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Original author(s) | Christopher Breneman and Cobi Carter |
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Initial release | December 3, 2010 |
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Written in | C, C++, PHP, Python, Bash, and Java |
Website | en |
ClueBot NG (CBNG) is an anti-vandalism bot used by Misplaced Pages. CBNG was created as the successor to ClueBot. It uses machine learning and Bayesian statistics to determine if recent changes are vandalism or disruptive to Misplaced Pages.
History
CBNG was created by Christopher Breneman and Cobi Carter in 2010. CBNG shares very little in relationship to the original ClueBot, except its name and how they interface with Misplaced Pages. NG stands for Next Generation. Since its inception, CBNG has made over three million edits. The allowable rate of mistakes is called the false positive rate. That rate is hand-set by administrators and is less than half a percent.
Criticism
Critics have stated that CBNG bites new users, by not being able to apply a human brain's knowledge to the edit, and leaving impersonal templates which deter users from contributing in helpful ways. Some have called it "rubbish", and tried to have the bot shut down.
See also
References
- Nasaw, Daniel (2012-07-25). "Meet the 'bots' that edit Misplaced Pages". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- Raja, Sumit. "Little about the bot that runs Misplaced Pages, ClueBot NG". digitfreak.com. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- "This machine kills trolls". The Verge. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- "User talk:ClueBot Commons". Misplaced Pages. 2017-04-11.
- "User:ClueBot NG". Misplaced Pages. 2010-10-20.
- "Security Check Required". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- "How does Misplaced Pages's content review bot ClueBot NG review Misplaced Pages pages and validate their facts? - Quora". www.quora.com. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- "The Bots Who Edit Misplaced Pages (And The Humans Who Made Them)". MakeUseOf. Retrieved 2017-04-11.