Template talk:Bot/Archive 1

Interwiki link for Interlingua
Dear administrator, please add the following interwiki link:

ia:Patrono:Bot

Thank you in advance, Julian 12:21, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ Done. – Luna Santin  (talk) 20:28, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Interwiki links
Dear administrator, please add the following interwiki links:

es:Plantilla:Bot pt:Predefinição:Bot ru:Шаблон:Bot zh:Template:Bot

Thank you in advance, Julian 14:45, 28 March 2007 (UTC)


 * editprotected done. CMummert · talk 18:33, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Please add pl:Szablon:Bot and simple:Template:Bot Also, the category might need to be noincluded. Thanks, Yonatan talk 18:45, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ Done. I haven't changed the category; it's set to sort to the start of the category when not included and to the bot's name when included. --ais523 13:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)


 * The following interwikis have been found using Global Wikipedia Article Search:

af:Sjabloon:Bot ca:Plantilla:Bot gl:Template:Bot hu:Sablon:Bot id:Templat:Bot it:Template:Bot sv:Mall:Bot
 * Also consider moving the documentation to the main page using WP:DOC —Dispenser 05:29, 17 May 2007 (UTC)


 * ✅ Done, also moved documentation to Template:Bot/doc ^ demon [omg plz] 09:17, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Edit Request
editprotected

Could an administrator please add the following code:

in includeonly tags? It would be incredibly usefull for tracking all bot accounts by a specific user.

Thanks! Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 09:59, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Not done This would create a lot of redlinked metadata categories with names that don't follow the normal naming conventions; please gain consensus for something like this first. (A better name would be something like 'Wikipedia bots operated by '.) --ais523 10:02, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Gap after tag
Editprotected

There is a gap under the all the tag code between where the actual bot message ends and the &lt;noinclude&gt; tags start. Please fix, and make the &lt;noinclude&gt; tag appear immediately after all the tag code ends. + spe bi  ~ 08:07, 25 June 2007 (UTC) to the end of the tag.
 * I've known editprotected requests on other tags in the opposite direction, requesting the addition of space under the tag so that when multiple tags are used on a page they don't join directly onto each other but instead have a gap. That's likely to be less of a problem here, though. Do you think that despite this, the space should still be removed? Does anyone else have an opinion on this? --ais523 08:10, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I believe the gap should be removed, and if other users want a gap to separate the tag from other tags, they can add

It is slightly different with div tags, which probably makes other users' feel the need to add the gap at the end:

See how the borders are touching each other?


 * + spe bi  ~ 08:38, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oooh! Adding class="messagebox" creates a small space between each tag. + spe bi  ~ 08:45, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

So what edit exactly should be made? --ais523 16:43, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Make the noinclude tag start on the same line that the tag table code finishes:


 * }

instead of


 * }


 * Thanks, + spe bi  ~ 21:32, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Yes check.svg|20px]] Done. Cheers. --MZMcBride 05:34, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Hebrew interwiki link
Hi, could someone add an interwiki link to the Hebrew Wikipedia's version ( or )? Thanks in advance! —Ruakh TALK 00:31, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Done, though the page with the interwikis is actually not protected (Template:Bot/doc). --- RockMFR 02:07, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, heh. Well, thanks even so. :-) —Ruakh TALK 02:40, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Update a lot of interwiki's
Could someone update all the interwiki's from nl:Sjabloon:Bot? Thanks. multichill (talk) 20:20, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * done Shii (tock) 00:08, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Could someone please add in a interwiki link to Esperanto?
It's located at: eo:Ŝablono:Bot

Thanks! -- Yekrats (talk) 12:28, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Template Documentation
editprotectApparently the bot that was converting pages to the newer documentation standard skipped this page due to the protection. See WP:DOC. — Dispenser 01:39, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 05:56, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Change Image
Please replace the current image Image:Crystal Clear action run.png with Image:Crystal Clear action run.svg Thanks LegoKontribsTalkM 17:57, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ PeterSymonds (talk)  21:55, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Excuse me, is it just me who finds the svg version ugly? It is only slightly resembling its "original", has broken lighting which in turn breaks the 3D effect entirely (not to mention that it has not "Crystal Clear" feel whatsoever). It is not a suitable replacement until it's improved. Миша 13 20:14, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Mbox
Please replace the page with the following code: Thanks. —Ms2ger (talk) 15:01, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Any reason you need to use Mbox directly, in stead of one of the others listed at Template:Mbox/doc? עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 16:24, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Changed to ombox, since it is only used in "other" namespaces. --- RockMFR 22:30, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Edits in future
Just to warn everyone ahead of time that there is discussion going on the bot owners' noticeboard regarding a proposed overhaul of the categories that govern bots and their classification. In light of this, this bot template could be used as a much more powerful tool in future. Don't worry, all existing templates will still work! Anyhow, all discussion welcome (best there, I think, rather than here). - Jarry1250 (t, c) 10:00, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

by user talk code break
Remove one of the '}' from the end of the first parameter after 'user talk'. It's causing the user talk link to break apart. --Clark89 (talk) 04:34, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. --- RockMFR 04:35, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

2 -> 3 params
| inactive = Category:Inactive Wikipedia bots The bot is currently inactive or approval has been withdrawn.

to

| inactive = Category:Inactive Wikipedia bots The bot is currently inactive, but retains the approval of the community.

| unapproved = The bot does not yet have the approval of the community.

- Jarry1250 (t, c) 10:11, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Done and Pictogram voting keep.svg Done. - Jeremy (v^_^v Cardmaker) 10:18, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Fix my fail:

- Jarry1250 (t, c) 10:34, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Fixed again. - Jeremy (v^_^v Cardmaker) 10:37, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Addition to unapproved parameter
Could an admin change the 'unapproved' parameter to something like this, per point #2 here. Thanks,  Richard 0612  11:24, 28 February 2009 (UTC) | unapproved = Category:Unapproved Wikipedia bots This bot does not yet have the approval of the community, or approval has been withdrawn, and therefore should not be editing.


 * Also, to make it clear that unapproved bots should not be editing mainspace, could this:

be put in place of the current 'Administrators:' section.  Richard 0612  12:03, 28 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Note though the exception for editing only the bot's/owner's userspace at WP:BOT. I don't know whether that's worth mentioning in the first bit or not. Anomie⚔ 20:00, 28 February 2009 (UTC)


 * ✅ This task. The  Helpful  One  20:01, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Fix category inclusion
Can somebody fix the template so it doesn't categorize itself into the bot categories. Q T C 12:01, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Sort of ✅ - it's the documentation that is now causing the problem. Any ideas how to fix? - Jarry1250 (t, c) 14:26, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * It can be fixed through substing in the template on the /doc page, and then removing the categories, but I'm not sure whether that's desirable seeing as it will clutter the documentation quite heavily.  Richard 0612  17:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ using a  parameter. Anomie⚔ 22:27, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Minor fix
editprotected When the AWB=yes parameter is called, the resulting statement reads:

"This user account is a bot that uses AutoWikiBrowser,operated by (talk)"

As you can see, there is no space between the comma and "operated". A very small problem I know but we grammar gnomes will thank you. Robert Skyhawk So sue me! (You'll lose) 04:41, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ – xeno  ( talk ) 13:34, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Protection lowered
I've lowered the protection so the above folks can assist in tweaking this template to be all nice-like. Once the template is stable, feel free to jack it back up. – xeno  ( talk ) 13:35, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Seems to have stabled off, so restored full protection. –xeno talk 21:23, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Has anyone actually mistaken a bot for a sockpuppet?
It is not a sock puppet, but rather an automated or semi-automated account for making repetitive edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. (current)

Anyone object to me changing the verbiage to It is a legitimate alternate account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually.


 * ? –xenotalk 01:37, 23 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I suppose before we started the practice of "bots have names ending in 'bot'" it might have been possible. The proposed change is fine by me. Anomie⚔ 02:04, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Yep, no objections from me either. - Jarry1250 (t, c) 08:40, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

Customizing the image

 * image =

should become:


 * image = [[File:|75px]]

Thanks! --MZMcBride (talk) 22:19, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 22:20, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Unapproved bots
When the template is set with status=unapproved, it says:

This bot does not yet have the approval of the community, or approval has been withdrawn, and therefore should not be editing. Administrators: if this bot is making edits to pages not in the operator's or its own userspace, please block it.

(emphasis added). The two sentences are slightly inconsistent. I suggest changing this to something like:

This bot does not yet have the approval of the community, or approval has been withdrawn, and therefore should not be editing except in the operator's or its own user and user talk space. Administrators: if this bot is making edits to other pages, please block it.

(changes highlighted). This makes the two sentences compatible with each other and with policy, which allows unapproved bots to edit inside their own and their operator's user / user talk space.

Probably unnecessary disclaimer: I'm about to create such a bot. Olaf Davis (talk) 10:10, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Sounds reasonable to me. Josh Parris 22:53, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Good clarification. 69.236.186.100 (talk) 00:19, 28 January 2010 (UTC) Somehow cookies logged me out. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 00:21, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Done, rather belatedly. Olaf Davis (talk) 20:49, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

"Alternate"
Please change "legitimate alternate account" to "legitimate alternative account"; not only would this correspond better with the actual link, but this phrasing is more acceptable internationally (not excluding the United States), rather than "alternate", which is mainly American and even there is not always recognised as standard. Waltham, The Duke of 01:18, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
 * WP:ENGVAR? Anomie⚔ 03:53, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Not really... "Alternative" remains correct in the United States, but "alternate" is not considered its synonym anywhere else, so I'd say it makes sense to use the form which is correct everywhere. See also WP:COMMONALITY, which I now notice features a particularly relevant example. Waltham, The Duke of 04:10, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I support this change. Alternate is perfectly acceptable for two accounts, but that's presumptuous. Alternative works for any number of accounts.  Josh Parris 06:48, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ &mdash; Martin (MSGJ · talk) 09:29, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Waltham, The Duke of 15:57, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Pywikipedia and Perlwikipedia
Does anyone mind if I add options for bots that use meta:Pywikipedia and/or meta:Perlwikipedia? Right now there is just AWB. Thanks! Plastikspork <sub style="font-size: 60%">―Œ <sup style="margin-left:-3ex">(talk) 01:04, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Since there were no objections, I have added codebase to specify the programming or scripting language. Thanks! Plastikspork <sub style="font-size: 60%">―Œ <sup style="margin-left:-3ex">(talk) 23:35, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Block link is incorrect
editprotected In the block link, "wpBlockExpiry=indefinite" does not function as intended. Please correct it to "wpBlockExpiry=infinite". Thanks. Anomie⚔ 15:33, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Could you explain? Seems to work fine for me? – xeno <sup style="color:black;">talk 15:42, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Crap, did enwiki change the block parameter from the default? Never mind then, I'm just dumb. Anomie⚔ 15:42, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
 * No worries. FWIW I thought you were an admin? (Guess not...) – xeno <sup style="color:black;">talk 15:44, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Never had a need for admin tools. I was checking the block button on my bot by pasting to flaggedrevs.labs.wikimedia.org and noticed there it didn't work right, ass-u-me-ing that they copied over all the MediaWiki namespace customizations. Anomie⚔ 15:58, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 99.138.181.76, 21 August 2010
editprotected

Please copy the sandbox version into the main template. The only change this makes is replacing a comma with a semicolon. As an anon, I can't create the testcases pages, but I have tested the change via a preview of an edited version of the doc page.

99.138.181.76 (talk) 16:33, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks. Peter <b style="color:#02b;">Symonds</b> ( talk ) 17:01, 21 August 2010 (UTC)