User:TheFearow/StatusBot

This is an idea for a simple bot. All it does is modify a subpage of its userspace, to reflect a users status. The subpage is included as a right-floating div, similar to the one here:

User's status: Online The image and online/offline would be controlled by a template, which each user-specific subpage transcludes. The bot checks the time of a users last edit, and if it is in the last 15 minutes, it considers them online. If it is not, it considers them offline. The bot updates every 5 minutes.

The template also has several other user-editable variables, like padding, margin, and other styles. It also allows them to specify custom text for each of the values. The only bot changed value will be one at the end, status=Y or status=N.

Please place any suggestions on the talk page.