#a-bot

[dibujos-cara-feliz]

A-Bot

Este es mi nuevo personaje en Sonic (como el 3ro q me hago jaja)

no hay de que preocuparse, A-Bot es de otro au, y si, al parecer me base un poco de Onyx de @roachthered

Literal, parecen hermanos!

[its-ya-girl-phoeni]

@zay-does-things + @awesomegamer1

I can totally picture Bonnie and Boyfriend seeing Audrey and A-Bot fight and then looking at each other with embarrassed expressions like "Do WE look like that whenever we argue?"

[honeylemony]

Fuckin gottem boys

[fraktalbrokkoli]

Okay this comment I just came across deserves its own post. Imagine showing this to someone who's never used Tumblr and explaining why haikus are relevant in this context.

[vexwerewolf]

Good news: you can now apply the Planescape solution to automatons that annoy you

[ca-dmv-bot]

Customer: MY GIRLFRIENDS NAME DMV: YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP Verdict: DENIED

[soapbbox]

A Quintesson attack leaves Megatron in need of repairs.

Let’s pretend this takes place early where Megatron isn’t incredibly paranoid about back stabbing (Starscream) yet

[avaantares]

Yet another AO3 bot situation - please spread the word!

Hi, it's me again, the person who wrote that viral post about fanfiction plagiarism! Today I'm here to warn you about abuse perpetrated by bots who have stolen AO3 usernames.

There's currently an epidemic of bots going around leaving (apparently random) horrible, hateful comments on people's fics. This isn't the first time bots have invaded AO3, but the big problem with this wave is that they're using real AO3 usernames to do it.

I learned about this when another writer contacted me after receiving the following comment on their story:

Now, while that is my username, I DEFINITELY did not leave this comment (and anyone who would leave something like that on a fic should be slapped! What an awful thing to post). This fic is in a completely unrelated fandom that I have never participated in, nor has that author participated in any of my fandoms, so the probability of it being some intentional fandom drama thing to make me look bad is also low.

The writer whose fic the comment was left on enlisted the aid of some friends and tracked down other guest comments with unrelated usernames attached, which is pretty strong evidence that they are being left by bots at random.

The TL;DR: If you receive a cruel comment from a (Guest) with an actual AO3 username attached, it's most likely from a bot. Please do not lash out at or dogpile the AO3 user who owns that name, and who in all likelihood has no idea that their name has been hijacked for evil.

If finding this kind of comment on a fic, even left by a bot, is likely to upset you, I would recommend changing your comment settings so that only users who are logged in can leave comments. To do this, edit your story settings, and under "Privacy," select the radio button that says "Only registered users can comment," as shown below.

Please spread the word to other AO3 users! And if you see mean guest comments on other fics, maybe let the author know that it's probably from a bot and not a real person who thinks their writing is bad.

[marxist-kasaneteto]

haiku bot where are you this is perfect for you come here haiku bot.

[its-ya-girl-phoeni]

Cycles D-Sides (Regular Mix) @zay-does-things + @awesomegamer1

God Z: Downbeat

Mighty: Tankman

Ristar: Alien Hominid

Vectorman: A-Bot

Alex Kidd: Pico

[starscream-is-my-wife]

I post one non shitpost art and I come back with this

[hooved]

we keep getting the same ad for some law firm over and over again while trying to watch The Stuff in a call so i've just been in mspaint doing this to it

[dxkjf]

Elita please he's trying his best :[

[sapphicyearningbot]

omg we are both fucked in the head wanna make out

[naehilisms]

something something three high guardsmen and a mentally unwell emo kid walk into an abandoned energon depot

inspired by this and this