Admin von Robot: tidy chat

In a big group, one person with a pile of GIFs or a flood of stickers is enough to bury important messages. Admin von Robot handles such cases: it is an administrator's helper that tidies the chat by the rules you set. 🧹

The bot has gathered more than four hundred thousand users. Its feature list is short, which is a plus: nothing extra.

What it can do

According to the author's description, the abilities are:

• Removing stickers in a chat when they get in the way.
• Removing voice messages.
• Removing GIFs.
• A join captcha with configurable parameters.

The author lists per-group spam filter settings as a plan. It is only an idea for now, so do not count on it until you see it in the settings.

Why a captcha helps

A join captcha checks that a person, not an automated account, entered the group. The new member must perform a simple action or they are not let through. For groups that attract spammers often, it is the simplest first line of defense.

A captcha that is too hard scares off real people. Choose the simplest setting that works. ✅

Setup in three steps

1. Add the bot to the group through the chat info.
2. Make it an administrator. Without rights it cannot delete messages.
3. Open /settings and turn on the restrictions you need.

All control sits in one command. That is convenient: there is no list of ten commands to remember.

When restrictions make sense

Banning voice messages fits work and study chats where people read in silence. Banning GIFs and stickers is for when the feed turns into a stream of pictures. In friendly chats such limits are usually unnecessary.

Explain to people why you introduce a rule. A pinned message saves you from arguments and hurt feelings. 📌

Things to consider

The bot needs admin rights to work, so give the minimum: deleting messages and restricting members. Make sure the bot is not your only moderator, because automation does not understand context.

The author is named in the description, and the project has a support channel. If something breaks, write there. Setting the bot up takes a few minutes. 🛠

Choosing restrictions for your group

Start by observing. For a week, note what really bothers people: stickers, voice messages or GIFs. Enable only the limits that solve a real problem, or members will feel squeezed.

A trial period works well. Announce that voice messages are off for a week, then ask what people think. If nobody objects, keep the rule. If they complain, cancel it. 🗳

Newcomers deserve a note too. They are the ones who most often post GIFs and stickers without knowing the rules, so a greeting with a short explanation helps more than silent deletion.