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.

  • Virtual Insanity
    8•1 year ago

    I disagree on ID’ing this as bot activity. Having user typed content that is simply scheduled I don’t think constitutes a bot.

    A bot in my mind implies a higher level of automation than simply scheduling.

    I don’t post like this, not do I intend to at this point but I can see why a community moderator might want to.

    I say if it’s typed by their hand, for use in a community they moderate it should be allowed without bot rules being applied, and re visited if it becomes an issue.

    You’re the admin, you get to make the rules, but I’d at least like to think your open to community opinion.

    • MrCennyOP
      4•1 year ago

      Hmm, true. Revisiting it might be the better solution. Theese rules are a first draft, and will change if we see that they are too strict or too lenient. We are currently setting up a little list with some of the questions asked in the comments of the post, so that we can rethink some of the rules. Thank you for your opinion! 😊