Why do we host bots outside of this wiki?
Fragment of a discussion from Talk:RoboRumble/Enter The Competition
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Good idea! I also thought about that years ago, but haven't mentioned it.
It's really hard for a new participant to join the rumble — you have to be Java 5 compliment (before the recent update that raised the requirement to Java 8), and you have to find a hosting service which offers permanent links to direct download.
I'm also considering some API for manipulating the participants list — it's easy to break it, and anyone can do that (and causing the literumble to be unstable for awhile)
E.g. we may want to add a form, where you can submit your bot name with a download link, and it automatically validates your package to make sure no mistake. It may also remove the older version automatically.