Jay, one comment,
What differentiate a bot from a regular admin is that what a bot does is
not visible in recent changes. But a bot can not do anything more than a
regular editor. In particular, it can not delete article, unless it is
an admin as well (it is not the case I think).
If you wish to see the bot activity, type :
http://ia.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&hidebot…
(caused me troubles to find this link, add it on your recent changes cap
if you are worried)
Mark, please stop shouting. And stop putting so many !
ant