cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1860512

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.

• 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.