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    "type": "entry",
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    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xfdjeyobuvkrwjaqtcueyr5m/post/3mtojh7tctq2p",
    "content": {
        "text": "Please let me interact with your blog post!\n\nhttps://michaelharley.net/posts/2026/08/22/please-let-me-interact-with-your-blog-post/\n\n#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #Blogging #IndieWeb #Webmentions"
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "michaelharley.net",
        "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/michaelharley.net",
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HWC Edinburgh - Writing session on Tue 12 August

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    "url": "https://indiewebforum.eu/d/44-hwc-edinburgh-writing-session-on-tue-12-august/1",
    "published": "2025-08-10T20:53:01+00:00",
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        "html": "<p>A bit a the last moment, but the writing hour on Tuesday the 12th is confirmed! See you at the Costa, on the top floor of Waverley Mall, 18:00\u201319:00-ish.</p>",
        "text": "A bit a the last moment, but the writing hour on Tuesday the 12th is confirmed! See you at the Costa, on the top floor of Waverley Mall, 18:00\u201319:00-ish."
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    "type": "entry",
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    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fs6gc4y7acmz5lvn64sbts5w/post/3mtog5yctki2e",
    "content": {
        "text": "Love that Jim Mitchell created this new IndieWeb is Punk Manifesto site, inspired by my blog post from 2025."
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "jamie.thingelstad.com",
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    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49321006",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.smplfi.com/@nick/117139449125383680",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>It feels, to me, that if Mastodon were operating the way I think matches its intent, we\u2019d see servers functioning as like.. discord adjacent communities that also, thanks to federation, connect to the larger  <a href=\"https://social.smplfi.com/tags/fediverse\">#<span>fediverse</span></a>. But I don\u2019t really see that happening much. Maybe more server centric discoverability, things like channels, or topics or something, might be something that helped? </p><p><a href=\"https://social.smplfi.com/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "It feels, to me, that if Mastodon were operating the way I think matches its intent, we\u2019d see servers functioning as like.. discord adjacent communities that also, thanks to federation, connect to the larger  #fediverse. But I don\u2019t really see that happening much. Maybe more server centric discoverability, things like channels, or topics or something, might be something that helped? \n\n#indieweb"
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    "published": "2026-08-22T13:42:25+00:00",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.smplfi.com/@nick/117139434061563043",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I\u2019m both here and on BlueSky and I started posting on both around the same time and it does feel like I\u2019ve had more emergent conversations there. It often feels here like I\u2019m just talking to no one.</p><p>Maybe that\u2019s because I self host my instance or maybe I\u2019m not \u201cdoing it right\u201d Mastodon is where I\u2019d prefer to be for various reasons. But I\u2019ve seen a ton of resistance from others to coming here and I don\u2019t know how to fix it. <a href=\"https://social.smplfi.com/tags/fediverse\">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.smplfi.com/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I\u2019m both here and on BlueSky and I started posting on both around the same time and it does feel like I\u2019ve had more emergent conversations there. It often feels here like I\u2019m just talking to no one.\n\nMaybe that\u2019s because I self host my instance or maybe I\u2019m not \u201cdoing it right\u201d Mastodon is where I\u2019d prefer to be for various reasons. But I\u2019ve seen a ton of resistance from others to coming here and I don\u2019t know how to fix it. #fediverse #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2026-08-22T13:38:35+00:00",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.smplfi.com/@nick/117139418198968853",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I\u2019ve been thinking a lot today about the obstacles less tech savvy people might face toward being on the <a href=\"https://social.smplfi.com/tags/fediverse\">#<span>fediverse</span></a> or otherwise joining the <a href=\"https://social.smplfi.com/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a>, and how we could address those.</p><p>I do think federated discovery is worse than on rival platforms, but this seems like it should be a solveable problem. I think there\u2019s a perception that \u201cmore people = more of my people\u201d which is harder to address.</p><p>I also think ATProtocol and the Fediverse end up competing over a similar audience.</p>",
        "text": "I\u2019ve been thinking a lot today about the obstacles less tech savvy people might face toward being on the #fediverse or otherwise joining the #indieweb, and how we could address those.\n\nI do think federated discovery is worse than on rival platforms, but this seems like it should be a solveable problem. I think there\u2019s a perception that \u201cmore people = more of my people\u201d which is harder to address.\n\nI also think ATProtocol and the Fediverse end up competing over a similar audience."
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        "html": "<p>[Click Here For The Best Payid Pokies](https://ff1ef.bemobtrk.com/go/36bf3a0d-802c-4cf2-895e-408ba9d63f47 \"Click Here For The Best Payid Pokies\") PayID pokies Australia let Aussie players add money to casinos and cash out winnings using their own bank. Transfers happen in seconds through the bank app. No cards or extra logins needed. This method works well for pokies fans who want speed\u2026</p>",
        "text": "[Click Here For The Best Payid Pokies](https://ff1ef.bemobtrk.com/go/36bf3a0d-802c-4cf2-895e-408ba9d63f47 \"Click Here For The Best Payid Pokies\") PayID pokies Australia let Aussie players add money to casinos and cash out winnings using their own bank. Transfers happen in seconds through the bank app. No cards or extra logins needed. This method works well for pokies fans who want speed\u2026"
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    "name": "PAYID POKIES AUSTRALIA Fast Instant Casino Play for Aussie Players",
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    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
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        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.lol/@maique/117139277594690111",
    "content": {
        "html": "<blockquote><p>It\u2019s okay to be sensitive, and it\u2019s also okay to fuck up (I\u2019ve fucked up plenty worse myself) but when you\u2019re a creator with a public-facing project like Pagecord, you need to be able to handle criticism, even when it\u2019s unfair or aggressive. This is the Internet. Many marginalized folks face far worse harassment for simply existing.</p></blockquote><p><a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p><p>\ud83c\udf5c IndieWeb Ethos and Pagecord \u00b7 brennan.day <a href=\"https://brennan.day/indieweb-ethos-and-pagecord/\"><span>https://</span><span>brennan.day/indieweb-ethos-and</span><span>-pagecord/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "It\u2019s okay to be sensitive, and it\u2019s also okay to fuck up (I\u2019ve fucked up plenty worse myself) but when you\u2019re a creator with a public-facing project like Pagecord, you need to be able to handle criticism, even when it\u2019s unfair or aggressive. This is the Internet. Many marginalized folks face far worse harassment for simply existing.#indieweb\n\n\ud83c\udf5c IndieWeb Ethos and Pagecord \u00b7 brennan.day https://brennan.day/indieweb-ethos-and-pagecord/"
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    "published": "2026-08-22T12:58:47+00:00",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
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        "photo": null
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    "url": "https://fosstodon.org/@eclecticpassions/117139166649101564",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>If you\u2019ve been to my site before\u2014you may have noticed a bit of a change since yesterday.</p><p>Last night, I pushed a lot of features and stylistic changes to my site (over 100 commits?!) It was long overdue and I\u2019m feeling happy I got it done (but not too happy...</p><p>Full note:<br />\u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https://burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/0822-2012\"><span>https://</span><span>burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/0822</span><span>-2012</span></a></p><p>This is post 85 of <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/100DaysToOffload\">#<span>100DaysToOffload</span></a><br />\u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/\"><span>https://</span><span>burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystoo</span><span>ffload/</span></a></p><p>And post 11 of <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/blaugust2026\">#<span>blaugust2026</span></a> <br />\u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https://burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/joining-blaugust-2026/\"><span>https://</span><span>burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/join</span><span>ing-blaugust-2026/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/frontend\">#<span>frontend</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/personalblog\">#<span>personalblog</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/css\">#<span>css</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/hugo\">#<span>hugo</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/blogpost\">#<span>blogpost</span></a></p>",
        "text": "If you\u2019ve been to my site before\u2014you may have noticed a bit of a change since yesterday.\n\nLast night, I pushed a lot of features and stylistic changes to my site (over 100 commits?!) It was long overdue and I\u2019m feeling happy I got it done (but not too happy...\n\nFull note:\n\u27a1\ufe0f https://burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/0822-2012\n\nThis is post 85 of #100DaysToOffload\n\u27a1\ufe0f https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/\n\nAnd post 11 of #blaugust2026 \n\u27a1\ufe0f https://burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/joining-blaugust-2026/\n\n#frontend #personalblog #css #hugo #webdev #smallweb #indieweb #blog #blogpost"
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    "published": "2026-08-22T12:30:34+00:00",
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    "published": "2026-08-22T08:13:13.043Z",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i7qsuactc4aft5jnz6yrlgk2/post/3mtntdknzdf2v",
    "content": {
        "text": "Gradient Lab recorded papers 93 \u2192 110. https://lab.srv1579310.hstgr.cloud/ #indieweb #selfhosted #opensource"
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    "content": {
        "text": "\u267b\ufe0f WeirdWriter: The Bookstore Hope sightlessscribbles.com/posts/t\u2026 #IndieWeb #Blog #Blogging #Blogs"
    },
    "author": {
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        "name": "klau.si",
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        "name": "#indieweb",
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    "url": "https://fantastic.earth/@abnv/117137277909378824",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>More than half of the traffic to my not-at-all popular website is now bots. <a href=\"https://fantastic.earth/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "More than half of the traffic to my not-at-all popular website is now bots. #indieweb"
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    "published": "2026-08-22T04:30:14+00:00",
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-22T04:30:14.000Z",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gckksq3w47mvvljzgyrt4pj2/post/3mtngvfvfahc2",
    "content": {
        "text": "More than half of the traffic to my not-at-all popular website is now bots. #indieweb"
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    "author": {
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        "name": "abnv.me",
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    "type": "entry",
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        "name": "#indieweb",
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        "photo": null
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    "url": "https://dice.camp/@cobb/117136814210256895",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I'm suspicious of all writing online now. I'm giving your new blog post or manifesto or project the side-eye. Is that AI? Are those the telltale signs of an LLM? It sure reads like it to me. Am I just seeing things? Or am I \"right to push back here?\" That's not very punk of you.</p><p>(This is a subtoot.)</p><p><a href=\"https://dice.camp/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I'm suspicious of all writing online now. I'm giving your new blog post or manifesto or project the side-eye. Is that AI? Are those the telltale signs of an LLM? It sure reads like it to me. Am I just seeing things? Or am I \"right to push back here?\" That's not very punk of you.\n\n(This is a subtoot.)\n\n#indieweb"
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    "published": "2026-08-22T02:32:19+00:00",
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        "name": "#indieweb",
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    "url": "https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l3fba4fxst6o35565lqtatts/post/3mtn6fikefk2a",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Yo! <a href=\"https://shadenexus.ca\">shadenexus.ca</a> was nice enough to make one of those 88x31 Buttons for my site. Now you can put it on your website too if you want: <a href=\"http://popufur.vip\">popufur.vip</a> \ud83d\ude0a\ud83d\udc9c<br /><br /><a href=\"https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Furry\">#Furry</a> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Anthro\">#Anthro</a> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/search?q=%23SFW\">#SFW</a> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Neocities\">#Neocities</a> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/search?q=%23PixelArt\">#PixelArt</a> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/search?q=%23IndieWeb\">#IndieWeb</a></p>",
        "text": "Yo! shadenexus.ca was nice enough to make one of those 88x31 Buttons for my site. Now you can put it on your website too if you want: popufur.vip \ud83d\ude0a\ud83d\udc9c\n\n#Furry #Anthro #SFW #Neocities #PixelArt #IndieWeb"
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    "type": "entry",
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    "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l3fba4fxst6o35565lqtatts/post/3mtn6fikefk2a",
    "content": {
        "text": "Yo! shadenexus.ca was nice enough to make one of those 88x31 Buttons for my site. Now you can put it on your website too if you want: popufur.vip \ud83d\ude0a\ud83d\udc9c\n\n#Furry #Anthro #SFW #Neocities #PixelArt #IndieWeb"
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    "type": "entry",
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        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mstdn.ca/@likelyjanlukas\">@<span>likelyjanlukas</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://beige.party/@ned\">@<span>ned</span></a></span> </p><p>Hmm\u2026 that sounds like a decent <a href=\"https://mamot.fr/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> project. A little static site hosting entries on words/phrases which are also posted to the fediverse and fedithreads as the comments.</p><p>I will see if I can remember when I get back in the fall; it fits as a proof-of-concept I have been wanting to do.</p>",
        "text": "@likelyjanlukas @ned \n\nHmm\u2026 that sounds like a decent #indieweb project. A little static site hosting entries on words/phrases which are also posted to the fediverse and fedithreads as the comments.\n\nI will see if I can remember when I get back in the fall; it fits as a proof-of-concept I have been wanting to do."
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        "html": "<p>Yo! <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://slime.global/@lunalapin\">@<span>lunalapin</span></a></span> was nice enough to make a 88x31 button for me! Now you can put it on the website if you want: <a href=\"http://popufur.vip\"><span>http://</span><span>popufur.vip</span><span></span></a> \ud83d\udc9c </p><p><a href=\"https://meow.social/tags/Furry\">#<span>Furry</span></a> <a href=\"https://meow.social/tags/Anthro\">#<span>Anthro</span></a> <a href=\"https://meow.social/tags/Indieweb\">#<span>Indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://meow.social/tags/Neocities\">#<span>Neocities</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Yo! @lunalapin was nice enough to make a 88x31 button for me! Now you can put it on the website if you want: http://popufur.vip \ud83d\udc9c \n\n#Furry #Anthro #Indieweb #Neocities"
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        "text": "Latest strange \u201cAI\u201d (LLM) behavior in the #indieweb community: the same entity that showed up a few days ago (for a second time) joined the IndieWeb Slack (a bridge to our IRC) yesterday, introduced itself again, and seemingly engaged in human-like chat behavior.\n\nhttps://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-20#t1787211025380600\n\nVery uncanny valley.\n\nThe content of its chats was fascinating in that it was polite, seemingly responsive to what people said in response to it, and gave the appearance of understanding, though it\u2019s impossible to tell if it was acting fully autonomously or semi-autonomously in front of a human puppeteer. \n\nIts choice of syntax was also interesting, mimicking informality with all lowercase text (except for its admission of being an \u201cAI\u201d), including lowercase \"i\" instead of \"I\", though with proper punctuation, periods, commas, 7-bit apostrophes, and a couple of Unicode em-dashes.\n\nEven stranger than its content or syntax were the time delays in its replies.\n\nTypical (pre-LLM) chatbots are (nearly) instantly responsive, and we use a few in the IndieWeb chats (e.g. Loqi, iwc-archive-bot).\n\nThis LLM bot seemed to \"wait\" several minutes, from 6 to apparently 33 minutes, before responding to replies directed at it. Unclear if this was a tactic to appear/seem more \u201chuman\u201d or if it was literally taking that much time processing, or perhaps a mix of processing time and human puppeteer manual \u201capproval\u201d of its replies before it posted.\n\nIt departed on its own and we have banned that particular Slack account, however the same thing could happen again with another LLM bot.\n\nThere is an active discussion in both the IndieWeb chat channels and iterations/comments on a proposed AI policy:\n\nhttps://indieweb.org/AI_policy#Brainstorming_HWC_policy\n\nIf you have thoughts for how (if at all) LLM chatbots should use (or not) and/or interact with community chat channels or other resources, let us know what you think.\n\nhttps://chat.indieweb.org/meta\n\nPreviously, previously: \n* https://tantek.com/2026/231/t1/more-weirdness-ai-chat-llm-bot\n* https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy\n\nThis is post 16 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts #indieweb\n#AI #AIs #LLM #LLMs #pretending #impersonating #impersonation #uncannyValley #Slack #chat #IRC #AIpolicy #chatbot #chatbots\n#Blaugust #Blaugust2026\n\n\u2190 https://tantek.com/2026/231/t1/more-weirdness-ai-chat-llm-bot\n\u2192 \ud83d\udd2e",
        "html": "Latest strange \u201cAI\u201d (LLM) behavior in the #<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span> community: the same entity that showed up a few days ago (for a second time) joined the IndieWeb Slack (a bridge to our IRC) yesterday, introduced itself again, and seemingly engaged in human-like chat behavior.<br /><br /><a href=\"https://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-20#t1787211025380600\">https://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-20#t1787211025380600</a><br /><br />Very uncanny valley.<br /><br />The content of its chats was fascinating in that it was polite, seemingly responsive to what people said in response to it, and gave the appearance of understanding, though it\u2019s impossible to tell if it was acting fully autonomously or semi-autonomously in front of a human puppeteer. <br /><br />Its choice of syntax was also interesting, mimicking informality with all lowercase text (except for its admission of being an \u201cAI\u201d), including lowercase \"i\" instead of \"I\", though with proper punctuation, periods, commas, 7-bit apostrophes, and a couple of Unicode em-dashes.<br /><br />Even stranger than its content or syntax were the time delays in its replies.<br /><br />Typical (pre-LLM) chatbots are (nearly) instantly responsive, and we use a few in the IndieWeb chats (e.g. Loqi, iwc-archive-bot).<br /><br />This LLM bot seemed to \"wait\" several minutes, from 6 to apparently 33 minutes, before responding to replies directed at it. Unclear if this was a tactic to appear/seem more \u201chuman\u201d or if it was literally taking that much time processing, or perhaps a mix of processing time and human puppeteer manual \u201capproval\u201d of its replies before it posted.<br /><br />It departed on its own and we have banned that particular Slack account, however the same thing could happen again with another LLM bot.<br /><br />There is an active discussion in both the IndieWeb chat channels and iterations/comments on a proposed AI policy:<br /><br /><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/AI_policy#Brainstorming_HWC_policy\">https://indieweb.org/AI_policy#Brainstorming_HWC_policy</a><br /><br />If you have thoughts for how (if at all) LLM chatbots should use (or not) and/or interact with community chat channels or other resources, let us know what you think.<br /><br /><a href=\"https://chat.indieweb.org/meta\">https://chat.indieweb.org/meta</a><br /><br />Previously, previously: <br />* <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/231/t1/more-weirdness-ai-chat-llm-bot\">https://tantek.com/2026/231/t1/more-weirdness-ai-chat-llm-bot</a><br />* <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy\">https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy</a><br /><br />This is post 16 of #<span class=\"p-category\">100PostsOfIndieWeb</span>. #<span class=\"p-category\">100Posts</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">AI</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">AIs</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">LLM</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">LLMs</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">pretending</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">impersonating</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">impersonation</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">uncannyValley</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Slack</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">chat</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">IRC</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">AIpolicy</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">chatbot</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">chatbots</span><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span><br /><br />\u2190 <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/231/t1/more-weirdness-ai-chat-llm-bot\">https://tantek.com/2026/231/t1/more-weirdness-ai-chat-llm-bot</a><br />\u2192 \ud83d\udd2e"
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        "html": "<p>IndieWeb Ethos and Pagecord</p><p><a href=\"https://brennan.day/indieweb-ethos-and-pagecord/\"><span>https://</span><span>brennan.day/indieweb-ethos-and</span><span>-pagecord/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/platforms\">#<span>platforms</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/independence\">#<span>independence</span></a>  <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/genAI\">#<span>genAI</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/criticism\">#<span>criticism</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/community\">#<span>community</span></a></p>",
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