Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/DrollBot


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DrollBot
Operator:

Automatic or Manually assisted: Manually Assisted. I will only be using AWB to start.

Programming language(s): AutoWikiBrowser for now.

Source code available: I don't think any is required to use AutoWikiBrowser in normal mode. I'm fairly proficient in regular expressions.

Function overview: Mostly I've been migrating and cleaning up templates. Fairly recently I edited all articles which transclude Infobox mountain. Most of the parameter names where in the process of being updated. There are over 9,000 articles that transcluded the template. I hope to continue to work on templates related to geography. I'm also interested in zoology, especially ornithology.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Currently none.

Edit period(s): Periodic and one time.

Estimated number of pages affected: My regular user account Droll has about 58,000 total edits mostly using AWB. So I expect I might make at least 10,000 edits a year with this account.

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Yes. AWB is exclusion compliant by default.

Already has a bot flag (Y/N):

Function details: None currently.

Discussion
Other users who watch pages that I work on would benefit if this account had a bot flag. They could hide the pages that I edit and thus be better able to monitor edits that are more likely to need revision. I have a very high speed internet connection and even though I try not to exceed the expected number of edits per unit of time, I was advised once to slow down. As I understand it, bot accounts are allowed to edit a little faster. Periodically I come across tasks that are useful but that are totally mindless in execution. I'd love to be able to do this kind of work robotically. I've learned the hard way that it is important to be meticulous. Early on I made a mistake and had to revert a large number of articles. I don't want to repeat that experience. I'm a retired programmer. I got a degree is CS back in 1985. I hope that in the future I can make a more substantial contribution to Wikipedia. Not necessarily in volume but in quality. I hope this includes the information you need. Thanks for your consideration and patience. I can be too wordy at times, I guess.DrollBot (talk) 09:09, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Hey Droll. Im glad youve taken an intrest in bots! It seems you have enough experience arround here to be responsible enough with your bot. However, before we can aprove any bot task, we require that the bot opperator know the Bot policy. The second thing you should do is try to refine what it is you want to do with this task. "Cleaning up templates" is a bit vauge for a Bot task (note you may always open more BRFAs for the same bot, or bundle multiple similar tasks into one BRFA). The third, and most important thing you need to do is to prove that there is community concensus for the task to be preformed by a bot. This may come in the form of a Village pump discussion, policy page, wikiproject talk page, ect. I look forward to working with you. Tim  1357  talk  23:22, 16 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Also as a side note, please only use your bot accont for the approved bot tasks. You should not be using it to comment here. Just FYI {. Tim  1357  talk  23:22, 16 July 2010 (UTC)}


 * Do you wish to continue with this request?  MBisanz  talk 04:55, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Not at this time. – droll   &#91;chat&#93;  05:00, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Withdrawn.  MBisanz  talk 03:53, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
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