Greetings!

The BAG Newsletter is now the Bots Newsletter, per discussion. As such, we've subscribed all bot operators to the newsletter. You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding/removing your name from this list.

Highlights for this newsletter include:

Arbcom

Magioladitis ARBCOM case has closed. The remedies of the case include:

• Community encouraged to review common fixes
• Community encouraged to review policy on cosmetic edits
• Developers encouraged to improve AWB interface
• Bot approvals group encouraged to carefully review BRFA scope
• Reminders/Restrictions specific to Magioladitis

BRFAs

We currently have 27 open bot requests at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval, and could use your help processing!

Discussions

There are multiple ongoing discussions surrounding bot-related matters. In particular:

• RFC on COSMETICBOT
• Efforts at WP:CHECKWIKI to identify cosmetic fixes
• Requested move for the Bot Owners' Noticeboard
• A phabricator ticket T162685 has been made to have a "bots" tag, so issues related to bot frameworks can be tracked

New things

Several new things are around:

• A BAG Guide has been created (WP:BAGG, discussion).
• Users now have the option to hide AWB from their watchlists via a script (WP:HIDEAWB, discussion)
• The guidance on how to deal with bot issues has been overhauled (WP:BOTISSUE, discussion)
• The bot policy has been updated to clarify that bot operators are required to register accounts. (WP:BOTACCOUNT, discussion)

Wikimania

Wikimania 2017 is happening in Montreal, during 9–13 August. If you plan to attend, or give a talk, let us know!

Thank you! edited by: Headbomb ~~~

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