One of the many reasons people take to animals including chickens is that it helps get them away from technology and back to nature .
You can go back through all my posts about the BOT and nowhere will you find me saying to get rid of the BOT. I even recommended giving it free access to the...
Your belief that this is a site where you get picked on is false.
You have access to over 90% of the site at zero cost. You have access to some great information. You don't have access to a BOT that has been giving out bad advice. Looks like you are being protected.
Since one of the ways BYC makes money is from the ads they request that you do not use an ad blocker. They do offer an ad free site through the purchase of a PFM. Of course they offer many contests where you can win a PFM rather than having to buy one.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/tudybot-feedback-discussion-thread.1571925/post-26720458
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Access: @TudyBOT will only be accessible to our PFM's. We believe that limiting to this group will help reduce the chances of inexperienced members relying too heavily on her posts...