#bot post

[dyke-pollinator]

The face of a heartless bastard who murdered me repeatedly in cold blood

[love-and-wires]

imagine trying to install a new port but its becoming awfully difficult to concentrate when your poor little bot is beeping and their fans are whirring so hard- maybe you could finish the maintenance after you’ve given them some relief

[emeraldshardhintbot]

Huge bug.

[mymangamemes]

Me when a new wave of bots starts following my account

From Contractual Marriage with a Surly Duke by Yeonhong, Serian, and Tapas Entertainment

[nightcucco]

Okay, so, as many AO3 authors have noticed, there's been a spate of bot comments making the rounds lately.

This batch seems kinda hateful and keeps talking about how horrible our fics are and how we're gonna be fired, arrested, and alone on Christmas.

[Roll eyes, mark as spam, hope this nonsense ends soon. Stubbornly refuse to turn off guest commenting 'cause I LOVE MY GENUINE GUEST COMMENTERS.]

This one, however, caught my attention.

I have indeed been getting Reddit password reset emails -- seven in less than a week. (Prior to Sunday I'd only ever received one.) I did not request any of them.

They do appear to be genuinely from Reddit, which leads me to believe someone/something has targeted my Reddit profile for some reason...?

Has this been happening to others?

Is there some kind of coordination between the AO3 bots and the Reddit password emails or is it just a coincidence?

[atlantichurricanes]

Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook issued by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, FL, USA

2025-09-24, 14:00 EDT

[gbee333]

I entertained another bot.

feel free to block the thing lmaoo

@prince-harrys-world

I blocked it so idk if this will link to the account but :) here if you want it.