TY - Generic T1 - Factors Influencing Approval of Wikipedia Bots T2 - Hawai'i International Conference on System Science Y1 - 2020 A1 - Ayse Dalgali A1 - Kevin Crowston AB -

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’ project pages. The results suggest that usefulness, value-based decision making and the bot’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.

JF - Hawai'i International Conference on System Science CY - Wailea, HI ER -