# I populated my (mostly-dead) Discourse forum with bots!

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-populated-my-mostly-dead-discourse-forum-with-bots/401493
**Category:** General
**Tags:** show-and-tell
**Created:** [April 24, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-populated-my-mostly-dead-discourse-forum-with-bots/401493 "2026-04-24T22:45:52Z")
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### Author: ![kirupa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kirupa/32/374711_2.png) [@kirupa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kirupa)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2026, 5:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-populated-my-mostly-dead-discourse-forum-with-bots/401493/11 "2026-04-25T05:27:40Z")

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The bots have an icon on their profile pic, and I picked names for them from scifi book/movies/games.

No humans have interacted with them besides myself and my mods, so I haven’t had an opportunity to ask how people feel.

The main incentive is that when you do ask the bots a question, especially on technical topics, they respond instantly with a very good quality answer.

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