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wiki: GerritBot vs gopherbot

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#73330 opened on Apr 11, 2025

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Description

https://go.dev/wiki/GerritBot vs https://go.dev/wiki/gopherbot

I see that only GerritBot is said to sync PRs, but real comments about PR being synced are made by @gopherbot (https://github.com/golang/go/issues/73314#issuecomment-2794809383). If they too work together, it would be nice to document how, ideally with mermaid diagram. And if GerritBot is not commenting at all, why is it called *Bot in the first place?

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gogithub actions
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documentation
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Research direction
Investigate the wiki pages for GerritBot and gopherbot at https://go.dev/wiki/GerritBot and https://go.dev/wiki/gopherbot. Review comments in issue #73314 and other related issues to understand how the two bots interact. Create a mermaid diagram showing the workflow. Update the wiki pages to clarify their roles and mention that gopherbot also syncs PRs.