Thread:Brandon Rhea/@comment-5913830-20121123235744/@comment-4668895-20121124001809

Hey, you don't necessarily require a bot flag for making edits using a bot program, but it's best to. The bot flag's main purpose to hide a selected bot's edits hidden from Special:WikiActivity and Special:RecentChanges, though you can show bot edits in recent changes by clicking the "Show bots" button. You'll have to send in your request for getting a bot flag at Special:Contact/general, as only staff members can add bot rights for users. Bots do not have to be approved by staff, as admins can decide whether or not they would like to operate a bot, staff only grant rights via the request of a user or admin.