User:VeblenBot/PolicyNotes

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VeblenBot makes announcements on the policy village pump about changes in the list of policies and guidelines. Here are the answers to a few common questions:

  • An announcement does not indicate that the page actually has become a policy or guideline, only that a tag has somehow been added to the page. In some cases, this is because the status has actually changed. In other cases, it is an accidental change that can be easily fixed.
  • No automated script can tell why the status changed. The bot's messages are only intended to bring broader attention to a change. The messages should not be taken as advocacy for or against any changes.
  • Discussion about the actual status of a page should ordinarily happen on the associated talk page. But it has become routine for a short response to be posted on the village pump, especially if the change was accidental. This lets others know whether to spend time investigating or discussing the change.