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QOTDBot
Now that the name is settled and the bot is flagged, you might want to update Template:QOTD/doc to indicate which bot is handling it now and to remove obsolete information about QuoteText and QuoteAuthor. ~ Ningauble (talk) 14:55, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Just out of interest
Regarding AFC clerk bots's move of Malani Gola Mwanza Junior? What was that about? Polargeo (talk) 14:54, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry I've got it, silly me. Good bot! Polargeo (talk) 14:56, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Spam
Dear Reviewer,

DataPilot has coined the “cell phone backup”, “cell phone sync” and “cell phone software” terms in the market (a search on the Internet would bring DataPilot in top results – first as commercial software). There are 1.5M active users of DataPilot, and it is being ranked by NPD as top selling productivity software in US for years in a raw. Our intention is to let users know that besides manufacturer specific software titles, there is a software solution that will be phone agnostic and allow them to map the data from a Motorola to a Samsung for instance. Database structure is different and work is very humongous to have all these phone supported. In this regard, DataPilot is the only software to cover most of the phones to enable this seamless migration from one phone to the next.

In a nutshell, we believe that the proposed solution is unique and grasp sufficient consumer interest to qualify it as an article on your prestigiuos site.

Thank You.
 * You thought that PR on my talk page would work? Pweh. God, it looks more like an ad. — I-20 the highway  17:41, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

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AfC clerk bot
Mandel Robert was not tagged for CSD G6 or R2; we don't want cross-namespace redirects, so please have the bot CSD the pages before continuing or someone will need to manually go through the contribs and delete them. Thanks,  — fetch ·  comms   21:38, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I eventually plan on suppressing redirects one the bot gets a flag. — I-20 the highway  21:39, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I wrote some sloppy code to tag afterwards. — I-20 the highway  21:53, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I realize this is just a temporary measure, but I wasn't sure how many redirects would be created during the trial for admins to find and then delete.  — fetch ·  comms   22:01, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok. Thanks! — I-20 the highway  22:02, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Hello, I just approved a submission, and the bot moved it back. Could there be a longer waiting time, if it's not possible to stop the bot moving submissions over redirects? Thanks.  sonia ♫  10:35, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
 * It runs every hour, and I'm very sorry about that. It will make mistakes every now and then. — I-20 the highway  21:59, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Yep, I know it's legal to move over redirects, I was just wondering if there was a way for it to detect that and not do it. Cheers anyway- it works fine for the most part. sonia ♫  22:17, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I have fixed this. — I-20 the highway  22:22, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Perhaps there might be a way to add in a five-minute delay so that the bot doesn't move any article within five minutes of its creation? That would remove most cases of conflict like this. Grutness...wha?  22:59, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
 * What he's done by stopping it moving over redirects is probably more efficient, imo. sonia ♫  23:07, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

The Signpost: 13 September 2010
Read this Signpost in full &middot; Single-page &middot; Unsubscribe &middot; EdwardsBot (talk) 19:38, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Tagging redirects for deletion
When your bot tags a redirect for deletion, please leave the redirect there - just prepend the speedy deletion tag, on a separate line. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 09:30, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
 * pywikipedia throws a fit when a pg3.get, but I'll see. — I-20 the highway  13:21, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

The Signpost: 20 September 2010
Read this Signpost in full &middot; Single-page &middot; Unsubscribe &middot; EdwardsBot (talk) 22:09, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Pending changes/Straw poll on interim usage
Hi. As you recently commented in the straw poll regarding the ongoing usage and trial of Pending changes, this is to notify you that there is an interim straw poll with regard to keeping the tool switched on or switching it off while improvements are worked on and due for release on November 9, 2010. This new poll is only in regard to this issue and sets no precedent for any future usage. Your input on this issue is greatly appreciated. Off2riorob (talk) 23:36, 20 September 2010 (UTC)