User blog:Miiohau/LGBT info's first bot

what is a bot
Wikia has help page on bots but simply a bot is program that makes automated edits or helps a user make semi-automated edits

why do we need one

 * 1) we have multiple wiki wide issues (non-LGBT red links, cross wiki import issues, etc.) which would tedious and error-prone to remove by hand
 * 2) we have markup meant for Wikipedia (i.e. “category:Articles with unsourced statements since X”) again tedious and error-prone to remove by hand
 * 3) we want to refresh our articles from Wikipedia periodically which compounds the above issues

what else will a bot buy us

 * 1) an easy way to make large-scale edits (like renaming a category) without overrunning the WikiActivity and Recent Changes feeds.
 * 2) a force multiplier that once know of a problem and agree to a solution. It can be implemented wiki-wide quickly. Minimizing transition time.

what you can do

 * 1) comment on this blog to support my bot
 * 2) comment to give ideas on how we should decide on bots going forward (example: using our already existing Position applications forum)
 * 3) help flesh out the bot policy page
 * 4) tell other users about this post