Translations:User groups/33/en

Bot (in the "$bot" group) is a group which classifies a user as an automated process or bot. These users have their edits hidden in the Recent Changes by default to prevent them from clogging the page (though you can view their recent actions by removing the "$rcfilter" filter in Special:RecentChanges). In addition to that, they have certain other permissions assigned to them to prevent them from getting caught in the CAPTCHAs, prevent them from getting caught in IP-based rate limits, among a few other permissions to prevent any interference for legitimate bots.