Jeremy Cushman wrote:
Right now on the English Wikipedia bots are limited to 6 edits per minute. Is it time to raise the permitted edit rate? Do we have the server capacity now to handle rapid editing?
If there is a technical problem with high rate editing then we will limit the rate by technical means. We can't rely on policy to maintain good performance. Recommended bot edit rates are there for non-technical reasons, such as to allow time for review.
Currently there is a technically imposed limit of 8 edits per minute on IPs and new accounts, to mitigate bot-driven vandalism. There is no limit on established accounts.
-- Tim Starling