RE: https://socialbc.ca/@fname/116339284390546388

Big welcome to @fname!!

He’s bringing his regional BC news bots to SocialBC for links straight from the news wires!

Super excited to be able to provide this for SocialBC and all Fedizens. It is a big part of our mission to have local, verified, and trusted information sources for people in B.C. on Fedi.

Below are the bots to follow. They will be on Quiet Public mode so they don’t overwhelm the live timelines.
#socialbc
@kamloopsnews
@kelownanews
@cranbrooknews
@nanaimonews
@princegeorgenews

This addition to SocialBC has also generated a good discussion on our bot policy amongst the team. We are adding some nuance and updating. When it’s ready we’ll update the wording on the About page.

In broad strokes, bots are welcome on SocialBC within reason and especially if they are conveying important and factual information, but fun and silliness is also cool too as long as it all has a B.C. flavour.

@fname @kamloopsnews @kelownanews @cranbrooknews @nanaimonews @princegeorgenews