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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Best_practices" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Best_practices"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Best practices</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Best_practices-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown 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Available in 44 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-44" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">44 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA" title="ويكيبيديا:سياسة البوت – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ويكيبيديا:سياسة البوت" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%BE%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AF_%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AA" title="ويكيپيديا:لحكام د لبوتات – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="ويكيپيديا:لحكام د لبوتات" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9F_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF" title="ৱিকিপিডিয়া:বট নীতি – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ৱিকিপিডিয়া:বট নীতি" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%92%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C" title="ویکی‌پدیا:روْبات سیاستی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:روْبات سیاستی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%8F:%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8B_%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%9E" title="Вікіпедыя:Правілы выкарыстання ботаў – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Вікіпедыя:Правілы выкарыстання ботаў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D1%8D%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%8F:%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0_%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%9E" title="Вікіпэдыя:Правіла пра робатаў – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Вікіпэдыя:Правіла пра робатаў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF" title="विकिपीडिया:बॉट नीति – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="विकिपीडिया:बॉट नीति" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9F_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE" title="উইকিপিডিয়া:বট নীতিমালা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উইকিপিডিয়া:বট নীতিমালা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_policy" title="Wikipedia:Bot policy – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Wikipedia:Bot policy" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedio:Roboto/Etiko_de_robotisto" title="Vikipedio:Roboto/Etiko de robotisto – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Vikipedio:Roboto/Etiko de robotisto" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pol%C3%ADtica_de_bots" title="Wikipedia:Política de bots – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Wikipedia:Política de bots" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipeedia:Bot_policy" title="Vikipeedia:Bot policy – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Vikipeedia:Bot policy" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C" title="ویکی‌پدیا:سیاست ربات‌رانی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:سیاست ربات‌رانی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gom mw-list-item"><a href="https://gom.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:Robotanchem_dhoronn" title="विकिपीडिया:Robotanchem dhoronn – Goan Konkani" lang="gom" hreflang="gom" data-title="विकिपीडिया:Robotanchem dhoronn" data-language-autonym="गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni" data-language-local-name="Goan Konkani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gor mw-list-item"><a href="https://gor.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tinepo_bot" title="Wikipedia:Tinepo bot – Gorontalo" lang="gor" hreflang="gor" data-title="Wikipedia:Tinepo bot" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Hulontalo" data-language-local-name="Gorontalo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Hulontalo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Robotyn" title="Wikipedia:Robotyn – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Wikipedia:Robotyn" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots" title="Wikipedia:Bots – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Wikipedia:Bots" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot/Etica_del_manovratore" title="Wikipedia:Bot/Etica del manovratore – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Wikipedia:Bot/Etica del manovratore" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbd mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8D:Bot_policy" title="Уикипедиэ:Bot policy – Kabardian" lang="kbd" hreflang="kbd" data-title="Уикипедиэ:Bot policy" data-language-autonym="Адыгэбзэ" data-language-local-name="Kabardian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Адыгэбзэ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D1%8B_%D2%9B%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%83_%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%96" title="Уикипедия:Боттарды қолдану ережелері – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Уикипедия:Боттарды қолдану ережелері" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%EB%B0%B1%EA%B3%BC:%EB%B4%87_%EC%A0%95%EC%B1%85" title="위키백과:봇 정책 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="위키백과:봇 정책" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%90%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%96%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%96%DA%88%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%B9_%D8%AD%D9%90%DA%A9%D9%85%D9%8E%D8%AA%DB%81%D9%90_%D8%B9%D9%8E%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C" title="وِکیٖپیٖڈیا:باٹ حِکمَتہِ عَملی – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="وِکیٖپیٖڈیا:باٹ حِکمَتہِ عَملی" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lez mw-list-item"><a href="https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:Bot_policy" title="Википедия:Bot policy – Lezghian" lang="lez" hreflang="lez" data-title="Википедия:Bot policy" data-language-autonym="Лезги" data-language-local-name="Lezghian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Лезги</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF" title="विकिपिडिया:बोट नीति – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="विकिपिडिया:बोट नीति" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a 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lang="eo" dir="ltr">Esperanto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/gpe" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Bot policy (100% translated)" lang="gpe" dir="ltr">Ghanaian Pidgin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/ha" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Bot policy/ha (2% translated)" lang="ha" dir="ltr">Hausa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/lld" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Regulamënt per i bot (9% translated)" lang="lld" dir="ltr">Ladin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/nap" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Reole p''e bot (9% translated)" lang="nap" dir="ltr">Napulitano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/nl" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Botbeleid (100% translated)" lang="nl" dir="ltr">Nederlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/ksh" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Räjelle för Bots (62% translated)" lang="ksh" dir="ltr">Ripoarisch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/su" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Kawijakan bot (26% translated)" lang="su" dir="ltr">Sunda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/vi" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Quy định về bot (43% translated)" lang="vi" dir="ltr">Tiếng Việt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/kcg" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Bot policy/kcg (7% translated)" lang="kcg" dir="ltr">Tyap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/tr" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Bot politikası (98% translated)" lang="tr" dir="ltr">Türkçe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/da" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Bot-politik (31% translated)" lang="da" dir="ltr">dansk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/es" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Política de bot (100% translated)" lang="es" dir="ltr">español</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/fr" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Politique relative aux bots (72% translated)" lang="fr" dir="ltr">français</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/gl" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Política de bots (21% translated)" lang="gl" dir="ltr">galego</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/ia" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Politica de robots (95% translated)" lang="ia" dir="ltr">interlingua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/it" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Regolamento dei bot (47% translated)" lang="it" dir="ltr">italiano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/hu" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Botirányelv (50% translated)" lang="hu" dir="ltr">magyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/nb" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Robotpolitikk (98% translated)" lang="nb" dir="ltr">norsk bokmål</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/oc" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Bot policy/oc (19% translated)" lang="oc" dir="ltr">occitan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/pl" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Bot policy/pl (14% translated)" lang="pl" dir="ltr">polski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/pt" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Bot policy/pt (19% translated)" lang="pt" dir="ltr">português</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/pt-br" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Política de bots (97% translated)" lang="pt-BR" dir="ltr">português do Brasil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/ro" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Politica roboților (67% translated)" lang="ro" dir="ltr">română</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/sk" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Bot policy/sk (2% translated)" lang="sk" dir="ltr">slovenčina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/sv" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Botpolicy (19% translated)" lang="sv" dir="ltr">svenska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/cs" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Pravidla pro boty (98% translated)" lang="cs" dir="ltr">čeština</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/szl" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Botowo polityka (21% translated)" lang="szl" dir="ltr">ślůnski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/el" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Πολιτική μποτ (19% translated)" lang="el" dir="ltr">Ελληνικά</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/be" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Палітыка ў дачыненні ботаў (98% translated)" lang="be" dir="ltr">беларуская</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/be-tarask" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Правіла пра робатаў (95% translated)" lang="be-tarask" dir="ltr">беларуская (тарашкевіца)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/bg" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Политика за ботове (17% translated)" lang="bg" dir="ltr">български</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/ky" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Ботторго тиешелүү саясат (34% translated)" lang="ky" dir="ltr">кыргызча</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/mk" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Правила за ботови (21% translated)" lang="mk" dir="ltr">македонски</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/ru" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Политика в отношении ботов (98% translated)" lang="ru" dir="ltr">русский</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/sr" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Правила за ботове (5% translated)" lang="sr" dir="ltr">српски / srpski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/tg" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Сиёсат оиди ботҳо (69% translated)" lang="tg" dir="ltr">тоҷикӣ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/uk" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Правила для ботів (69% translated)" lang="uk" dir="ltr">українська</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/yi" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Bot policy/yi (3% translated)" lang="yi" dir="rtl">ייִדיש</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/he" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="מדיניות בוטים (43% translated)" lang="he" dir="rtl">עברית</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/ur" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="بوٹ حکمت عملی (100% translated)" lang="ur" dir="rtl">اردو</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/ar" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="سياسة البوت (100% translated)" lang="ar" dir="rtl">العربية</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/fa" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="سیاست ربات (59% translated)" lang="fa" dir="rtl">فارسی</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/ne" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="बोट नीति (12% translated)" lang="ne" dir="ltr">नेपाली</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/bho" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="बोट नीति (7% translated)" lang="bho" 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မူဝါဒ (17% translated)" lang="my" dir="ltr">မြန်မာဘာသာ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/zh" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="机器人方针 (100% translated)" lang="zh" dir="ltr">中文</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/ja" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="ボットの方針 (98% translated)" lang="ja" dir="ltr">日本語</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/nan" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Ke-khì-lâng tsìng-tshik (16% translated)" lang="nan" dir="ltr">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/mni" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="ꯕꯣꯠ ꯄꯣꯂꯤꯁꯤ (31% translated)" lang="mni" dir="ltr">ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/ko" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="봇 정책 (100% translated)" lang="ko" dir="ltr">한국어</a></li></ul></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r27362704">.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 0;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid 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It must not be modified without prior <a href="/wiki/Meta:Babel" title="Meta:Babel">community approval</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r27574818">.mw-parser-output .ts-Process_header-headerBox{align-items:center;background-color:var(--background-color-success-subtle,#dfd);color:var(--color-base,black);border:1px solid #00af89;display:flex;flex-flow:row;justify-content:space-between;margin:2px 0 .5em;padding:.25em .5em}.mw-parser-output .ts-Process_header-controls{padding:0 1em;width:20%}.mw-parser-output .ts-Process_header-header{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ts-Process_header-notes{background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);margin:.5em 0 1em;padding:1em 1.5em}</style> <div class="ts-Process_header-headerBox" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="process-header-header" style="flex-flow: row;"> <div class="ts-Process_header-controls" style="text-align: left;">← <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Meta:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Special:MyLanguage/Meta:Policies and guidelines">Policies and guidelines</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Meta:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Meta:Policies and guidelines"> </a></span></div> <div class="ts-Process_header-header" id="process-header-header"><b>Bot policy and guidelines</b> </div> <div class="ts-Process_header-controls" style="text-align: right;"></div> </div> <div class="ts-Process_header-notes" role="note"><div class="noprint shortcut shortcut-ltr" dir="auto" lang=""><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r27790406">.mw-parser-output .shortcut{margin:2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);padding:.5em;font-size:smaller;line-height:normal;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .shortcut-ltr{float:right;margin-right:0}.mw-parser-output .shortcut-rtl{float:left;margin-left:0}</style><a href="/wiki/Meta:Shortcuts" class="mw-redirect" title="Meta:Shortcuts"><bdi lang="en">Shortcut</bdi></a>: <br/><a href="/wiki/BP" class="mw-redirect" title="BP">BP</a></div>This page outlines standards and guidelines related to <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/bot" title="Special:MyLanguage/bot">bots</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Bot" title="Bot"> </a></span> which are enforced on some projects (see <a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/Implementation" title="Bot policy/Implementation">Bot policy/Implementation</a>); this can be checked by visiting "Project:Bot policy" on that wiki, which should point here or redirect to the local policy. <p><b>This page is also policy on Meta, including <a href="#Automatic_approval">automatic approval</a> and global bots.</b> To request bot access on Meta, please go to <a href="/wiki/Meta:Requests_for_adminship#Requests_for_bot_flags" title="Meta:Requests for adminship">Meta:Requests for adminship#Requests for bot flags</a>. </p> </div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Meta-Wiki_Bot-2000px.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Meta-Wiki_Bot-2000px.png/150px-Meta-Wiki_Bot-2000px.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Meta-Wiki_Bot-2000px.png/225px-Meta-Wiki_Bot-2000px.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Meta-Wiki_Bot-2000px.png/300px-Meta-Wiki_Bot-2000px.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1997"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Bot" title="Special:MyLanguage/Bot">Bots</a></b> are automated or semi-automated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/process_(computing)" class="extiw" title="en:process (computing)">processes</a> that edit pages with reduced or no direct human supervision. Because bots may potentially strain server resources or disrupt the project, bots must follow the policy and guidelines outlined below. The policy outlines the way bots may be used on applicable projects; bots which do not follow the policy may be blocked immediately until the operator has resolved any issues or non-compliance. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Policy" data-mw-thread-id="h-Policy"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Policy"></span>Policy<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Policy"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bot_account" data-mw-thread-id="h-Bot_account-Policy"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Bot_account-Policy"></span>Bot account<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Bot_account-Policy"></span></h3></div> <p>A bot must be run using a separate account from the operator, as no human editor should be granted a bot flag. Its user page should clearly and visibly denote it as a bot to distinguish it from human editors, and <b>operators must be available to answer any comments</b> themselves. No user is permitted to make use of automated answering scripts. Some operators may choose to redirect the bot's talk page to their own, if their bot is not configured to detect messages. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Authorisation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Authorisation-Policy"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Authorisation-Policy"></span>Authorisation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Authorisation-Policy"></span></h3></div> <p>There are three ways to obtain bot access on a wiki. <ins id="global"></ins> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Global_bots" data-mw-thread-id="h-Global_bots-Authorisation"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Global_bots-Authorisation"></span>Global bots<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Global_bots-Authorisation"></span></h4></div> <div style="margin:.2em 0 .5em;margin-left:1.6em;">Global bots are given access on all wikis that allow global bots. As of November 12, 2022 and as a result of <a href="/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Make_all_new_wikis_global_bot_wikis" title="Requests for comment/Make all new wikis global bot wikis">this RFC</a>, newly created content wikis will have global bot access enabled by default. Local projects can decide to opt-in or opt-out at any time through community consensus (<a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/Implementation#Where_it_is_policy" title="Bot policy/Implementation">see list</a>). Operators applying for a global bot flag must meet the following requirements: <ul><li>The bot operator must start a discussion that will last for 2 weeks at <a href="/wiki/Steward_requests/Bot_status#Global_bot_status_requests" title="Steward requests/Bot status">Steward requests/Bot status#Global bot status requests</a>;</li> <li>The discussion will be publicized via MassMessage (<a href="/wiki/Bot_policy/New_global_bot_discussion" title="Bot policy/New global bot discussion">New global bot discussion</a>), where interested community members and wikis can be subscribed;</li> <li>The bot operator must demonstrate the bot task is welcomed on multiple Wikimedia projects. A good way to show it is to be flagged on 5 or more wikis for a single task;</li> <li>The operator should make sure to adhere to the wiki's preference as related to the use of the bot flag.</li> <li>The global bot status gives the bot access to a restricted number of projects and wikis that allow global bot access. New wikis are added to this set by default. <a href="/wiki/Special:WikiSets/14" title="Special:WikiSets/14">An exhaustive list of wikis that are not included</a> is available. (You can request local bot flags on projects where global bots are not allowed.)</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Automatic_approval" data-mw-thread-id="h-Automatic_approval-Authorisation"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Automatic_approval-Authorisation"></span>Automatic approval<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Automatic_approval-Authorisation"></span></h4></div> <div style="margin:.2em 0 .5em;margin-left:1.6em;">If automatic approval is explicitly allowed on the wiki, bot operators can <a href="/wiki/Steward_requests/Bot_status" title="Steward requests/Bot status">request a <b>local</b> bot flag directly from stewards</a>. To qualify for this, the following requirements must be met: <ul><li>this must be permitted by the local bot policy or request page;</li> <li>the bot must edit regularly without a bot flag for at least a week <u>or</u> make 100 edits on the applicable wikis for demonstration purposes;</li> <li>the bot must <i>only</i> fix double-redirects.</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Community_consensus" data-mw-thread-id="h-Community_consensus-Authorisation"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Community_consensus-Authorisation"></span>Community consensus<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Community_consensus-Authorisation"></span></h4></div> <div style="margin:.2em 0 .5em;margin-left:1.6em;">Otherwise if there is a local community interested in processing bot applications, bots must obtain community approval on the most relevant local discussion page before editing without a bot flag at high speeds or without human supervision. Once there is consensus, a local bureaucrat will add the flag, or a <a href="/wiki/Steward_requests/Bot_status" title="Steward requests/Bot status">steward may be requested to do so</a>. If there is no local community and the above does not apply, the bot must operate without a bot flag or not at all.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unacceptable_usage" data-mw-thread-id="h-Unacceptable_usage-Policy"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Unacceptable_usage-Policy"></span>Unacceptable usage<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Unacceptable_usage-Policy"></span></h3></div> <ul><li><b>Controversial changes:</b> Bots may be used to perform edits which are most likely supported by other local editors; they should <i>never</i> be used to perform controversial edits. If you intend to expand the scope of the bot beyond that which was supported by the community, make note of this at the relevant discussion page to ensure that there is no opposition. If your bot flag was given by automatic approval, you must not exceed the limits described under "<a href="#Automatic_approval">Automatic approval</a>".</li> <li><b>Data retrieval:</b> Bots may <b>not</b> be used to retrieve bulk content for any use not directly related to an approved bot task. This includes dynamically loading pages from another website, which may result in the website being blacklisted and permanently denied access. If you would like to download bulk content or mirror a project, please do so by <a href="https://releases.wikimedia.org/" class="extiw" title="download:">downloading or hosting your own copy of our database</a>.</li> <li><b>Spellchecking:</b> No bot may automatically correct spelling mistakes without explicit community approval, particularly in the main content namespace. It is not technically possible in most languages to automatically correct spelling mistakes without a significant margin of error.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Removal_of_global_bot_status" data-mw-thread-id="h-Removal_of_global_bot_status-Policy"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Removal_of_global_bot_status-Policy"></span>Removal of global bot status<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Removal_of_global_bot_status-Policy"></span></h3></div> <p>Global bot permissions will be removed: </p> <ul><li>At the bot's operator request</li> <li>If the bot is persistently used to perform tasks that are outside the global bot remit</li> <li>If the bot is found to be inactive, with the following provisions: <ul><li>A global bot account is deemed inactive if it has not made any edits for a whole year on any project that allows global bot access.</li> <li>Before a global bot account's permissions are removed on the basis of inactivity, its operator must be notified at least on their home wiki(s) and at Meta-Wiki.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Guidelines" data-mw-thread-id="h-Guidelines"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Guidelines"></span>Guidelines<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Guidelines"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Name" data-mw-thread-id="h-Name-Guidelines"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Name-Guidelines"></span>Name<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Name-Guidelines"></span></h3></div> <p>Although not required, the bot name should clearly contain the word "bot" in its user name to more easily distinguish it from human editors; the most common forms are derived from the operator's username (such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pathosbot" class="extiw" title="w:User:Pathosbot">Pathosbot</a>), or using disambiguation style (such as <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/User:Xenophon_(bot)" class="extiw" title="s:User:Xenophon (bot)">Xenophon (bot)</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Edit_throttle_and_peak_hours" data-mw-thread-id="h-Edit_throttle_and_peak_hours-Guidelines"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Edit_throttle_and_peak_hours-Guidelines"></span>Edit throttle and peak hours<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Edit_throttle_and_peak_hours-Guidelines"></span></h3></div> <p>Bots running without a bot flag should edit at intervals of over 1 minute between edits (= less than 1 edit per minute). Once they have been authorised and appropriately flagged, they should operate at an absolute minimum interval of 5 seconds (12 edits per minute). Bots should try to avoid running during the busiest hours, as they rapidly use server resources that should be reserved for human readers and editors. During these hours, they should operate at intervals of 20 seconds (3 edits per minute) to conserve resources. </p><p>Bots' editing speeds can be automatically adjusted based on server load (slave database server lag) by appending an extra parameter to the query string of each requested URL; see <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Maxlag_parameter" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Maxlag parameter">maxlag documentation on mediawiki</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Supervision" data-mw-thread-id="h-Supervision-Guidelines"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Supervision-Guidelines"></span>Supervision<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Supervision-Guidelines"></span></h3></div> <p>Unless the bot is publicly stated to run autonomously, the operator should remain available, occasionally check for messages, and be ready to shut down the bot if it does not perform as desired or if complaints are received. If the operator is not available, the bot may be blocked until any issues are resolved. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Best_practices" data-mw-thread-id="h-Best_practices"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Best_practices"></span>Best practices<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Best_practices"></span></h2></div> <p>Please read <a href="https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Toolforge/Developing_successful_tools" class="extiw" title="wikitech:Help:Toolforge/Developing successful tools">wikitech:Help:Toolforge/Developing successful tools</a> for strong recommendations that will make life easier for you and for everyone else in the future! </p><p>Briefly: </p> <ul><li>Pick a license</li> <li>Publish the code</li> <li>Have co-maintainers</li> <li>Write some documentation</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2></div> <ul><li>Global bots: <span class="plainlinks"><a href="/wiki/Special:GlobalGroupPermissions/global-bot" title="Special:GlobalGroupPermissions/global-bot">global permission</a> <b>·</b> <a href="https://iw.toolforge.org/meta/globalgroups/#global-bot" class="extiw" title="toollabs:meta/globalgroups/">global groups (toolforge)</a> <b>·</b> <a class="external text" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:GlobalUsers&group=global-bot">member list</a> <b>·</b> <a class="external text" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Special:GlobalUsers/global-bot">group changelog</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Global_groups" title="Special:MyLanguage/Global groups">Global groups</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Global bot wikis: <a href="/wiki/Special:WikiSets/2" title="Special:WikiSets/2">wikiset overview</a> • <a class="external text" 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