 | This page documents one of Memory Alpha's policies. |
It describes a widely accepted standard that all editors should normally follow. Substantive edits to this page should reflect consensus. |
On Memory Alpha, bots are used from time to time to do minor and/or repetitive tasks via automation. To the outside, a bot looks like a normal user, but they have a special bot flag which renders their edits invisible when looking at the recent changes.
Bot policy
- Every bot needs a user page, which must explain the bot's tasks and link to the bot's controller.
- New bots should be put forward at Memory Alpha:Bot approval requests before being used. Unauthorized bots may not be used.
- All bots must be listed on this page.
- Bots should not be used just because the controller doesn't want to do the edits.
- At first, the bot should only be used in a limited way, so the controller and other users get used to its behavior.
- All bot activity may be questioned by other users.
- Bureaucrats may remove bots that have been inactive for five years or more.
Requesting bot runs
Requests for bot runs should be made on the bot requests page.
Bots on Memory Alpha
| Name | Controller | Tasks | Edits | Framework | Notes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Botfleet Command | Mr. Starfleet Command | Link updating, recategorization, talk page archiving, interwiki link updating, finding broken external links, formatting, cleanup | 142,559 | MassEdit, custom JavaScript tool, Pywikibot | Active | |
| Renebot54 | Renegade54 | Maintenance, cleanup | 2 | AutoWikiBrowser | Inactive | |
| SulfBot | sulfur | Link cleanup, random odd tasks here and there, cleanup | 246,353 | Pywikibot | Active | |
| delBeccio-bot | Alan | Maintenance, cleanup, other such monotony | 163,538 | AutoWikiBrowser | Active |