== Request for Interview Regarding Wikipedia Bots == 

 Greetings Daniel- 

 My name is Randall Livingstone, and I am a graduate student at the University of Oregon, currently collecting data for my dissertation on Wikipedia editors who create and use bots and assisted editing tools, as well as editors involved in the initial and/or ongoing creation of bot policies on Wikipedia. As a member of BAG and the bot community, I would very much like to interview you for the project at a time and in a method that is most convenient for you (Gchat, another IM client, Skype, email, telephone, etc.). I am completely flexible and can work with your schedule. The interview will take approximately 30-45 minutes. 

 My dissertation project has been approved both by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Oregon, and by the Research Committee at the Wikimedia Foundation.  You can find more information on the project on my meta page.    

 Please let me know if you have any questions, and I look forward to hearing from you to set up a time to chat. Thank you very much. 

 Randall Livingstone, School of Journalism & Communication, University of Oregon