This is a bot policy in the making. This is to give a strict guideline and step by step on how bots can get flagged on the Chechen Wikipedia. This policy will be strict because of the high vandalism and political attention attracted to a successful Chechen language Wikipedia. Sorry for the inconvenience.


Official Bot Policy on the Chechen Wikipedia (in English)

Every bot, without exception, must go through the following steps in order to be flagged or even use their bot codes on the Chechen Wikipedia. Without any of these steps, the bot will not be allowed to perform edits, run codes, and have status on the Chechen Wikipedia. The reason for the strict policy is due to the fact that there are many people not satisfied with a successful Chechen Wikipedia, such as Pro-Russian activists and anti-Islamic movements, who could even be fellow helpers on the Wikipedia community. A full trust and understanding needs to be implentend between the Chechen Wikipedia community and the proposed bot.


Steps to become a bot on the Chechen Wikipedia

1. First, the applying bot can create an account on the Chechen wikipedia and design his or her userpage professionally. The userpage must be in English and any other language (Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, etc.) explaining what the bot wants to do and links to the owners userpage on an English or the Chechen wikipedia. In order to even consider becoming a bot on the Chechen Wikipedia, the applying bot must have bot status on at least 50 other Wikipedias, including the English wikipedia, and must include these links on the Chechen user page for the bot.

2. The applying bot must not have status on the Russian wikipedia. If the bot is an interwiki bot and has status on the Russian wikipedia, then it must have at least 2 references from the Russian wikipedia, and 2 references from any other Wikipedia. These references must be supplied in English or with an English translation and must be approved by any administrator on the Chechen Wikipedia. (If the bot does not have status on the Russian wikipedia, this step can be ignored)

3. The applying bot must supply a full copy of their code via email to a bureaucrat

4. The applying bot must have an interview via a chat programme (Skype, MSN, AIM, Yahoo, etc.) with a bureaucrat or administrator from the Chechen Wikipedia. Here the applying bot must state any blocks, conflicts, or any problems he might have had on any Wiki project and explain why. This interview could also be done via PM on any other public chat.

5. After the interview, the interviewer will do Wiki-background check on the applying bot's edits, block history, conflicts, and anything else mentioned in the interview. If the applying bot has provided false information or left out any conflict history, the bot will be rejected and not considered for future flagging on the Chechen Wikipedia.

6. If the above requirements have been fufilled, the bot will be allowed to run its code on the Wikipedia. It will then be on a trial period for a month whilst his or her edits are closely monitored by the community. If the bot is running successfully, then it will be granted flag status.


  • If the bot begins to run its code on the Chechen wikipedia, without going through this process or having confirmation in writing from a bureacrat, then it will be blocked indefinitely. If the incident was by accident, the bot will have a chance to re apply only one more time. If it was on purpose, the bot will never be able to apply for status on the Chechen wikipedia.

To get in contact with a bureacrat, visit the administrator page. Keep in mind, since this is a local policy, only a bureacrat can handle your request on the Chechen Wikipedia, no stewards or so on. If your bot is rejected after this process, then of course you may appeal it to a steward.


This policy is an official policiy of the Chechen Wikipedia and can only be changed, edited, or deleted upon a discussion of the administrators of the Chechen Wikipedia only.