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Moderation clarification
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community.hachyderm.io/content/en/docs/account-types/bot-accounts.md

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section, we do so with the goal of increasing the connected, collaborative nature of the
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Hachyderm community.
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Enforcement of rules
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around all account types, including bot accounts, are to help
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foster a sense of community. Bots that focus on humanity, such as
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accessibility or care, are given greater flexibility than bots
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used for promotions.
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## Posting Rules
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All accounts that make use of automated and/or scheduled posts must adhere to the following:
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- **There is an upper limit of 5 curated/scheduled/automated posts per day. Lower is better.**
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- There is an upper limit of 5 curated/scheduled/automated posts per day, with allowed exceptions on request or other approval.
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- If your bot's posting patterns have been approved as part of
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an invitation or conversation for approval, you do not need to
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chnage your bots posting behavior as part of joining
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Hachyderm.
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- Posts cannot violate other rules
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- This includes server rules disallowing spam, fundraising, NSFW/18+ content (et al)
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- Hybrid accounts, those that make use of scheduled posts and are also another specialized type,
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requests, this is a bot account, suggest account to others, and hide
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your social graph"
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width="400px" />
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- Bots are required to put the `#hachybots` hashtag in _all_ posts
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to allow users to opt into, or out of, bot posts.
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- Bots must be clearly marked as bots so that people can easily
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opt-out of bot posts if they wish.
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- Almost all bots are required to have the `#hachybots` hashtag
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in all posts so users can easily opt-out.
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- Invited / approved bots for comunity benefit may be allowed to
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bypass this rule as long as the account itself is clearly marked as
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a bot account.
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#### Restrictions on Behavior
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