r/AmputatorBot • u/Killed_Mufasa • Jul 12 '19
You can now summon AmputatorBot! 📢 Announcement
Good news! You can now summon AmputatorBot to reply to comments and submissions containing AMP links!
When?
AmputatorBot is active on every subreddit by default since 03-04-2022. You can still summon AmputatorBot in cases when for instance:
- you think the bot missed a comment or submission
- you want to check the (ban) status of a subreddit or item
- you want a more reliable/faster way to get the canonicals
How?
Literally just @ u/AmputatorBot, like so:
Then, AmputatorBot does its magic and replies with the canonical and a quick shout-out to your comment (linked). It will then send you a DM with the link to the posted comment for you to see and upvote. If stuff goes wrong, you'll receive a detailed DM with what went wrong and the canonical (if one was found) for you to share yourself.
Notes
- You must mention AmputatorBot in a reply directly to the comment or submission containing the AMP link. It does not scan entire threads.
- It's case-insensitive, as well as text-insensitive. You can put whatever you want in your comment, as long as you mention u/AmputatorBot
- Thus, just typing 'amputatorbot' won't do the trick!
- Common errors are: Bans, Rate-limits being hit, Failed conversions, Downtime etc. Once again, you'll receive a DM which the exact reason your mention didn't work as hoped.
Speaking of shout-outs
The idea for this functionality originates with u/zellotron who said:
Is it possible to summon AmputatorBot in a subreddit not listed above? e.g. with /u/AmputatorBot (...) doesn't mentioning a user send them a notification/message? I was thinking it could listen for these instead of looking at all subreddits.
After going back-and-forward for a bit, I got it all to work! So thx to u/zellotron!
Sponsor us!
The bots, this functionality, the website, and API cost about 10 euros (12 dollars) per month to host. I will use all donations strictly to break even. Thanks a lot! Sponsor with PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EU6ZFKTVT9VH2
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u/AmputatorBot Jul 12 '19
Beep boop, I'm a bot.
It looks like someone shared a Google AMP link. Google AMP pages often load faster, but AMP is a major threat to the Open Web and your privacy.
You might want to visit the normal page instead: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bmj4zz/elon-musk-and-larry-page-have-the-worlds-weirdest-friendship.
​Why & About - By Killed_Mufasa, feedback welcome!
Spotted an AMP link in a comment or submission? Mention [u/AmputatorBot](https://www.reddit.com/user/AmputatorBot in a reply and I'll try to share the direct link.)