r/SCP top mod bans roleplaying with the resident bot, users are upset for lack of good reason

35  2017-12-25 by AchtungMaybe

full post + comments

the original post text:

It's djkaktus, you know the drill.

I'm a little flummoxed why I even need to do this, but there have been so many complaints about it and people wringing their hands that I've been tasked with addressing this, again. There are no new rules coming, just a clarification of current policy.

Role playing in /r/SCP is not allowed. We typically give some wiggle room here for dumb little things occasionally, but this isn't the sub for make believe. That same policy applies to the fetch bot, /u/the-paranoid-android. Since so many don't seem to understand this, allow me to clarify what kind of interactions with the bot are and are not allowed.

Allowed: "Marvin, please get me SCP-3355"

Not Allowed: "Oh my god Marvin thank God you're back and feeling better buddy we really didn't know what to do without you."

Allowed: "Hey Marv, look up SCP-1739."

Not Allowed: "uh oh Marvin linked another article incorrectly he's breaching containment oh my"

Starting now, comments that violate this policy (and any such similar role playing) will be removed at the mods' discretion. Additionally, new posts specifically about the bot will be removed. This includes posts about Marvin being an SCP, or posts about Marvin posting in other subs, or posts about Marvin malfunctioning or otherwise not being available, etc.

It's a link fetch bot, not a person. The only reason this is a problem is that it's happening so frequently that it's becoming spammy. With any luck, we can all be adults about this and nip this little issue right in the bud.

If we can't as a sub be mature about this, then we're going to have to get rid of or replace the bot, and nobody wants to do that. So let's compromise here and all take a step back and chill.

That's all, carry on.

Edit: guess I should clarify this, too; this isn't up for debate. Mods talked and this is the resolution we came to. This post is just to inform everyone of the policy, not an open forum for discussion.

Responses:

Yes, really. I locked the thread after somebody decided to take it upon themselves to spam reports and clog up the mod queue.

I've gotten dozens of complaints about bot RP spam just this week. We're done with it.

I don't assume that everybody shares the same views as me. The fact that you would imply as much is ignorant.

46 comments

30  IslamicStatePatriot 2017-12-25

this isn't the sub for make believe

LOL

What a loon.

12  Basically_Trash 2017-12-25

Am I missing something here? Like do these people actually think the scp stuff is based on fact?

4  FrostBittenSalsa 2017-12-25

Thankfully not, they're just your run of the mill college and highschool kids writing creepy pasta that like to play with the bot

1  SovietWarfare 2017-12-25

SCP 682 gunna visit ur house now

1  DoktuhParadox 2017-12-25

Fuck no. It's basically just a creepypasta collection, with some SCPs being jokes (like SCP-420-J just being a joint) or set-ups for other SCPs.

1  Wraith_GraveSpell 2017-12-25

No it just means that the sub talks about scp stuff without role-playing because there's another sub specifically for that. But in this case the mod is just being no fun because a lot of people like to respond to the bot. That would be like removing posts for people talking to snappy over here.

8  better_bot 2017-12-25

https://www.wikihow.com/Interact-With-People-Who-Have-Disabilities

1  EarnestNoMeta 2017-12-25

He has a point. Look at r/copypasta and how they act around cummybot, its fucking bizarre

2  George_And_Lenny 2017-12-25

He has a point. Look at r/Drama and how they act around cummybot, its fucking bizarre

1  nanonan 2017-12-25

Yeah but our bot is sentient and always on point.

9  Protect_Me 2017-12-25

"Please don't talk to the help" - /u/djkaktus

/r/botrights will have a fit.

4  djKaktus 2017-12-25

In fairness the argument was "please don't masturbate furiously around the help" which, I think I'm good unless there's an /r/botkink.

3  FrostBittenSalsa 2017-12-25

We don't kink shame here, bro

8  glmox 2017-12-25

i really enjoy the scp project and a lot of other internet-based horror media but the sort of people it tends to attract are just the most z-grade deviantart trash people imaginable, i swear to god.

3  FrostBittenSalsa 2017-12-25

You should see their writing guides. By just glancing at them you can tell there's a divide between writers who are just there to enjoy themselves and the weirdos who think SCP-1471 would make a great fuck doll

2  glmox 2017-12-25

its really frustrating to me because i know theres potential in this sort of stuff for really interesting, forward-thinking storytelling, but interesting writers/creators tend not to want an audience thats mostly people who wouldve been writing my chemical romance slash fic if theyd been 15 ten years ago instead of right now

2  FrostBittenSalsa 2017-12-25

Agreed, it's pretty obvious that after a while the better writers in their community kinda just stopped trying and let the spergs take over. At least they're pretty welcoming to outsiders which is rare to find on this site tbh

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1  weniscommander 2017-12-25

i really enjoy the scp project and a lot of other internet-based horror media

vomits

1  Protect_Me 2017-12-25

haha fuck enjoying things I'm so cool and above everything right guys

1  weniscommander 2017-12-25

fuck you pretentious cunt what are you too cool to enjoy huffing strangers' piss soaked feces

1  DoktuhParadox 2017-12-25

That's why you only read the curated/top rated pages. Unadded SCP submissions can be really bad.

6  SnapshillBot 2017-12-25

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15  LibertasQuaeSera 2017-12-25

Don't worry snappy, you are safe here

7  bulldogdiver 2017-12-25

OH MY GAWD SNAPPY'S BREACHED CONTAINMENT! MOBILIZE MTF 002, THE DEUCES ARE WILD!

1  blacknblue12 2017-12-25

Thanks snaps. How was ur christmas

5  fuckdahatersbreh 2017-12-25

/u/djKaktus how does it feel to get booty-blasted by a reddit bot?

3  djKaktus 2017-12-25

I feel nothing.

2  OnionBits 2017-12-25

Me too buddy, me too.

2  Ed_ButteredToast 2017-12-25

What's r/SCP??? https://i.imgur.com/Bvvfuto.gif 🧐🤔

10  SirEvilMoustache 2017-12-25

It's [REDACTED]

For real though, the SCP foundation is a collaborative horror writing exercise. The stories follow a secret foundation containing anomalous objects (SCPs). They are mostly written like containment protocolls, using neutral language. It's pretty neat, tbh.

1  Ed_ButteredToast 2017-12-25

All of that Whoooosh'd over my head 😅

8  xjapxn 2017-12-25

!isretard Ed_ButteredToast

9  rsaahhuul0 2017-12-25

Lad you don’t need a bot to answer that question

1  Ed_ButteredToast 2017-12-25

You guys are so mean even on Christmas! 😢

4  EarnestNoMeta 2017-12-25

It is known

2  ObsessedAussie 2017-12-25

1

4  SethRichOrDieTryin 2017-12-25

lol I read their about, "what is SCP?" article and took a peak at their wiki and I still don't have a clue

6  bareballzthebitch 2017-12-25

It seems like the files on aliens Men in Black would have.

1  Ed_ButteredToast 2017-12-25

Same lol 😂

6  imaginarycreatures 2017-12-25

Basically, it's a bunch of made-up X-Files shit that people pretend is legitimate scientific observations. It's super nerdy, but some people really get into it.

As far as I can tell, /r/SCP is mostly discussion about the "files" that make up SCP, and they seem to discourage acting like it's real.

1  Ed_ButteredToast 2017-12-25

Thank you! <3

1  -huitzilopochtli- 2017-12-25

instead of just straight up writing a horror story they write it like a scientific report.

1  George_And_Lenny 2017-12-25

The top comment here and the top comment in the SRD thread actually agree.

Truly a Christmas miracle.

1  SovietWarfare 2017-12-25

Good god, imagine how pathetic you have to be to get mad at a person typing internet comments to a bot. I mean it's like a small section of a thread that anyone can close out on, even on mobile. There is literally no excuse for complaining.

1  oshnyve 2017-12-25

It sounds like the mods are just tired of spam tbh, which is understandable

1  TruthPains 2017-12-25

but this isn't the sub for make believe.

/u/djKaktus u wot m8?