Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-25356303-20180124194156/@comment-34710634-20180124200204

I think that you can remove this rule. I will use pl.elderscrolls as an example again for obvious reasons. There, we do not have a rule on who can use bots, though there's an unwritten agreement that only patrollers/administrators/bureaucrats can use bots.

BUT when someone can be useful and we decide that their bot might be allowed to edit our wikia to improve it and the user is trustworthy, we would allow them to use the bot. Right now both bureaucrats, one admin and one discussions mod (who is also an ex-patroller) have pywikibots, so there is no need, but that is what we would do if there would be a need. As you can see, a wikia can work without such a rule and the "bot decision" is then up to the bureaucrats.

My suggestion is that you should create an application process. A person with a bot can be accepted if:

1. They are a Helper, lol

2. They prove to be an experienced user of a bot on another wiki, by showing "their" bot logs from another wiki. They should also give a reason why they want to use a bot here at all.

I'd say no to anyone who would want to start their bot adventure as a non-sysop here. In my opinion, a bot can cause a lot of issues if used not properly, so... It either has to be a sysop who knows how this wikia works and learns how both works, or someone who already knows how bots work.

If you'd need any help with pywikibots, feel free to message me about that. We've got a whole pywikibot team at pl.elderscrolls and we're happy to share the experience.