Rules of Use for Bots - Lemmy.world

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.