The social roles of bots and assisted editing programs

Authors:
R. Stuart Geiger
Affiliations:
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Venue:
Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration
Year:
2009

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Abstract

This paper investigates software programs as non-human social actors in Wikipedia, arguing that influence must not be overlooked in social scientific research of the on-line encyclopedia project. Using statistical and archival methods, the roles of assisted editing programs and bots are examined. proportion of edits made by these non-human actors is shown to be significantly more than previously described in earlier research.