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When your bot fails (not if , but when ), do not hide. Create a standard operating procedure:

In cybersecurity, "Verified Bots" are legitimate automated services—like Google's search crawlers or security scanners—that are officially recognized by websites to prevent them from being blocked by standard firewalls. fail bot verified

Automated content moderation bots are frequent inductees into the "fail bot verified" hall of shame. Examples include a bot that removes a harmless educational post about anatomy for “sexual content” or bans a user for quoting a historical figure. These failures go viral because they highlight the bot’s lack of context and common sense. When your bot fails (not if , but when ), do not hide

If you want, I can convert this into a one-page template, a checklist you can paste into PRs, or a badge SVG for documentation. Examples include a bot that removes a harmless