Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/ArmbrustBot 3


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ArmbrustBot 3
Operator:

Time filed: 00:39, Tuesday September 10, 2013 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Manual

Function overview: Create new categories

Edit period(s): Only if needed.

Estimated number of pages affected: It depends, how many pages are listed on WP:CFDW.

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No

Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): Yes

Function details: This task will create the new categories for the renamings listed at the sections of WP:CFDW, move the talk pages of old category to the new one, and handle the old categories by nominating it for speedy deletion or converting it to a category redirect (if useful). Previously done on my main account, but want to such edits to my bot account.

Discussion
When you say "manual", do you mean you will check every edit before it is made? — HELL KNOWZ  ▎TALK 11:07, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * No. I mean, that it will involve no automation. Armbrust The Homunculus 11:24, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Why do you need this on a bot account then? Usually the reasons are either community concern of automation and/or large number of edits. — HELL KNOWZ  ▎TALK 11:26, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * It could involve a large number of edits, 2-4 edits by category. Currently 70 categories needs to be created, which needs 140-280 edits. Armbrust The Homunculus 11:43, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Armbrust The Homunculus 12:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

How do you decide what you CSD and what you redirect? — HELL KNOWZ  ▎TALK 21:49, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I mostly leave a category redirect for former names and for category renames involving hyphen to ndash conversion. Armbrust The Homunculus 22:30, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Manual task. As per WP:NOTBURO, won't drag out the BRFA, as these are done on a main account anyway. Whether you use bot and minor flags are at your discretion as to how visible these changes ought to be. I don't see anything controversial, though it might be a good idea to not use the bot flag for edits that you think users watching these categories might want to notice. In fact, this being a manual task, I probably suggest not using bot flag here at all. — HELL KNOWZ  ▎TALK 22:39, 12 September 2013 (UTC)


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