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Question about AI-assisted gardening reference posts

 
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Hi, I’m considering posting a small series of practical gardening reference posts here and wanted to check that the format is acceptable first.

The material would be researched and drafted primarily with AI, then source-checked against sources such as EPA, RHS, and university-extension guidance and reviewed before posting. I would clearly disclose the AI assistance and would not present the material as personal gardening experience or expertise.

The thread itself would contain the useful information, with one main post and probably two substantive follow-up updates. There would initially be no affiliate links, paid offer, or promotional funnel.

Would that format be acceptable under Permies’ current AI and publishing rules? If so, is there a preferred disclosure format or forum for this kind of practical reference content?
 
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AI is still inaccurate when it comes to gardening, so it might help to do some independent fact checking. It also has the problem that it's basically the new google, anyone can ask ai and the type of people who participate in forums come here for the real human expierence.  

This is doubly so with gardening as each individual garden has a different set of factors from climate, weather, soil, gardening style, time available.... ai likes to talk in universal truths or indistinct possibility.   It's not yet at a place where it can provide information equal or better than personal expierence.

AI content is best if it's less than 20% of the post. More than that can get caught in the spam filer.  Better quality would be to use ai as a spring board then share your personal expierence.
 
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I wonder if it would work to post asking how the generally accepted advice could be improved by applying permaculture principles to it? Using it as a springboard for something better seems much more appropriate than just posting generic stuff and then hoping to sneak affiliate links in, which feels icky to me. What on earth are you hoping to promote if you have no personal experience? And of course whatever you post would have to meet organic standards as a bare minimum.

Are you hoping to actually start your own garden? Can you share pictures? I'm sure there are plenty of people here who can help you make that move from the standard AI researched advice to something that actually works.
 
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