Template:Bot/doc

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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Bot (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

{{bot/doc}} — An information box indication a user as a bot

[edit] Parameters

1: The first unnamed parameter specifies the operator of the bot.
site: The two letter code for those operators that do not have an account on the English language Wikipedia.

[edit] Example

Code Result

{{Bot/doc|John Smith}}

This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk).

It is not a sock puppet, but rather an automated or semi-automated account for making repetitive edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually.
Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

{{Bot/doc|John Smith|site=en}}

This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk).