- The following discussion is an archived record of a request for comment. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.
A summary of the debate may be found at the bottom of the page.
 | This page in a nutshell: A Request for Comment to determine what process(es) should be used to grant approval for separate user accounts for bots with administrator tools. |
- What is an adminbot?
Adminbots are bots or automated scripts that require administrator privileges to be able to finish the tasks given to them. So far only one bot has made it successfully through RFA and runs on a separate account with administrative privileges; the rest run directly on the administrator accounts of the operators that run them. Several of these unapproved bots are configured to unblock or block users, unprotect or protect pages, or undelete or delete pages. (An incomplete list of adminbot runners is available here.)
- Reason for the RFC.
There seems to not be enough knowledge of adminbots among the broader community; it therefore seems necessary that if these bots are going to run, that policy should be changed, or the bots should stop running, depending on consensus.
- Duration
This RFC will remain open for a minimum of 1 month from the time it opens, given its very expansive and broad nature. If it is felt more time is needed before the RFC closes as the 1 month point approaches, a simple motion or proposition can be put forward to expand the length of the RFC.
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