Feedback with Rybar bot

Big channels receive dozens of messages a day, and writing in the comments is pointless because the author will not see them. You need a direct line to the editors. Feedback with Rybar is a bot where readers write to the administration of the Rybar channel. 📨

The channel is known for its coverage of the situation in conflict zones. The bot exists to reach the people who run it.

What the bot is for

The channel description says you can send additions about the situation. The editors also invite you to write if you want them to highlight the successes of your unit.

• Additions. Clarifications to published material and things you saw yourself.
• Suggestions. Ideas for topics, remarks on how material is presented.
• Questions for the editors. Messages to the administration that do not belong in an open chat.
• Support for the project. The bot profile has a link for voluntary donations.

Writing so it gets read

The editors receive a lot of mail, so clarity decides. A few rules save time on both sides.

1. Put the point in the first line: what the message is about.
2. Separate facts from guesses. Say what you saw yourself and what you heard.
3. Give the place and time of the event where it is relevant.
4. Attach photos or video if you have them, and keep the details that let the material be checked.
5. Do not send the same thing repeatedly. Repetition will not speed up a reply.

A reply from the editors is not guaranteed. A channel of that size cannot answer everyone, so do not count on a response. ⏳

Privacy and safety

The channel has promised anonymity in past posts, but no messenger gives absolute anonymity. The bot can see your account, and the conversation sits on Telegram servers and with the bot owners. 🔒

• Leave out what is not needed. Your address, passport data and document numbers have no place in the message.
• Mind the rules. Do not send information whose disclosure is forbidden by law or by service secrecy.
• Check the profile. Use only the bot that the channel itself links to, because copies and fakes exist.

If you want to help the project

The bot profile includes a link for voluntary support. A donation is your personal decision and does not change what gets published.

Before paying, make sure you came through a link from the official bot or channel profile. Choose an amount you can afford to lose. Enter payment details only in your banking app, never in a chat. 💳

How to read what the channel publishes

Any source covering a conflict looks at events from its own side. It helps to compare its material with other sources and to separate fact from assessment.

When you send information, remember that the editors check it by their own rules and may not use it. That is normal for open channels, which publish what they were able to confirm.

A quick start

Open the bot, tap Start and send your message as one text, adding files afterward if needed. Do not send a chain of ten messages in a row. A single, organized text with a clear opening works better.

Look for new material and announcements from the editors in the channel itself. 📢