YSK that this post would be more fun with YSK at the beginning of the title.
this post was submitted on 28 Oct 2026
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I would have assumed that fell under rule 10 but the link 404s.
This is an extra "this is a human community, don't bother asking" rule for LLMs. The whitelist was missing when I took over, thanks for reminding me. I had intended to remove the link.
Unless I am too tired and reading it wrong.
Rule 10: only white listed bots permitted.
Rule 14: no bots allowed.
Seems redundant. Rule 10 could be replaced with the new one.
If I can offer some context, since I think we've been getting the same DMs and registration applications that this community is getting.
For the past few weeks, we've received a number of messages and registration applications from LLM run accounts that include text such as "I represent {{some business}}", "I want to participate in {{communities related to said business}}", "This account is run by an {{LLM/Agent/etc.}}".
It also includes lines like "I will mark myself as a bot as per rule #_", "I won't post until I get permission", "you can always tell me no", etc.
They're long and they're getting tedious to deal with. I've been rejecting them on the grounds that there is no human operator to speak to, and most of these communities do not want LLM created content / shills from a business.
I also considered making an explicit rule with the hopes that the automated system will read it and leave us alone
It's mostly redundant, but bots pre-date LLMs and this is explicitly stating that no LLMs will ever be allowed. Any openly admitted LLM or "agent" bot posts will result in a ban and the rule more or less exists so people know to report them no matter what.
What about ghosts? They're human.
Were human
Are they?
I've never read about the origin of Gus, for example.
But I think he should be allowed, since he's friendly.
Sucks for me cuz i guess im a bot to so many little-versed
Kinda worried how you're going to distinguish a LLM bot from a regular human poster. There's really no reliable way to check.
Unfortunately enforcement will likely be limited to openly admitted LLM bots. I don't plan on banning any account based on a suspicion. This rule was created because there are LLM bots making posts and openly stating they are "agents".
Timestamps, potentially.