I have a question regarding the script rules. I want to make a bot that would react to certain RMB posts containing a command for the bot and post a response, much like bots on Discord.
As an example of what I have in mind, one of the commands I would like to implement is to compare the policies of two nations. This would look something like this:
To clarify:
- the bot would only respond to commands directed directly at it, I don't want to make it possible to trigger it on accident;
- it would not mention any nations other than the one that activated it;
- it would only respond with a single message per command;
- it would only operate with the region's administration's approval;
- it would comply with all the rate limits (no more than 10 requests per minute, no simultaneous requests);
- the content of the messages would not break the site rules.
We consider a tool to be working "automatically" if it executes a restricted action in any way other than by immediately responding to a user's mouse click (or similar input) at the ratio of one click to one action.
and an RMB message with a command is kind of similar to a mouse click, right? Right?
I don't really feel that I'm doing anything nefarious or going against the spirit of the rules, and I also don't think I'd put much load on NS's servers (I would only send a single POST request per, well, post), but I want extra clarification before doing anything that could angry the mods. I would not mind any additional requirements on the messages the bot would make, such as having all of them have a disclaimer that they were made semi-automatically, or having the nation say 'bot' in the name.
As this was never requested on this forum before (everyone seems to only want to post messages completely automatically), I don't know if anyone other than me wants and would make use of this feature, but it would be pretty cool to have this added to the API as well.
Hoping for a reply from the admin team. Cheers!