I used code from a github repo to make a lemmy repost bot from a reddit sub.
I tested it out, it seemed OK. So I let it run over night.
When I got back I found out it had been posting the same thing over and over again every few minutes. The account was banned for spam. But in the meantime it was very annoying to people. Also, there are a bunch of posts that can’t be removed because it’s impossible to remove federated stuff.
Is there a responsible way to test this stuff?
I don’t want to make spam, be annoying, etc. I feel bad about the spam bot.
Bots are clients that use the HTTP API
Voyager was set up to test the app, but that doesn’t mean other clients can’t use it.
Enterprise is full of random test communities that have many been populated by bots. I don’t understand how something like https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/c/mels_test (to pick a random one) isn’t useful for what you’re trying to do.
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn’t work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !mels_test@enterprise.lemmy.ml
Speaking of bots that should have some checks built in, ha.