Wikipedia:Bot Approvals Group
The Bot Approvals Group (or BAG) oversees most areas and processes dealing with
The BAG has an official IRC channel on Libera Chat at #wikipedia-en-bag. The channel is open to everyone, so feel free to join, ask questions and idle if you wish (BAG members are voiced). EarwigBot also reports a recent changes feed of BRFA-related pages into the channel for your convenience.
Membership
Joining
Those interested in joining the group should make a nomination and post it to
Activity requirements
The activity levels on the member list (active, semi-active, inactive) are informal and used to help identify members current availability.
Following a 2018 RfC it was concluded that BAG members are expected to be active on Wikipedia to have their finger on the pulse of the community. After two years without any bot-related activity (such as posting on bot-related pages, posting on a bot's talk page, or operating a bot), BAG members will be retired from BAG following a one-week notice. Retired members can re-apply for BAG membership as normal if they wish to rejoin the BAG.[1]
Member list
| User | Activity | 'crat? | Admin? | Joined | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headbomb (talk · contribs) | Active | 2011-05-03 | |||
| Primefac (talk · contribs) | Active | Yes | Yes | 2018-12-12 | |
| ProcrastinatingReader (talk · contribs) | Active | 2020-11-24 | |||
| SD0001 (talk · contribs) | Active | 2020-11-24 | |||
| TheSandDoctor (talk · contribs) | Active | Yes | 2019-01-21 | ||
| Xaosflux (talk · contribs) | Active | Yes | Yes | 2006-07-27 | |
| Anomie (talk · contribs) | Semi-active | Yes | 2008-12-16 | Around and watching things, but not extremely active. Ping if needed. | |
| Hellknowz (talk · contribs) | Semi-active | 2010-12-19 | Around, but not actively participating | ||
| Cyberpower678 (talk · contribs) | Semi-active | Yes | 2017-07-16 | Works on unclaimed BRFAs, and on claimed ones on request. | |
| MusikAnimal (talk · contribs) | Semi-Active | Yes | 2016-12-16 | ||
| The Earwig (talk · contribs) | Semi-active | Yes | 2010-02-10 | ||
| OverlordQ (talk · contribs) | Inactive | Yes | 2008-04-08 | Reconfirmed on 2008-05-09 |
Former members are found on a subpage.
See also
- {{BAG Tools}}
- {{Unapproved bot account}}
- {{BAG-notice}}
- {{BAG topicon}}
- How to close a BRFA
- Wikipedia:Bot Approvals Group/Successful membership candidacies
- Wikipedia:Bot Approvals Group/Unsuccessful membership candidacies
- Bots newsletter spam list
- Bot Approvals Group's Guide
Notes