Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Chris G Bot 3 (2nd Request)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. The result of the discussion was Symbol keep vote.svg Approved.

Chris G Bot 3
Operator:  Chris 

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic

Programming Language(s): PHP, stealing some of Cobi's classes

Function Summary: A Status bot that updates the user's status when they request on IRC

Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): Continuous

Edit rate requested: 6 edits per min

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

Function Details: IRC users message the bot when they want the bot to set their status to online or offline. The most basic command being "!status" which will use the user's irc nick to update the status and update it too the opposite of their current status. I will post the source once I've finished it.

Discussion
Just some random thoughts. Could this be used not only with manual commands but automatic updating with users joining channels and leaving them? also have you thought about a flag for when users change nicks so that when a user sets their nick to user|away it automaticly updates on wiki? βcommand 2 19:27, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'll add functionality for that as well -- Chris  12:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

I've done this before, and it's kinda cool. No objections from me. — Werdna talk 06:26, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Seeing as I finally am on IRC, and there doesnt seem to be any risk of mainspace damage, sounds good.  MBisanz  talk 00:43, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

The status being in sub-pages of the bot's own userspace, such as User:StatusBot/Status/someuser/somepageorother, if I'm extrapolating correctly from the bot's recent edits? If it's only making edits to such pages, it's essentially speediable. Alai (talk) 00:28, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Ordinarily, yes, but, we're possibly talking about a lot of edits, and, a bot that makes edits for other users via off-wiki requests. That being said, I don't see a problem with giving it a short trial, and moving along quickly with this one.  SQL Query me!  03:03, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll grant you that "speedying" has no terribly precise and formal meaning in this context, so yes, what I was struggling to express is essentially what you just said. Alai (talk) 12:26, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * It's live in #wikipedia-en and #statusbot see the userpage or type !help for instructions on how to use -- Chris  12:05, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok trial done and everything seem to be working fine, can it be approved? -- Chris  01:20, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Edits are fine.  Soxred93  | talk bot 01:27, 16 April 2008 (UTC)


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