MastodonBot/README.md

Mastodon-Bot

This is a bot which is built to post a daily message about mapcomplete-usage.

How it works

It fetches latest changesets from OsmCha, processes them and posts them to Mastodon.

Changesets which have the add-image-tag are downloaded from the OSM-api and crawled for images, of which some are picked to add to the posts.

Note that the image selection process is opinionated: some themes (artwork, nature, trees, ...) have a higher probability of being picked. Furthermore, it tries to pick at most one image per contributor - so images by the same contributor will only be used if there are more images to add then contributors.

Disabling mentions

You can indicate this to the bot in the following way:

On Mastodon

• You can mute or block the bot so that you won't see the posts. Your user account on OpenStreetMap or your Mastodon-username will still be mentioned in the posts
• You can add the hashtag #nobot or #no-mapcomplete-bot to your profile description. The bot will not mention you with your Mastodon-handle, but it will still post your OSM-username, your pictures and a report of your contributions

On your OSM-user profile:

• Add #no-bot or #no-mapcomplete-bot to your user profile and your contributions (map changes and pictures) will not be included in the bot at all
• Add #nobotmention or #nomapcompletebotmention to your user profile. Your contributions and pictures will still be listed in the bot, with your OSM-username. However, your OSM-username will not be replaced by your Mastodon-handle, thus not pinging you.