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Rules of Use for Bots (self.lemmyworld)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by MrCenny to c/lemmyworld
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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.

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[–] rcmaehl 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Hi @[email protected] @[email protected],

I'm planning on launching a service soon that will allow users to quickly and easily create+run lemmy bots similar to automod. I've posted about it on the Lemmy Matrix before, but is there a best place to contact you all to ensure that as I open pandora's box, everyone is ready?

[–] antik 14 points 1 year ago

Check PM

[–] Astrealix 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Would love to know when such a thing is set up — been needing some bots for some things like match threads for a while on our c/gunners community

[–] rcmaehl 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll be making a post about it before the end of the month, although access to the service will be limited to moderators, instance admins, and curated users for a probably a year.

[–] Astrealix 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

can't imagine people other than mods needing it ngl, so that's totally fine by me haha — this is where i'd love to have a !remindme bot tho :p

[–] rcmaehl 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, but it'd be nice that if a user has an idea for a bot they can easily build it, test it, and share it (with community approvals). Also, there is a mastodon based remindme bot. It's not specifically coded for Lemmy, but it's compatible. Just mention @[email protected]

[–] Skyraptor7 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am in the process of making on for R Reddevils. It’s using flash pre to get the data

[–] Astrealix 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, we've seen your github! Taking a bit longer on our end, though.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Seems like you could build in compliance with most of the rules (check the "bot account" box and put the owner's name in the bio, etc.).

[–] rcmaehl 13 points 1 year ago

That was mostly the plan.

Although, I'm definitely revising my post draft to account for these new requirements