and, if required, its owner.

  • Commands must use the bots mention as prefix, and not a text prefix like !help

These rules will be updated when needed.

    • @markovianparallaxEnglish
      7•11 months ago

      Noob question: How can you tell a bot is a bot? What am I looking for? A little B next to the username or something?

      • @genshin_mirror_botBEnglish
        7•11 months ago

        Noob question: How can you tell a bot is a bot? What am I looking for? A little B next to the username or something?

        Correct.

        It’s also a good idea to name bots something that makes the bot’s purpose obvious.