Editing Help:User groups (section)

== Bots ==

{{wp|Software agent#User agents (personal agents)|Bots}} use external scripts or apps to perform high-speed edits. Identifying an account in this way gives it features useful for such edits, e.g. enhanced [[mw:API:Main page|API transactions]].

The bot flag is a position of trust, due to the inherent difficulty of double-checking mass edits (which many users will not even see, as they are omitted by default from [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] and other logs). Bot operators are expected to build safeguards into their code, work with other editors to resolve any issues, and follow on-site {{wp|WP:CONS|consensus}} wherever it exists.

Currently this practice is still experimental on the Doom Wiki. Flags are assigned at bureaucrat discretion, and there are no written policies specific to bots.

Users with bot permission:
{{Special:ListUsers/bot}}