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One way to sort bots is by what activities they perform:
One way to sort bots is by what activities they perform:


-content creation, such as by procedural generation
content creation, such as by procedural generation
-fixing errors, such as by copy editing or addressing link rot
fixing errors, such as by copy editing or addressing link rot
-adding connectors, such as with hyperlinks to content elsewhere
adding connectors, such as with hyperlinks to content elsewhere
-tagging content with labels
tagging content with labels
-repairing vandalism, such as ClueBot NG
repairing vandalism, such as ClueBot NG
-clerk, updating reports
clerk, updating reports
-archiving old discussions or tasks
archiving old discussions or tasks
-moderation systems to combat against spam or misconduct
moderation systems to combat against spam or misconduct
-recommender systems to encourage users
recommender systems to encourage users
-notifications, such as with push technology and pull technology
notifications, such as with push technology and pull technology


== How do those bots work? ==
== How do those bots work? ==
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