It's time to finish with bots

For a long time, there have been voices that bots and other tools that automate activities may be used in the German state. If such practices do take place, it is a serious problem that harms fair competition and undermines trust in the rules.

Automation gives you an edge over people who spend their time and effort to achieve results in a fair way. Instead of promoting commitment and skills, it leads to unequal competition.

Any suspicion of using bots should be thoroughly checked, and if confirmed - meet with appropriate consequences. The rules should apply equally to everyone, regardless of country or position.

Honesty is the foundation of any healthy community. Only a firm fight against unfair methods will keep equal opportunities for all participants.

Why are bots harmful?

If bots are used in any community, it leads to many negative consequences.

The biggest disadvantages are:

* unfair advantage over people playing alone,

* discouragement of new and honest participants,

* disorder of healthy competition,

* weakening the importance of human skills and activity,

* loss of confidence in results and achievements,

* spoiling the atmosphere and causing conflicts in the community.

If we want the competition to be fair, all cases of using bots should be carefully verified. The rules must apply equally to everyone, regardless of who they apply. Only then can we talk about fair and valuable competition.