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In the profile settings (direct from website browser, not app or app affiliate) it states “show bot account” and then right above it it says “bot accounts” with check marks for each much how we select if we want to see nsfw posts.

Now that the background is in place…..what does checking the box for “show bot accounts” and “bot accounts” do?

I’m guessing this is relating to yt.news posts where it’s almost seeming to scrape info from one source as it’s periodically updated and have seen mention of other bots in users posts.

I looked at the settings on lemmy.world, assuming settings are consistent across instances for user profiles, if incorrect I apologize ahead of time.

I also attempted to search for what I thought the title of posts would be but haven’t figured out how to effectively search in specific instances with specific keywords, but was planning on doing a seperate post for that to help others in the future

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Bot account" identifies the account as being controlled by robots.
"Show bot accounts" says that you want to see those accounts run by robots.

[–] fergilicious 19 points 2 years ago

Thanks! I appreciate you taking the time to respond.

[–] devilish 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The first lets you indicate your account is a bot account, the second controls visibility of other bot accounts.

[–] fergilicious 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Thanks! Now I’m certain I am not a bot!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That sounds exactly like the sort of thing a bot would say. Maybe you just aren't aware that you're a bot?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

To prove you're not a robot, click on all the pictures of robots.

[–] livedeified 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think checking the box for "bot account" is to mark the profile as a bot.

[–] fergilicious 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Thanks for the response! Ends up this was one of those stupid questions but I’m still glad I asked instead of making myself a bot accidentally.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean it is misleading if you're not aware of the context. The "bot account" option should honestly be put in a special "Developer" section, not intermingled with style options

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm ok with it, what if you don't want to see these "Nice counter bots" and the like? You untick, you don't need to be a developer to not like those types of bots and have the option to remove them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

See, this is what I was talking about. I'm not saying to move the "Show bot posts" option, but the "This account is a bot account, not a normal user account" option.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah I see, sorry I misunderstood you

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

No need to apologize, that's why I cleared it up :D I actually have to thank you for proving my point :D