Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/EtherBotII


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EtherBotII
Operator:

Time filed: 01:48, Sunday April 14, 2013 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Supervised

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available: Will be available on GitHub

Function overview: EtherBot is a bot for compiling a list (i.e. User:EtherBot/flaggedlist/articles) of new users showing certain criteria such as their first edit being article creation, or a user who has already been warned once and edited again, etc. These lists compiled by EtherBot would be available on Wikipedia for anybody to see/use. Additionally, EtherBot would note if a user has been warned for the specific edit. This would be of use to vandal reverters.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): Continuous

Estimated number of pages affected: 10 - will only be editing said lists

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No

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

Function details: Works by interpreting the contributions/talk page of new users, continually scans user creation log, as well as the talkpages and contributions of users put on the list. EtherBot does not edit any namespace other than the user page of itself, therefore does not need to comply with or other anti-bot tags.

Discussion
Hello, the username does not comply with WP:BOTACC. Also, could we have an estimate of the edit rate please? Thanks.  Hazard-SJ  ✈   02:06, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
 * The username shouldn't be a problem, although it may not identify the owner or task; it is "immediately clear that its edits are made by an automated account". -- Cheers, Ri l ey    02:21, 14 April 2013 (UTC)


 * This BRFA is unnecessary; a bot does not need approval to edit its own userspace: In addition, any bot or automated editing process that affects only the operator's or their own userspace (user page, user talk page, and subpages thereof), and which are not otherwise disruptive, may be run without prior approval. (WP:BOTPOL) — Theopolisme ( talk )  02:22, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay, thank you. I suppose I'll go along my way with this bot, inform some people, and come back if I decide on some more tasks outside of its userspace. Cheers! ChaseAm (talk) 03:48, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
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