Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Mjbmrbot


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Mjbmrbot
Operator:

Automatic or Manually assisted: Manually

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available: Standard pywikipedia

Function overview: Edit interwikis

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): sometimes, when i am online

Estimated number of pages affected: Depends

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Yes

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

Function details: It's run from my computer and I use "-autonomous" option.

Discussion
Umm, you have to explain what it will do if you hope for approval. Jc3s5h (talk) 16:48, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi Jc3s5h, I don't see how Mjbmr fails to explain the task? Interwiki linking is a fairly standard bot task, and doesn't really require much more description then "standard pywikipedia interwiki", since most BAG and "botty-people" are familiar with it ;). - Kingpin13 (talk) 08:21, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi there Mjbmr. Firstly, you shouldn't really be running this bot (even as a trial) before approval for a trial. Unlike some other projects the English Wikipedia requires bots to be approved even for test runs. However, this isn't really a massive problem. A couple of points regarding the bot: If you're not already doing so, you should be skipping the Template: namespace, as standard interwiki.py doesn't account for use of the Documentation subpage. Also, will you be running this bot without force while in autonomous mode? Please make sure you read through our bot policy - Kingpin13 (talk) 07:57, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi, Thank you for your helps, but now what you say to do? what option i should use? Guide me. Thank you mjbmr   10:26, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * You should be able to use the -namespace option to limit the bot to articles (0), plus any other namespaces you want to edit (but not templates). And make sure the -force option is off - Kingpin13 (talk) 10:35, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, Thank you mjbmr   10:59, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * This mistake was happened bcuz i used manually and when i use -recentchanges or -new it's say nothing left to do. i leave it for about 6 hours but nothing changed !!! mjbmr   11:05, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I see. But isn't this just what it always says at the end of the run? Because it's run through all the pages in -new or -recentchanges, so that shouldn't really be a problem, right?. Anyway, please confirm this:
 * The bot will not edit Templates.
 * The bot will not run in -force mode.
 * Cheers, - Kingpin13 (talk) 11:15, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok,I didn't know that until you said it to me, I do not do that again, Thank you very much mjbmr   11:21, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * No a problem. Anyway, we can see that you managed to get the bot to edit, so I wouldn't worry about it saying "nothing left to do". But before approval, I just need you to confirm this please:
 * The bot will not edit Templates.
 * The bot will not run in -force mode.
 * Thanks. - Kingpin13 (talk) 11:28, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I confirm this :
 * The bot will not edit Templates.
 * The bot will not run in -force mode.
 * Thank you mjbmr   11:37, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Great. Uncontroversial task, with proven software. - Kingpin13 (talk) 11:42, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
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