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ClueBot NG
Original author(s)Christopher Breneman and Cobi Carter
Initial releaseDecember 3, 2010
Repository
Written inC, C++, PHP, Python, Bash, and Java
Websiteen.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ClueBot_NG Edit this on Wikidata

ClueBot NG is an internet bot used on the English Misplaced Pages that reverts edits to Misplaced Pages articles that it identifies as vandalism. Programmed and operated by two Misplaced Pages volunteer editors, it uses machine learning and Bayesian statistics to determine if an edit is vandalism.

History

The bot was created by Christopher Breneman and Cobi Carter in 2010. It 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, it 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 the bot 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

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  2. Raja, Sumit. "Little about the bot that runs Misplaced Pages, ClueBot NG". digitfreak.com. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. "This machine kills trolls". The Verge. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
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