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It was a Wikipedia policy at some point that bot code should be kept secret [http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2003-March/003250.html]. As of 2004, there is at least one publicly available "Wikipedia robot framework" [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywikipediabot/]. | It was a Wikipedia policy at some point that bot code should be kept secret [http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2003-March/003250.html]. As of 2004, there is at least one publicly available "Wikipedia robot framework" [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywikipediabot/]. | ||
A '''vandalbot''' is a malicious wiki bot that acts like a human [[vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content. Vandalbots may cause [[denial of service attack|denial of service]] and heavy server load. | A '''vandalbot''' is a malicious wiki bot that acts like a human [[vandalism|vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content. Vandalbots may cause [[denial of service attack|denial of service]] and heavy server load. | ||
Several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) within a week of its launch. These blanked pages and moved them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages. | Several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] (which is based on [[GetWiki]]) within a week of its launch. These blanked pages and moved them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages. | ||
The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible. | The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues. If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to stay as resilient as possible. | ||