Unlike traditional encyclopedias, Wikipedia allows outside editing: except in particularly

sensitive and/or vandalism-prone pages that are "protected" to some degree, even
without an account readers can edit text without permission. Different language editions
modify this policy to some extent; for example, only registered users may create a new
article in the English edition. No article is considered to be owned by its creator or any
other editor, nor is it vetted by any recognized authority. Instead, editors are supposed to
agree on the content and structure of articles by consensus.
[27]

By default, an edit to an article immediately becomes available. Articles therefore may
contain inaccuracies, ideological biases, or even patent nonsense until or unless another
editor corrects them. Different language editions, each under separate administrative
control, are free to modify this policy. For example, the German Wikipedia maintains
"stable versions" of articles,
[28]
which have passed certain reviews. Following the
protracted trials and community discussion, the "pending changes" system was
introduced to English Wikipedia in December 2012.
[29]
Under this system, new users'
edits to certain controversial or vandalism-prone articles would be "subject to review
from an established Wikipedia editor before publication".
The software that powers Wikipedia can aid contributors. The "History" page of each
article records revisions (though a revision with libelous content, criminal threats, or
copyright infringements may be retroactively removed).
[30]
Editors can use this page to
undo undesirable changes or restore lost content. The "Talk" pages associated with
article as well as talk pages that are specific to particular contributors help coordinate
work among multiple editors.
[31]
Importantly, editors may use the "Talk" page to reach
consensus,
[32]
sometimes through the use of polling.
Editors can view the website's most "recent changes", which are displayed in reverse
chronology. Regular contributors often maintain a "watchlist" of articles that interest them
so as to easily track recent changes thereto. In language editions with many articles,
editors tend to prefer the "watchlist" because edits have become too many to follow in
"recent changes". New page patrol is a process whereby newly created articles are
checked for obvious problems.
[33]
A frequently vandalized article can be semi-protected,
allowing only well established users to edit it.
[34]
A particularly contentious article may be
locked so that only administrators are able to make changes.
[35]

Computer programs called bots have been used widely to perform simple and repetitive
tasks, such as correcting common misspellings and stylistic issues, or to start articles
such as geography entries in a standard format from statistical data.
[36][37][38]
There are
also some bots designed to warn users making "undesirable" edits,
[39]
prevent the
creation of links to particular websites, and block edits from particular accounts or IP
address ranges. Bots on Wikipedia must be approved by administration prior to activatio
Unlike traditional encyclopedias, Wikipedia allows outside editing: except in particularly
sensitive and/or vandalism-prone pages that are "protected" to some degree, even
without an account readers can edit text without permission. Different language editions
modify this policy to some extent; for example, only registered users may create a new
article in the English edition. No article is considered to be owned by its creator or any
other editor, nor is it vetted by any recognized authority. Instead, editors are supposed to
agree on the content and structure of articles by consensus.
[27]

By default, an edit to an article immediately becomes available. Articles therefore may
contain inaccuracies, ideological biases, or even patent nonsense until or unless another
editor corrects them. Different language editions, each under separate administrative
control, are free to modify this policy. For example, the German Wikipedia maintains
"stable versions" of articles,
[28]
which have passed certain reviews. Following the
protracted trials and community discussion, the "pending changes" system was
introduced to English Wikipedia in December 2012.
[29]
Under this system, new users'
edits to certain controversial or vandalism-prone articles would be "subject to review
from an established Wikipedia editor before publication".
The software that powers Wikipedia can aid contributors. The "History" page of each
article records revisions (though a revision with libelous content, criminal threats, or
copyright infringements may be retroactively removed).
[30]
Editors can use this page to
undo undesirable changes or restore lost content. The "Talk" pages associated with
article as well as talk pages that are specific to particular contributors help coordinate
work among multiple editors.
[31]
Importantly, editors may use the "Talk" page to reach
consensus,
[32]
sometimes through the use of polling.
Editors can view the website's most "recent changes", which are displayed in reverse
chronology. Regular contributors often maintain a "watchlist" of articles that interest them
so as to easily track recent changes thereto. In language editions with many articles,
editors tend to prefer the "watchlist" because edits have become too many to follow in
"recent changes". New page patrol is a process whereby newly created articles are
checked for obvious problems.
[33]
A frequently vandalized article can be semi-protected,
allowing only well established users to edit it.
[34]
A particularly contentious article may be
locked so that only administrators are able to make changes.
[35]

Computer programs called bots have been used widely to perform simple and repetitive
tasks, such as correcting common misspellings and stylistic issues, or to start articles
such as geography entries in a standard format from statistical data.
[36][37][38]
There are
also some bots designed to warn users making "undesirable" edits,
[39]
prevent the
creation of links to particular websites, and block edits from particular accounts or IP
address ranges. Bots on Wikipedia must be approved by administration prior to activatio
Unlike traditional encyclopedias, Wikipedia allows outside editing: except in particularly
sensitive and/or vandalism-prone pages that are "protected" to some degree, even
without an account readers can edit text without permission. Different language editions
modify this policy to some extent; for example, only registered users may create a new
article in the English edition. No article is considered to be owned by its creator or any
other editor, nor is it vetted by any recognized authority. Instead, editors are supposed to
agree on the content and structure of articles by consensus.
[27]

By default, an edit to an article immediately becomes available. Articles therefore may
contain inaccuracies, ideological biases, or even patent nonsense until or unless another
editor corrects them. Different language editions, each under separate administrative
control, are free to modify this policy. For example, the German Wikipedia maintains
"stable versions" of articles,
[28]
which have passed certain reviews. Following the
protracted trials and community discussion, the "pending changes" system was
introduced to English Wikipedia in December 2012.
[29]
Under this system, new users'
edits to certain controversial or vandalism-prone articles would be "subject to review
from an established Wikipedia editor before publication".
The software that powers Wikipedia can aid contributors. The "History" page of each
article records revisions (though a revision with libelous content, criminal threats, or
copyright infringements may be retroactively removed).
[30]
Editors can use this page to
undo undesirable changes or restore lost content. The "Talk" pages associated with
article as well as talk pages that are specific to particular contributors help coordinate
work among multiple editors.
[31]
Importantly, editors may use the "Talk" page to reach
consensus,
[32]
sometimes through the use of polling.
Editors can view the website's most "recent changes", which are displayed in reverse
chronology. Regular contributors often maintain a "watchlist" of articles that interest them
so as to easily track recent changes thereto. In language editions with many articles,
editors tend to prefer the "watchlist" because edits have become too many to follow in
"recent changes". New page patrol is a process whereby newly created articles are
checked for obvious problems.
[33]
A frequently vandalized article can be semi-protected,
allowing only well established users to edit it.
[34]
A particularly contentious article may be
locked so that only administrators are able to make changes.
[35]

Computer programs called bots have been used widely to perform simple and repetitive
tasks, such as correcting common misspellings and stylistic issues, or to start articles
such as geography entries in a standard format from statistical data.
[36][37][38]
There are
also some bots designed to warn users making "undesirable" edits,
[39]
prevent the
creation of links to particular websites, and block edits from particular accounts or IP
address ranges. Bots on Wikipedia must be approved by administration prior to activatio
Unlike traditional encyclopedias, Wikipedia allows outside editing: except in particularly
sensitive and/or vandalism-prone pages that are "protected" to some degree, even
without an account readers can edit text without permission. Different language editions
modify this policy to some extent; for example, only registered users may create a new
article in the English edition. No article is considered to be owned by its creator or any
other editor, nor is it vetted by any recognized authority. Instead, editors are supposed to
agree on the content and structure of articles by consensus.
[27]

By default, an edit to an article immediately becomes available. Articles therefore may
contain inaccuracies, ideological biases, or even patent nonsense until or unless another
editor corrects them. Different language editions, each under separate administrative
control, are free to modify this policy. For example, the German Wikipedia maintains
"stable versions" of articles,
[28]
which have passed certain reviews. Following the
protracted trials and community discussion, the "pending changes" system was
introduced to English Wikipedia in December 2012.
[29]
Under this system, new users'
edits to certain controversial or vandalism-prone articles would be "subject to review
from an established Wikipedia editor before publication".
The software that powers Wikipedia can aid contributors. The "History" page of each
article records revisions (though a revision with libelous content, criminal threats, or
copyright infringements may be retroactively removed).
[30]
Editors can use this page to
undo undesirable changes or restore lost content. The "Talk" pages associated with
article as well as talk pages that are specific to particular contributors help coordinate
work among multiple editors.
[31]
Importantly, editors may use the "Talk" page to reach
consensus,
[32]
sometimes through the use of polling.
Editors can view the website's most "recent changes", which are displayed in reverse
chronology. Regular contributors often maintain a "watchlist" of articles that interest them
so as to easily track recent changes thereto. In language editions with many articles,
editors tend to prefer the "watchlist" because edits have become too many to follow in
"recent changes". New page patrol is a process whereby newly created articles are
checked for obvious problems.
[33]
A frequently vandalized article can be semi-protected,
allowing only well established users to edit it.
[34]
A particularly contentious article may be
locked so that only administrators are able to make changes.
[35]

Computer programs called bots have been used widely to perform simple and repetitive
tasks, such as correcting common misspellings and stylistic issues, or to start articles
such as geography entries in a standard format from statistical data.
[36][37][38]
There are
also some bots designed to warn users making "undesirable" edits,
[39]
prevent the
creation of links to particular websites, and block edits from particular accounts or IP
address ranges. Bots on Wikipedia must be approved by administration prior to activatio
Unlike traditional encyclopedias, Wikipedia allows outside editing: except in particularly
sensitive and/or vandalism-prone pages that are "protected" to some degree, even
without an account readers can edit text without permission. Different language editions
modify this policy to some extent; for example, only registered users may create a new
article in the English edition. No article is considered to be owned by its creator or any
other editor, nor is it vetted by any recognized authority. Instead, editors are supposed to
agree on the content and structure of articles by consensus.
[27]

By default, an edit to an article immediately becomes available. Articles therefore may
contain inaccuracies, ideological biases, or even patent nonsense until or unless another
editor corrects them. Different language editions, each under separate administrative
control, are free to modify this policy. For example, the German Wikipedia maintains
"stable versions" of articles,
[28]
which have passed certain reviews. Following the
protracted trials and community discussion, the "pending changes" system was
introduced to English Wikipedia in December 2012.
[29]
Under this system, new users'
edits to certain controversial or vandalism-prone articles would be "subject to review
from an established Wikipedia editor before publication".
The software that powers Wikipedia can aid contributors. The "History" page of each
article records revisions (though a revision with libelous content, criminal threats, or
copyright infringements may be retroactively removed).
[30]
Editors can use this page to
undo undesirable changes or restore lost content. The "Talk" pages associated with
article as well as talk pages that are specific to particular contributors help coordinate
work among multiple editors.
[31]
Importantly, editors may use the "Talk" page to reach
consensus,
[32]
sometimes through the use of polling.
Editors can view the website's most "recent changes", which are displayed in reverse
chronology. Regular contributors often maintain a "watchlist" of articles that interest them
so as to easily track recent changes thereto. In language editions with many articles,
editors tend to prefer the "watchlist" because edits have become too many to follow in
"recent changes". New page patrol is a process whereby newly created articles are
checked for obvious problems.
[33]
A frequently vandalized article can be semi-protected,
allowing only well established users to edit it.
[34]
A particularly contentious article may be
locked so that only administrators are able to make changes.
[35]

Computer programs called bots have been used widely to perform simple and repetitive
tasks, such as correcting common misspellings and stylistic issues, or to start articles
such as geography entries in a standard format from statistical data.
[36][37][38]
There are
also some bots designed to warn users making "undesirable" edits,
[39]
prevent the
creation of links to particular websites, and block edits from particular accounts or IP
address ranges. Bots on Wikipedia must be approved by administration prior to activatio
Unlike traditional encyclopedias, Wikipedia allows outside editing: except in particularly
sensitive and/or vandalism-prone pages that are "protected" to some degree, even
without an account readers can edit text without permission. Different language editions
modify this policy to some extent; for example, only registered users may create a new
article in the English edition. No article is considered to be owned by its creator or any
other editor, nor is it vetted by any recognized authority. Instead, editors are supposed to
agree on the content and structure of articles by consensus.
[27]

By default, an edit to an article immediately becomes available. Articles therefore may
contain inaccuracies, ideological biases, or even patent nonsense until or unless another
editor corrects them. Different language editions, each under separate administrative
control, are free to modify this policy. For example, the German Wikipedia maintains
"stable versions" of articles,
[28]
which have passed certain reviews. Following the
protracted trials and community discussion, the "pending changes" system was
introduced to English Wikipedia in December 2012.
[29]
Under this system, new users'
edits to certain controversial or vandalism-prone articles would be "subject to review
from an established Wikipedia editor before publication".
The software that powers Wikipedia can aid contributors. The "History" page of each
article records revisions (though a revision with libelous content, criminal threats, or
copyright infringements may be retroactively removed).
[30]
Editors can use this page to
undo undesirable changes or restore lost content. The "Talk" pages associated with
article as well as talk pages that are specific to particular contributors help coordinate
work among multiple editors.
[31]
Importantly, editors may use the "Talk" page to reach
consensus,
[32]
sometimes through the use of polling.
Editors can view the website's most "recent changes", which are displayed in reverse
chronology. Regular contributors often maintain a "watchlist" of articles that interest them
so as to easily track recent changes thereto. In language editions with many articles,
editors tend to prefer the "watchlist" because edits have become too many to follow in
"recent changes". New page patrol is a process whereby newly created articles are
checked for obvious problems.
[33]
A frequently vandalized article can be semi-protected,
allowing only well established users to edit it.
[34]
A particularly contentious article may be
locked so that only administrators are able to make changes.
[35]

Computer programs called bots have been used widely to perform simple and repetitive
tasks, such as correcting common misspellings and stylistic issues, or to start articles
such as geography entries in a standard format from statistical data.
[36][37][38]
There are
also some bots designed to warn users making "undesirable" edits,
[39]
prevent the
creation of links to particular websites, and block edits from particular accounts or IP
address ranges. Bots on Wikipedia must be approved by administration prior to activatio
Unlike traditional encyclopedias, Wikipedia allows outside editing: except in particularly
sensitive and/or vandalism-prone pages that are "protected" to some degree, even
without an account readers can edit text without permission. Different language editions
modify this policy to some extent; for example, only registered users may create a new
article in the English edition. No article is considered to be owned by its creator or any
other editor, nor is it vetted by any recognized authority. Instead, editors are supposed to
agree on the content and structure of articles by consensus.
[27]

By default, an edit to an article immediately becomes available. Articles therefore may
contain inaccuracies, ideological biases, or even patent nonsense until or unless another
editor corrects them. Different language editions, each under separate administrative
control, are free to modify this policy. For example, the German Wikipedia maintains
"stable versions" of articles,
[28]
which have passed certain reviews. Following the
protracted trials and community discussion, the "pending changes" system was
introduced to English Wikipedia in December 2012.
[29]
Under this system, new users'
edits to certain controversial or vandalism-prone articles would be "subject to review
from an established Wikipedia editor before publication".
The software that powers Wikipedia can aid contributors. The "History" page of each
article records revisions (though a revision with libelous content, criminal threats, or
copyright infringements may be retroactively removed).
[30]
Editors can use this page to
undo undesirable changes or restore lost content. The "Talk" pages associated with
article as well as talk pages that are specific to particular contributors help coordinate
work among multiple editors.
[31]
Importantly, editors may use the "Talk" page to reach
consensus,
[32]
sometimes through the use of polling.
Editors can view the website's most "recent changes", which are displayed in reverse
chronology. Regular contributors often maintain a "watchlist" of articles that interest them
so as to easily track recent changes thereto. In language editions with many articles,
editors tend to prefer the "watchlist" because edits have become too many to follow in
"recent changes". New page patrol is a process whereby newly created articles are
checked for obvious problems.
[33]
A frequently vandalized article can be semi-protected,
allowing only well established users to edit it.
[34]
A particularly contentious article may be
locked so that only administrators are able to make changes.
[35]

Computer programs called bots have been used widely to perform simple and repetitive
tasks, such as correcting common misspellings and stylistic issues, or to start articles
such as geography entries in a standard format from statistical data.
[36][37][38]
There are
also some bots designed to warn users making "undesirable" edits,
[39]
prevent the
creation of links to particular websites, and block edits from particular accounts or IP
address ranges. Bots on Wikipedia must be approved by administration prior to activatio
Unlike traditional encyclopedias, Wikipedia allows outside editing: except in particularly
sensitive and/or vandalism-prone pages that are "protected" to some degree, even
without an account readers can edit text without permission. Different language editions
modify this policy to some extent; for example, only registered users may create a new
article in the English edition. No article is considered to be owned by its creator or any
other editor, nor is it vetted by any recognized authority. Instead, editors are supposed to
agree on the content and structure of articles by consensus.
[27]

By default, an edit to an article immediately becomes available. Articles therefore may
contain inaccuracies, ideological biases, or even patent nonsense until or unless another
editor corrects them. Different language editions, each under separate administrative
control, are free to modify this policy. For example, the German Wikipedia maintains
"stable versions" of articles,
[28]
which have passed certain reviews. Following the
protracted trials and community discussion, the "pending changes" system was
introduced to English Wikipedia in December 2012.
[29]
Under this system, new users'
edits to certain controversial or vandalism-prone articles would be "subject to review
from an established Wikipedia editor before publication".
The software that powers Wikipedia can aid contributors. The "History" page of each
article records revisions (though a revision with libelous content, criminal threats, or
copyright infringements may be retroactively removed).
[30]
Editors can use this page to
undo undesirable changes or restore lost content. The "Talk" pages associated with
article as well as talk pages that are specific to particular contributors help coordinate
work among multiple editors.
[31]
Importantly, editors may use the "Talk" page to reach
consensus,
[32]
sometimes through the use of polling.
Editors can view the website's most "recent changes", which are displayed in reverse
chronology. Regular contributors often maintain a "watchlist" of articles that interest them
so as to easily track recent changes thereto. In language editions with many articles,
editors tend to prefer the "watchlist" because edits have become too many to follow in
"recent changes". New page patrol is a process whereby newly created articles are
checked for obvious problems.
[33]
A frequently vandalized article can be semi-protected,
allowing only well established users to edit it.
[34]
A particularly contentious article may be
locked so that only administrators are able to make changes.
[35]

Computer programs called bots have been used widely to perform simple and repetitive
tasks, such as correcting common misspellings and stylistic issues, or to start articles
such as geography entries in a standard format from statistical data.
[36][37][38]
There are
also some bots designed to warn users making "undesirable" edits,
[39]
prevent the
creation of links to particular websites, and block edits from particular accounts or IP
address ranges. Bots on Wikipedia must be approved by administration prior to activatio
Unlike traditional encyclopedias, Wikipedia allows outside editing: except in particularly
sensitive and/or vandalism-prone pages that are "protected" to some degree, even
without an account readers can edit text without permission. Different language editions
modify this policy to some extent; for example, only registered users may create a new
article in the English edition. No article is considered to be owned by its creator or any
other editor, nor is it vetted by any recognized authority. Instead, editors are supposed to
agree on the content and structure of articles by consensus.
[27]

By default, an edit to an article immediately becomes available. Articles therefore may
contain inaccuracies, ideological biases, or even patent nonsense until or unless another
editor corrects them. Different language editions, each under separate administrative
control, are free to modify this policy. For example, the German Wikipedia maintains
"stable versions" of articles,
[28]
which have passed certain reviews. Following the
protracted trials and community discussion, the "pending changes" system was
introduced to English Wikipedia in December 2012.
[29]
Under this system, new users'
edits to certain controversial or vandalism-prone articles would be "subject to review
from an established Wikipedia editor before publication".
The software that powers Wikipedia can aid contributors. The "History" page of each
article records revisions (though a revision with libelous content, criminal threats, or
copyright infringements may be retroactively removed).
[30]
Editors can use this page to
undo undesirable changes or restore lost content. The "Talk" pages associated with
article as well as talk pages that are specific to particular contributors help coordinate
work among multiple editors.
[31]
Importantly, editors may use the "Talk" page to reach
consensus,
[32]
sometimes through the use of polling.
Editors can view the website's most "recent changes", which are displayed in reverse
chronology. Regular contributors often maintain a "watchlist" of articles that interest them
so as to easily track recent changes thereto. In language editions with many articles,
editors tend to prefer the "watchlist" because edits have become too many to follow in
"recent changes". New page patrol is a process whereby newly created articles are
checked for obvious problems.
[33]
A frequently vandalized article can be semi-protected,
allowing only well established users to edit it.
[34]
A particularly contentious article may be
locked so that only administrators are able to make changes.
[35]

Computer programs called bots have been used widely to perform simple and repetitive
tasks, such as correcting common misspellings and stylistic issues, or to start articles
such as geography entries in a standard format from statistical data.
[36][37][38]
There are
also some bots designed to warn users making "undesirable" edits,
[39]
prevent the
creation of links to particular websites, and block edits from particular accounts or IP
address ranges. Bots on Wikipedia must be approved by administration prior to activatio
Unlike traditional encyclopedias, Wikipedia allows outside editing: except in particularly
sensitive and/or vandalism-prone pages that are "protected" to some degree, even
without an account readers can edit text without permission. Different language editions
modify this policy to some extent; for example, only registered users may create a new
article in the English edition. No article is considered to be owned by its creator or any
other editor, nor is it vetted by any recognized authority. Instead, editors are supposed to
agree on the content and structure of articles by consensus.
[27]

By default, an edit to an article immediately becomes available. Articles therefore may
contain inaccuracies, ideological biases, or even patent nonsense until or unless another
editor corrects them. Different language editions, each under separate administrative
control, are free to modify this policy. For example, the German Wikipedia maintains
"stable versions" of articles,
[28]
which have passed certain reviews. Following the
protracted trials and community discussion, the "pending changes" system was
introduced to English Wikipedia in December 2012.
[29]
Under this system, new users'
edits to certain controversial or vandalism-prone articles would be "subject to review
from an established Wikipedia editor before publication".
The software that powers Wikipedia can aid contributors. The "History" page of each
article records revisions (though a revision with libelous content, criminal threats, or
copyright infringements may be retroactively removed).
[30]
Editors can use this page to
undo undesirable changes or restore lost content. The "Talk" pages associated with
article as well as talk pages that are specific to particular contributors help coordinate
work among multiple editors.
[31]
Importantly, editors may use the "Talk" page to reach
consensus,
[32]
sometimes through the use of polling.
Editors can view the website's most "recent changes", which are displayed in reverse
chronology. Regular contributors often maintain a "watchlist" of articles that interest them
so as to easily track recent changes thereto. In language editions with many articles,
editors tend to prefer the "watchlist" because edits have become too many to follow in
"recent changes". New page patrol is a process whereby newly created articles are
checked for obvious problems.
[33]
A frequently vandalized article can be semi-protected,
allowing only well established users to edit it.
[34]
A particularly contentious article may be
locked so that only administrators are able to make changes.
[35]

Computer programs called bots have been used widely to perform simple and repetitive
tasks, such as correcting common misspellings and stylistic issues, or to start articles
such as geography entries in a standard format from statistical data.
[36][37][38]
There are
also some bots designed to warn users making "undesirable" edits,
[39]
prevent the
creation of links to particular websites, and block edits from particular accounts or IP
address ranges. Bots on Wikipedia must be approved by administration prior to activatio
Unlike traditional encyclopedias, Wikipedia allows outside editing: except in particularly
sensitive and/or vandalism-prone pages that are "protected" to some degree, even
without an account readers can edit text without permission. Different language editions
modify this policy to some extent; for example, only registered users may create a new
article in the English edition. No article is considered to be owned by its creator or any
other editor, nor is it vetted by any recognized authority. Instead, editors are supposed to
agree on the content and structure of articles by consensus.
[27]

By default, an edit to an article immediately becomes available. Articles therefore may
contain inaccuracies, ideological biases, or even patent nonsense until or unless another
editor corrects them. Different language editions, each under separate administrative
control, are free to modify this policy. For example, the German Wikipedia maintains
"stable versions" of articles,
[28]
which have passed certain reviews. Following the
protracted trials and community discussion, the "pending changes" system was
introduced to English Wikipedia in December 2012.
[29]
Under this system, new users'
edits to certain controversial or vandalism-prone articles would be "subject to review
from an established Wikipedia editor before publication".
The software that powers Wikipedia can aid contributors. The "History" page of each
article records revisions (though a revision with libelous content, criminal threats, or
copyright infringements may be retroactively removed).
[30]
Editors can use this page to
undo undesirable changes or restore lost content. The "Talk" pages associated with
article as well as talk pages that are specific to particular contributors help coordinate
work among multiple editors.
[31]
Importantly, editors may use the "Talk" page to reach
consensus,
[32]
sometimes through the use of polling.
Editors can view the website's most "recent changes", which are displayed in reverse
chronology. Regular contributors often maintain a "watchlist" of articles that interest them
so as to easily track recent changes thereto. In language editions with many articles,
editors tend to prefer the "watchlist" because edits have become too many to follow in
"recent changes". New page patrol is a process whereby newly created articles are
checked for obvious problems.
[33]
A frequently vandalized article can be semi-protected,
allowing only well established users to edit it.
[34]
A particularly contentious article may be
locked so that only administrators are able to make changes.
[35]

Computer programs called bots have been used widely to perform simple and repetitive
tasks, such as correcting common misspellings and stylistic issues, or to start articles
such as geography entries in a standard format from statistical data.
[36][37][38]
There are
also some bots designed to warn users making "undesirable" edits,
[39]
prevent the
creation of links to particular websites, and block edits from particular accounts or IP
address ranges. Bots on Wikipedia must be approved by administration prior to activatio