Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/STBot

STBot

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Operator: ST47

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Jobs will be manually entered and the page list will be checked, the bot would then proceed on it's own while I prepare the next job.

Programming Language(s): uses Wikipedia:AWB but I'm working on the pywikipedia framework to see if there is anything else I can do.

Function Summary: Will change categories due to Wikipedia:CFD, mostly in substed userbox and other large categories.

Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): 3-4 jobs 2-3 times daily

Edit rate requested: I really have no idea, whatever you all think is ok

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): N

Function Details: Change or remove categories from pages in the main, template, user namespaces according to Wikipedia:CFD/W. I would change any templates and move the category text, the bot would then go through the remainder of the category and make the changes.

Discussion

The edit rate seems awfully fast to me (1 per 2 seconds): it sometimes takes longer than that to save an edit. Are you sure that wouldn't be a server hog? --ais523 12:17, 11 September 2006 (U T C)

i don't know, that's usually how long it takes for me to save one evit and load the next page in AWB, but I could always throttle it. I'm really not sure, so whatever you think, I can do ST47Talk 18:09, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Quick note the Plywikipedia frame is not realy suitable for Wikipedia:CFD as some of the framework tends to mess up userpages see here for a page that the framework had trouble with. that is also why User:Cydebot run by User:Cyde stopped working on the CFD untill all the userspace categories are taken care of. Betacommand ^{(talk • contribs • Bot)} 15:46, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

no, I'd use Wikipedia:AWB for that, i'm just looking through the python stuff to see where else i can help ST47Talk 18:09, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can I have a couple diffs of stuff you'd like to do w/ the bot, obviously pywikipedia has some issues w/ some stuff (sometimes Tawkerbot is just running AWB.. much faster setup) - it's all a mix. In either case diffs would be very nice -- Tawker 18:47, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sure!

are a few I just did using firefox, but that's what the AWB would do, it knows not to duplicate categories ST47Talk 19:02, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

NOTE: if you look in my contribs, you'll see a few removals I'm making using WP:AWB in its manual mode, once I finish Category:RS 500 songs Ill do Category:RS 500 albums ST47Talk 19:06, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ok, that's done, and I'm not sitting here for the next one(2,026 edits), so I'll sit back and wait I guess :) ST47Talk 21:31, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Looks solid to me, watch the edit rate and you should be good to go (lemme ping about a botflag when I get back from class) -- Tawker 20:48, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are you approving this for trial or speedily approving it? I'm not sure you were clear. Please clarify. -- RM 13:20, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Approve Betacommand ^{(talk • contribs • Bot)} 13:21, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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