Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Dasschaefchenbot

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Request Expired.

Dasschaefchenbot

Operator: Das Schäfchen (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)

Time filed: 16:12, Thursday August 23, 2012 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual:

Python (uses Pywikipedia)

Source code available: [1]

Function overview: Interwiki-Bot

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): most daily

Estimated number of pages affected: ca. 10 to 30 a day, perhaps more

Exclusion compliant yes

Already has a bot flag yes, on bar.wikipedia

Function details: Fixes interwikis, not more

Discussion

Note: This bot appears to have edited since this BRFA was filed. Bots may not edit outside their own or their operator's userspace unless approved or approved for trial. AnomieBOT ⚡ 10:13, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

a) why was the bot already running? b) can you tell us the interwiki parameters that will be used? Rcsprinter (talkin' to me?) @ 09:55, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I use interwiki.py -new -autonomous and interwiki.py -start:xyz -autonomous. Sometimes I use the force-tag, but then I check every edit, but normally I don't use it.--Das Schäfchen (talk) 08:43, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Generally we would prefer that you not use it at all when also running with -autonomous. Sure, any errors can be cleaned up later but it's better not to make the errors at all. Also, you haven't answered Rcsprinter's first question. Why was your bot running without approval? — madman 20:15, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

{{OperatorAssistanceNeeded|D}}

I hate strong rules, why is everything so complicated ... I did some (many) test edits, in the German Wikipedia is that allowed. Greetings --Das Schäfchen (talk) 18:00, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry you hate strong rules, but the bot policy on the English Wikipedia is the product of community consensus and is very clear that approval is required before you can run a bot. Are you now familiar with the policy? I'll be happy to approve you for trial with the parameters you provided, but cannot approve your task based on trial edits on the German Wikipedia (the two environments are not equivalent). Thanks, — madman 15:51, 9 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

{{OperatorAssistanceNeeded|D}} MBisanz ^talk 16:37, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request Expired. — madman 03:31, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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