is an agent that senses and acts on WikiPages (and beyond).
The above original general adhoc one-line definition and this comment was deliberately given by the signing author as part of a general idea to be explored. -- FridemarPache
Some of the various roles that a WikiAgent might play:
- AnonymousCoward
- AnonymousDonor
- AnonymousHero
- CoreWannabes
- DeleteJunkie
- GoodWikiCitizen
- HousekeepingZombie
- HumanBeings
- OpenAuthor
- QuickChangesJunkie
- RecentChangesJunkie
- VolunteerHousekeeper
- WikiAddict
- WikiAuthor
- WikiButcher
- WikiCitizen
- WikiCelebrities
- WikiConstructionists
- WikiFairies
- WikiGardener
- WikiGnome
- WikiGremlin
- WikiHijacker
- WikiJunkie
- WikiLurker
- WikiMaster
- WikiReductionists
- WikiUser
- WikiVandal
- WikiZen
For a more specialized definition, focusing on software WikiAgents, see MeatballWiki: http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?WikiAgent. Currently human agents seem to prevail. -- FridemarPache
The implementation of agents is an idea which fits well in a WikiWithMoreThanPages. Here we are talking about agents constructed and directed by humans.
See WhatIsAnAgent, CategoryAgentOriented