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![]() | This user account is a bot operated by fl (talk). It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy. This bot was previously approved but has since been retired, and therefore shouldn't be making edits that appear to be unassisted except in the operator's or its own user and user talk space. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it. |
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This user is a bot | |
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(talk · contribs) | |
Operator | fl (talk · contribs) |
Approved? | Yes |
Flagged? | Yes |
Task(s) | See below |
Edit rate | 1 every hour |
Edit period(s) | Constant |
Automatic or manual? | Automatic |
Programming language(s) | Python (using Python-Wikitools framework) |
Exclusion compliant? | No |
Source code published? | Yes, here |
Emergency shutoff-compliant? | no |
flBot is a bot run by fl (talk · contribs) that periodically (every hour) updates {{opentasks}}
with random pages from each category. It runs using Python and the Python-Wikitools framework off the wikimedia toolserver.
Tasks
[edit]Task Number | Summary | Approved? |
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1 | Update {{opentasks}} with random tasks for a variety of categories.
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2 | Purges the main page at midnight every day | ![]() |
3 | Purges Template talk:Did you know in 10 minute intervals. | ![]() |
Source
[edit]The source code for flBot (opentasks.py) is now contained on my toolserver SVN repository. The bot requires a copy of the Python-Wikitools framework.