When should an account be flagged as bot?

7 days ago by steam_lover to c/lemmy_support

I'm currently flagging my account as a bot, but I don't know if it applies in my case.

I'll give some context: I use a script that runs in my computer to fetch from 50+ different sources (mostly RSS feeds) and post them on different lemmy communites.

I programmed the script to avoid duplicates, it fetches the URLs from the community before posting, this way it can know if a link was already posted.

I also manually delete posts that weren't supposed to be posted (i.e when a logic in my filters fail to prevent them from being posted).

Knowing all this, is this account still considered a bot? I'm not running it 24/7, I run a script like 2x or 3x daily and manually delete any link that wasn't supposed to be posted.

formlessoedon 7 points 7 days ago

I have the same question lol, I have some stuff ready to be automated and the rest is going to be autoposted when I share it with an Arcane Chat bot, drop a link in a bookmark folder, or enter it in a command line tool. Is this just cyborg posting or am I a bot now

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steam_lover 6 points 7 days ago

Maybe we need a cyborg tag on lemmy

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greencoil 5 points 6 days ago

If its autonomous enough that it gives you pause about whether your account is bot enough for a label or not, why not just make a separate Lemmy account for it? Clearly it would be perceived as a bot account if it didn't have your regular posting on it as well, no matter how well you manually curate it.

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steam_lover 2 points 6 days ago

This already is my secondary account, but you're right, I'll keep the bot tag on it, maybe I'm overthinking.

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comfy 4 points 6 days ago

My initial reaction is that automated posting, even if moderated, fits into the spirit of the Bot tag. If it's not a human creating the posts, votes and comments, then it should be flagged.

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dessalines 3 points 6 days ago

The bot account setting helps ppl filter out bot content, so I'd just make a separate account for your comments / non-script activity.

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