What does respectthread_bot do?

• Automatically link respect threads on WhoWouldWin posts if the post hasn't linked the same thread already.

• Uses its database to determine which threads to link.

What's a respect thread?

From r/respectthreads sidebar:

A Respect Thread is an educational resource meant to provide usable information on a character's capabilities for the purpose of "Who would win in a fight?"-style debate. Respect Threads should be clear, concise, and accurately portray the character in question.

Examples:

• Respect Spider-Man

• Respect Pikachu

• Respect Mario

• [Respect

This post lists the tools used to run u/respectthread_bot, for those curious how it works. If you don't know what respectthread_bot is, you can read this post.

Python Code

• Script that replies to posts

• Script that replies to comments

• Script to fill the respect threads table from the Master List

• Script to insert characters into the database

Dependencies

• Python 3 (Programming language)

• [PostgreSQL](https://www.po

A thread to request for characters to be added into respectthread_bot's database, or to report other problems. If you don't know what respectthread_bot is, you can read this post.

CHARACTER REQUEST RULE

To request a character, simply name them and link their respect thread. It may also be helpful to list any aliases they may have.

REPORTING WRONG CHARACTERS

If you found a thread where a character has wrongfully been included, or a character who should have been included but wasn't, please link it here and explain what the issue(s) is.

Other problems include:

• It linking the wrong respect

If you don't want your r/whowouldwin posts to get responses from u/respectthread_bot, post here to be added to the blacklist. Just posting your username will suffice.

You may also comment if you'd like to be removed from the blacklist.

Note: Blacklisted users can still summon respectthread_bot with the "!respect" keyword.

This post was taken from r/whowouldwin to test u/respectthread_bot. Original here

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Superman from the Injustice Universe arrives in the Batman '66 Gotham City, intent on destroying all opposition to his regime. Can Batman convince Superman of the error of his ways? If not, can he find a way to defeat him and topple his regime?

-Both in Character

-Location: Gotham City

-Batman has access to his utility belt, and his equipment in the Batcave

-Bonus: Injustice Superman vs. George Reeves Superman

About respectthread_bot

u/respectthread_bot is a bot that posts links to respect threads. It was created to be (as far as I know) the first attempt at respect thread automation on r/whowouldwin.

NOTE: This bot is not officially affiliated with r/respectthreads or r/whowouldwin. It's just a personal project made by u/Luke_Username.

Table of Contents

• What Does respectthread_bot Do?

• How do I Summon it?

• Incomplete Database

• Other Info

• Character requests
• Opting-out
• Original code

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What Does respectthread_bot Do?

As described in r/respectthreads' sidebar, a respect thread is an educational resource made to h

UPDATE: Due to too many false positive replies, the summon keyword has been changed to "!respect"

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How to use respectthread_bot

u/respectthread_bot responds to new posts automatically, but this post explains how a user can summon it manually, and how to best take advantage of its features & limitations. To learn what respecthread_bot is, please read this post. For how to run the bot yourself, here are the run instructions

Table of Contents

• Basic Use

• • Method 1: New Line

How to Run the Script Yourself

Here's how you can run respectthread_bot on your computer. This instruction list was heavily inspired by busterroni. If you don't know what respectthread_bot is, please read this post to learn more.

Table of Contents

• Dependencies
• Instructions

Dependencies

• Python (Need version 3 or higher for the strip_accents method to work)
• PRAW
• The code itself

Instructions

1. While signed in to your R

About respectthread_bot

u/respectthread_bot is a bot that posts links to respect threads. It was created to be (as far as I know) the first attempt at respect thread automation on r/whowouldwin.

NOTE: This bot is not officially affiliated with r/respectthreads or r/whowouldwin. It's just a personal project made by u/Luke_Username.

Table of Contents

• What Does respectthread_bot Do?

• How do I Summon it?

• Why Would People use it?

What Does respectthread_bot Do?

As described in r/respectthreads' sidebar, a respect thread is an educational resource made to help answer the question: "Who would win in a fight?" Examples:

• [Resp

How to use respectthread_bot

This post explains how a user can summon u/respectthread_bot, and how to best take advantage of its features & limitations. To learn what respecthread_bot is, please read this post. For how to run the bot yourself, here are the run instructions

Table of Contents

• Basic Use

• • Method 1: New Lines
• • Method 2: Bullet Lists

• Searching by Verse

• • Limiting Search Results
• • Getting All From a Verse

• Additional Notes

• Limitations