If you see an account profile marked "Automated" or "Bot", it doesn't mean anything bad!

[feditips@social.growyourown.services]

If you see an account profile marked "Automated" or "Bot", it doesn't mean anything bad!

The "Automated" label is activated by account owners who want to let people know that they aren't monitoring the replies to their posts, usually because a bot is running it.

Accounts that use this label are "good bots", providing useful services such as weather updates or interactive games. Bad bots simply wouldn't use the label at all.

More info on this topic at:

️ https://fedi.tips/why-are-some-accounts-marked-bot-on-mastodon

#FediTips

[dalius_berger@plush.city]

@FediTips
Did FediTips just all the fedi bots.

[themossygreen@pnw.zone]

@FediTips There are some really great bots out there.

[feditips@social.growyourown.services]

@themossygreen

Yes! As mentioned in the guide, there's an excellent list of useful Fedi bots by @botwiki at:

https://botwiki.org/bots/fediverse-bots/

[enigma@norden.social]

@FediTips
how should I classify bots that try to follow me ?

[feditips@social.growyourown.services]

@enigma

Are these accounts with "automated" written on their profiles?

[feditips@social.growyourown.services]

@dalius_berger

Only the good ones

[enigma@norden.social]

@FediTips
oh, it was from the past. And I hardly remember . I would guess it wasn't automated.

[feditips@social.growyourown.services]

@enigma

Just asking as some people assume blank accounts are bots, but sometimes accounts may look blank even when they aren't:

https://fedi.tips/why-does-someones-account-page-look-completely-blank-is-it-really-blank/

[chris@mitra.northumbria.me]

@FediTips @enigma ... And some are nervous lurkers! I lurked for a few weeks before actually replying to someone.

[botwiki@mastodon.social]

@FediTips

Thank you for the shout-out!

@themossygreen

[feditips@social.growyourown.services]

@botwiki

Thank you for your work!

[feditips@social.growyourown.services]

@chris

Glad you got up the courage

But lurking is fine too if people prefer it