Thread:Brandon Rhea/@comment-27257793-20160729024835/@comment-26611127-20160729025527

KCCreations wrote: You can send in a request to flag the bot via Special:Contact/general. Be sure to include a link to written permission if the wiki has other active contributors. I don't think you need community approval from a bot if you are a bureacrat.

The help page states you need community approval or a bureaucrat's approval. The OP is already a bureaucrat.