@proceedings {2020, title = {Factors Influencing Approval of Wikipedia Bots}, year = {2020}, address = {Wailea, HI}, abstract = {

Before a Wikipedia bot is allowed to edit, the operator of the bot must get approval. The Bot Approvals Group (BAG), a committee of Wikipedia bot developers, users and editors, discusses each bot request to reach consensus regarding approval or denial. We examine factors related to approval of a bot by analyzing 100 bots{\textquoteright} project pages. The results suggest that usefulness, value-based decision making and the bot{\textquoteright}s status (e.g., automatic or manual) are related to approval. This study may contribute to understanding decision making regarding the human-automation boundary and may lead to developing more efficient bots.

}, doi = {10.24251/HICSS.2020.018}, attachments = {https://crowston.syr.edu/sites/crowston.syr.edu/files/HICSS_WikipediaPaper_3.9.new\%20kc\%20\%282\%29.pdf}, author = {Ayse Dalgali and Kevin Crowston} }