Bot rights

Bots
Bots have more rights than Normal users. This page will go through all the extra rights that bots have.

Rights

 * Be treated as an automated process (bot)
 * Edit semi-protected pages (autoconfirmed)
 * Have one's own edits automatically marked as patrolled (autopatrol)
 * Not be affected by rate limits (noratelimit)
 * Not create redirects from source pages when moving pages (suppressredirect)
 * Not have minor edits to discussion pages trigger the new messages prompt (nominornewtalk)
 * Perform CAPTCHA-triggering actions without having to go through the CAPTCHA (skipcaptcha)
 * Use higher limits in API queries (apihighlimits)
 * Use of the write API (writeapi)
 * welcomeexempt (welcomeexempt)