Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/MisterWikiBot 2


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MisterWikiBot (2nd request)
Operator: MisterWiki

Automatic or Manually assisted: Both.

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available: pywikipedia

Function overview: Adding interwiki links, detect broken weblinks and solve disambiguations.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Bots/Requests for approval/MisterWikiBot

Edit period(s): Daily

Estimated number of pages affected: Main namespace, principally.

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Yes

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

Function details:
 * Add interwiki links
 * Detect broken weblinks
 * Solve disambigs.

Discussion

 * I would recommend that this user is not ready to be a bot operator at this time. βcommand 17:07, 4 December 2009 (UTC)


 * The function details says, in part, "and more". This is a non-starter. Since many bots do things that turn out to be unhelpful to readers and editors, no bot with such a description should ever be approved. Also, the description of what will be done when certain problems in articles are found is insufficient. No justification is given for being exclusion non-compliant. Finally, no description of the space that will be considered for processing is given (article space? user space? help space?) --Jc3s5h (talk) 17:14, 4 December 2009 (UTC)


 * "etc.?" No. --IP69.226.103.13 (talk) 18:10, 4 December 2009 (UTC)


 * The change doesn't help. Your hostility to users who disagree with what you are doing sinks the possibility, imo, that you should be allowed to run a bot on wikipedia. Bots require community consensus and dealing politely with members of the community. You've established that you'll run a bot without consensus and reviewing the rules for bots, and you are hostile to users who disagree with you. Big no. If you establish a long running record of polite discussion and acknowledgment of community consensus and the general workings of wikipedia and come back with a specific bot plan, maybe. --IP69.226.103.13 (talk) 18:22, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

See WP:BOTNOTNOW. Bot operators must be responsible members of the community, with a good grasp of our policies and guidelines and the ability to communicate with others in a constructive manner (even when the other person is irate). You appear to lack all of that at this time. If you really want to run a bot, build yourself a positive reputation in the community first. Anomie⚔ 20:30, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
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