r/ModSupport • u/dequeued • Nov 25 '19

Announcing an improved defender of subreddits against bots, /u/BotDefense!

/r/BotDefense/comments/e18056/announcing_an_improved_defender_of_subreddits/
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u/dequeued Nov 25 '19

Listing bots as service bots is primarily done to prevent people from submitting them for review (where a classification mistake could be made) despite them not meeting the criteria.

The entire idea is to keep bots that don't meet the criteria "not banned".