Rules of Use for Bots

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.