Wikipedia:Bot Approvals Group

The Bot Approvals Group (or BAG) oversees most areas and processes dealing with . Individual BAG members are tasked to approve or deny the various bot tasks submitted by both new and old bot operators. However, only bureaucrats are to flag bots, and only administrators capable/entrusted to block malfunctioning or misbehaving bots. While some BAG members (listed below) are also admins or bureaucrats, the roles of the BAG should not be confused with that of bureaucrats or admins. BAG members are trusted to understand , and to offer sound bot-related advice to bot operators, admins, bureaucrats, and editors alike. BAG members are often bot operators themselves, but this is not a formal requirement for BAG membership.

The BAG has an official IRC channel on freenode at . The channel is open to everyone, so feel free to join, ask questions and idle if you wish (BAG members are voiced). BetacommandBot3 also reports a recent changes feed of BRFA-related pages into the channel for your convenience.

Those interested in joining the group should make a nomination and post it to , with notices to relevant community noticeboards to invite community participation (specifically WP:AN, WP:VPM, , and WP:BON), explaining why they would be a good member of the team and outlining past bot-related experience. After seven days, an uninvolved bureaucrat will close the discussion.

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