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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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