# What's your favorite bot on Reddit? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 18, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bot-on-reddit/942396 "2021-05-18T21:39:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bot-on-reddit/942396/21 "2021-05-19T18:55:03Z")
I do try to remind myself that, at least in some cases, it’s likely just due to the OP not speaking English fluently. But some of those questions really do seem like they were written by 5 year olds. ---
**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bot-on-reddit/942396/22 "2021-05-19T18:57:41Z")
on the Grateful Dead reddit, there is a bot that posts links to streams of any shows that get mentioned in the discussion ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bot-on-reddit/942396/23 "2021-05-21T15:37:21Z")
Haiku bot is the only tolerable one that comes to mind. Most are various shades of annoying. One of the most annoying ones is Dadbot, which responds to statements like “I’m jealous” with “Hi Jealous, I’m Dad.” ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bot-on-reddit/942396/24 "2021-05-21T15:49:52Z")
A very helpful bot, used in r/whatsthissnake is u/SEB-PHYLOBOT, a bot created by u/Phylogenizer that helps provide context to snake identification. The bot is very helpful, [check out the list of commands.](https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/flh548/phylobot_v07_information_and_patch_notes_bot_info/) For example, the command !blackrat calls up this info: > Black Ratsnake is a common name for a color pattern shared by three different species of _Pantherophis_ ratsnake across the northern portion of their range. > > The black ratsnake species complex, formerly _Elaphe obsoleta_ , underwent revision in 2001-2002 from multiple authors and received two main changes. First, the complex was delimited in [Burbrink 2001](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2000.tb01253.x) based on what were then modern molecular methods, where three distinct lineages were uncovered that did not reflect previous subspecies designations. Each of the three geographically partitioned taxa were elevated to full species status, and subspecies were discarded. The polytypic color patterns in these species are most likely under strong selection by the local environment and don’t reflect evolutionary history. Where species intersect and habitat converges, color pattern also converges, leaving these species nearly morphologically indistinguishable to the naked eye. Second, using _Elaphe_ as a genus name wasn’t the best way to reflect phylogenetic history, so the genus _Pantherophis_ was adopted for new world ratsnakes in [Utiger 2002](http://www.sierraherps.com/pdf/Utiger%20et%20al_2002.pdf). Remember, species names are hypotheses that are tested and revised. While the analyses published in 2001 are strong and results are geographically similar in other taxa, these species are currently being investigated using modern molecular methods and the taxonomy may be updated in the future. > > The three currently accepted species in this complex are Western Ratsnake _Pantherophis obsoletus_ , Central Ratsnake _Pantherophis spiloides_ and Eastern Ratsnake _Pantherophis alleghaniensis_ . [Range Map](https://imgur.com/ssyL1Q0) > > _I am a bot created for_ [r/whatsthissnake](https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/) _,_ [r/snakes](https://www.reddit.com/r/snakes/) _and_ [r/herpetology](https://www.reddit.com/r/herpetology/) _to help with snake identification and natural history education. You can find more information, including a comprehensive list of commands,_ [_here_](https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/c0p3zm/phylobot_v06_information_and_patch_notes/) _and report problems_ [_here_](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=Phylogenizer) _._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bot-on-reddit/942396.md?page=1)