Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Hockeybot


 * 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 The result of the discussion was Symbol oppose vote.svg Withdrawn by operator.

Hockeybot
Operator: LegoKontribsTalkM

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Manually Assisted

Programming Language(s): Python (Pywikipedia)

Function Summary: Creating hockey biographys

Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): Large run to get rid of backlog, then whenever needed

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

Function Details:
 * I enter the players information from hockeydb.
 * Creates article, checks if disambiguator of ice hockey is needed.
 * Adds it to a log here.

Discussion
The code can be found here. I have left a note at Wikipedia talk:HOCKEY LegoKontribsTalkM 05:56, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Copyright issues? βcommand 05:59, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * "Fact's cannot be copyrighted" (hockeydb.com), and it is not crawling. LegoKontribsTalkM 06:02, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Doing this task is against the terms of the website Access to hockeydb.com by a web crawler or 'bot with the purpose of capturing the content is expressly prohibited βcommand 06:03, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * The bot will not be crawling. I am reading the stats off of a web browser, and entering them into my command prompt.  LegoKontribsTalkM 06:29, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Almost every single NHL bio links to hockeydb.com with "Player Name's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database". Since this bot wont copy any statistics, which is hockeydb.com's primary asset, and link directly to the website I can't see how it would be a problem. —Krm500 (Communicate!) 06:35, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * -- Tawker (talk) 22:39, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

elif nationraw == "swe": nation = "Sweeden" You might want to fix that typo... ;)   Would it be possible to have the bot import the player's career stats as well?  No big deal if that would add a lot of work, especially given the wikisyntax involved to make it match other articles. Resolute 00:20, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
 * nm. if it isn't crawling, you're just adding it all by hand anyway. Resolute 00:25, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Additional comment: Nicknames shouldn't be included in article titles. i,e,: Lloyd "Red" Doran. That should either be at Lloyd Doran, or Red Doran if he was known primarily by his nickname. (ala Red Dutton) Resolute 00:28, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
 * All fixed. I just discovered this massive category and am now incorporating it.  I also am now getting some information off of hockey-reference.com for what hockeydb doesnt have.  LegoKontribsTalkM 00:16, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Any progress?  RichardΩ612  Ɣ ɸ 18:59, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Some... I can't find players that need creating.  If anyone has a list, that would be great.  LegoKontribsTalkM 00:13, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Any progress on this? Mr.Z-man 22:57, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Not really.. I haven't had any time to work on this, so I will withdraw it. LegoKontribsTalkM 02:49, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


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