User:WhatamIdoing/Sandbox

• Don't outsource your thinking to a large language model or other AI tool. Don't use large language models to generate talk page comments, noticeboard complaints, and comments or nominations in deletion discussions that you want other humans to read. Even if you check the chatbot's output, it's still not your thought or idea, and we want to know your thoughts and ideas. For example, if you were blocked and used an LLM prompt like I have been blocked on Wikipedia for disruptive editing. Write me an unblock request citing all relevant policies and guidelines, the result wouldn't tell us what you think (and would probably misquote or name irrelevant policies, too).
• Don't flood discussions with lengthy or rapid-fire comments. Extensive, repeated use of LLMs may be considered disruptive editing or unauthorized bot-like editing.

• Be cautious of AI copyediting. Always check the output, as the tools sometimes change the meaning of a sentence.
• If you have severe dyslexia or another communication disorder, LLM tools are permitted as a useful assistive technology. You are not required to disclose any details about your disability.
• English language learners can use AI-assisted machine translation tools (e.g., DeepL Translator) to post comments in English. Please consider posting both your original text plus the machine translation.

There are three difficulties with addressing suspected violations: First, your suspicions might be wrong. Second, it might be an authorized use. Third, the violation might not be important.

Both people and AI detectors can be fooled. In particular, some autistic people and English language learners have a writing style that is similar to AI-generated texts. Also, using an AI tool to copyedit is an authorized use for people who have communication disorders or limited English language skills. Editors are not required to tell you that they have dyslexia or limited English language skills. Consequently, an accusation might be wrong, or it might be accurate but still not a violation of this guideline.

If you find an unhelpful LLM-generated communication in a talk page, deletion discussion, request for comment, unblock request, etc., you are allowed (but not required) to collapse it and ignore it. Please invite the poster to re-post in their own words. Never edit war, not even to keep an LLM-generated comment hidden.

But be thoughtful about exercising this option: If a newcomer posts an LLM-generated comment that points out an error in an article, please don't hide their comment or ask them to comply with this guideline. Instead, fix the problem, and thank them for reporting it.