The rules for bots # Bots should be clearly prompted by a command # Bots that always post without human intervention are noisy and are often unwanted. Bots should not act in a community without mods from that community being contacted first # Moderators should not have to chase down the bots being used in their community, it should be opt-in. Just ask, be nice. Bots should minimize the space they take with their messages # A bot’s response should be a small as possible to avoid taking space that could be used by people.

After some discussions in !chat, we came up with the conclusion we should adopt rules surrounding bots.

We’ll ban bots which we are aware of that currently don’t follow these rules and contact their creators. Please report bots that don’t follow these.

  • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏
    3•11 months ago

    Would it be possible for the bot to DM us instead when communities decide to ban/restrict them for whatever reason?

    I’ve found this bot incredibly useful personally, and I assume the community does too, looking at various Lemmy posts where the TLDR bot upvotes closely follow the OP upvotes (sometimes exceeding it)

    Note - I’m not a beehaw user, for anyone reading whose apps do not show my instance.

    • Rikudou_SageEnglish
      5•11 months ago

      Well, I may try it, but it might drive the costs of running the bot significantly if a lot of users use the feature.

      Edit: Done. Will see how it goes, might roll this back if it’s too taxing on my wallet.