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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 adressing link rot
Fixing errors, such as by copy editing or adressing 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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