Revision as of 15:53, 26 April 2007

AutoModerators and AutoModerations

AutoMod is an ambiguous term and can mean either AutoModerator or AutoModeration.

An AutoModeration is a BadTerminology for an AutoEdit: an Edit that does not go to a vote and is applied immediately.
An AutoModerator is a BadTerminology for an AutoEditor: an Editor who has been given the "automod" privilege (by the AutoEditorElection process). This privilege enables them to enter a greater range of edit types that are auto-approved, i.e. applied immediately, without going to a vote.

In most cases, AutoMod was used in the latter sense but should not be used anymore.

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 =AutoModerators and AutoModerations=
-AutoMod is an ambiguous term and can mean either [[Auto Moderator|AutoModerator]] or [[Auto-Moderation|AutoModeration]].
+AutoMod is an ambiguous term and can mean either [[Auto-Editor|AutoModerator]] or [[Auto-Edit|AutoModeration]].
 * An [[Auto-Edit|AutoModeration]] is a [[Bad Terminology|BadTerminology]] for an [[Auto-Edit|AutoEdit]]: an [[Edit]] that does not go to a vote and is applied immediately.
 * An [[Auto-Editor|AutoModerator]] is a [[Bad Terminology|BadTerminology]] for an [[Auto-Editor|AutoEditor]]: an [[Editor]] who has been given the "automod" privilege (by the [[Auto-Editor Election|AutoEditorElection]] process).  This privilege enables them to enter a [[Edit Type|greater range of edit types]] that are auto-approved, i.e. applied immediately, without going to a vote.