Social Activity of Editing Bots on the Wikipedia

Do we understand the 'social' aspects of competing bots?   In this case bots that are left to their own directives.   You might think such examples have obscure results, but in this case they influence knowledge many of us access every day.   How must such bots converse?

Bots on Wikipedia Wage Edit Wars Between Themselves That Last For Years
by George Dvorsky   ...