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==Reddit wiki bots==

; WikiTextBot

: https://www.reddit.com/user/WikiTextBot - a bot that comments with an excerpt from the Wikipedia article, anytime someone links to Wikipedia. Can handle multiple links, e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryWhatIf/comments/7158e1/wi_in_june_of_1942_the_japanese_joined_in/dn8c33m/?context=3 -- but does not work with #section links.<small>[https://github.com/kittenswolf/WikiTextBot/issues/4 request filed]</small>

There have been a few bots over the years that detect comment-links to Wikipedia and reply with an excerpt. Including:

; Autowikibot

* [https://www.reddit.com/user/WikiSummarizerBot WikiSummarizerBot] - 2021–present - ([https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot github]) - It can handle multiple links ([https://www.reddit.com/r/dogelore/comments/pmfvdl/le_adventure_communist_and_its_500/hci36f8/?context=3 example]), AND section links ([https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/pm0g9o/here_are_the_vaccine_mandate_rejection_states_if/hci1sg5/?context=3 example]) - More info: [https://www.reddit.com/r/botwatch/comments/ml9crr/introducing_uwikisummarizerbot/ Intro post in r/botwatch]

: The previous incarnation, retired in 2015 https://www.reddit.com/user/autowikibot - it did work for subsections, e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/InternetIsBeautiful/comments/2x8dnn/practice_your_geography_country_flag_state_region/coyj6ox?context=3

* [https://www.reddit.com/user/WikipediaSummary WikipediaSummary] - ~2021

* [https://www.reddit.com/user/wikipedia_text_bot wikipedia_text_bot] - ~2020

:* [https://www.reddit.com/user/WikiTextBot WikiTextBot] - a2017–2020 bot- that([https://github.com/kittenswolf/WikiTextBot commentsgithub]) with- anIt excerpt from the Wikipedia article, anytime someone links to Wikipedia. Cancould handle multiple links, e.g. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryWhatIf/comments/7158e1/wi_in_june_of_1942_the_japanese_joined_in/dn8c33m/?context=3 --example]), but doesdid not work with #section links. <small>([https://github.com/kittenswolf/WikiTextBot/issues/4 request filed])</small>

* [https://www.reddit.com/user/autowikibot TheAutowikibot] previous- incarnation,2014–2015 retired in 2015- ([https://www.redditgithub.com/useracini/autowikibot-py github]) - itIt did work for subsections,#section e.g.links ([https://www.reddit.com/r/InternetIsBeautiful/comments/2x8dnn/practice_your_geography_country_flag_state_region/coyj6ox?context=3 example]).

== r/Wikipedia and r/MediaWiki ==