Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Pathbot


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Pathbot
Operator:

Time filed: 15:48, Wednesday, July 25, 2018 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Manual

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available:

Function overview:For do tasks easily. I would like to use this bot for adding banners in talk pages of articles.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s):daily

Estimated number of pages affected: I edited some articles, wikipedia pages, portals, categories, etc.

Namespace(s): Talkpages

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes

Function details:
 * 1) Put templates in talk pages of articles to categorize them according to their topic.
 * 2) Put banners of wikiprojects in talks of articles.

Task 1
I added the template about topic to Talk:Kollam district. This is it's Diff
 * Put templates in talk pages of articles to categorize them according to their topic
 * I don't think that is the right diff. Also, please sign your posts or ping won't work. —  xaosflux  Talk 16:09, 27 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your valuable advice. I always remember to put sign after my post. But that day I forgot to add it. I will try to put sign after my posts. Kindly please forgive to me. This is the right Diff. Thank you.-- PATH SLOPU (Talk) 05:58, 28 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Please try again, the Diff you show above left a mess on the page that someone else had to clean up. — xaosflux  Talk 11:37, 28 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I added the template in another page (Talk:Kollam Port) related to same topic. This is it's Diff. Thank you. PATH SLOPU (Talk) 11:01, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

Task 2
I added the banner of WP:KLM to Talk:Kollam district. This is it's Diff
 * Put banners of wikiprojects in talks of articles.

General Discussion
Please make one of each of these edits, using your normal account and reply with the Diffs here - seeing an example is very useful for review. — xaosflux  Talk 17:11, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
 * , how are you deciding which WikiProjects are associated with the article? Will your bot account for duplicate templates? Primefac (talk) 01:27, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * We can decide the Wiki Project with categories and templates used in articles. For example, the articles related to WikiProject Kollam can be seen in Category:Geography of Kollam district, Category:Villages in Kollam district, Template:Kollam district, Template:Kollam, etc. If this templates or categories are added in articles, we can decide the ptoject and can add the templates in the talk pages of articles. Similarly, we can add templates of other Wiki Projects also.-- PATH SLOPU (Talk) 13:25, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Makes sense, I suppose. So will you also be ranking the articles as well based on the criteria of each individual WikiProject? To be honest this is starting to sound more like an AWB task given how much manual editing will be required. Primefac (talk) 15:20, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Did you mean the ranking of articles is about stub, start, featured etc? If the article size(bytes) comparatively less we can add stub in the 'class' of template. Like we can give other rankings. In WP:KLM articles are about Kollam, a city and district in India. If the article are stubs we can give low in importance in template. If article is good or featured, it will be high importanct. Because the most of stub articles are about small villages and it have low or mid importance in Wiki project. Good and featured articles are about places and institutions in metropolitan and town area. So we can give rankings to articles. Thank you. PATH SLOPU (Talk) 12:07, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Sir, Kindly please give answer. Am I correct? PATH SLOPU (Talk) 16:56, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Your methodology doesn't sound incorrect, I just know that it's not quite as easy as "it's a certain size so it's a stub" or "it's a city so it's low-importance." Primefac (talk) 17:35, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you. The Metropolitan areas are highly important to WP:KLM. We can find the size of article, because there are lot of information in Wikipedia (eg:Kollam). So we can add banner template according to that. Thank you. PATH SLOPU (Talk) 07:38, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Sir, Kindly please give answer. PATH SLOPU (Talk) 12:47, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
 * You haven't asked me a question. Primefac (talk) 13:58, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Sir, what should I do next? Thank you PATH SLOPU (Talk) 02:09, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Sir, Kindly please answer me. What should I do next? PATH SLOPU (Talk) 13:46, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Please be patient. We're all volunteers here. Primefac (talk) 16:04, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Thank you sir. PATH SLOPU (Talk) 12:41, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
 * This bot appears to have edited since this BRFA was filed. Bots may not edit outside their own or their operator's userspace unless approved or approved for trial. AnomieBOT ⚡ 14:50, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your help. I made a mistake. I will never try to do this. Kindly forgive to me. Thank you. PATH SLOPU (Talk) 06:55, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

The parameters of this request are incredibly vague/non-specific; it's unclear what changes will be made and which page(s) will be affected. FWIW adding wiki project banners/talk page headers should be done via AWB to avoid errors. Unless the scope is narrowed/better defined, this should probably be declined. - F ASTILY   05:30, 23 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Sir, I used pywikibot for this bot. I would like to place wikiproject banners in talk page with this bot. If AWB is good for it, can I get it? Can I use it for bot instead of pywikibot? Can I replace it with AWB? Kindly please help me sir. PATH SLOPU (Talk) 13:51, 23 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Instructions on how to download and setup AWB are available here. Be sure to obtain permission to access AWB before attempting to use it.  -  F ASTILY   04:47, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Sir, thank you for your help. But one I have one problem that I'm using linux. Is it affect the bot? Sir, I have one more doubt that when I requesting AWB from which account I should place the request- with my normal account or bot account? PATH SLOPU (Talk) 06:09, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
 * AWB runs with Wine: AutoWikiBrowser/Mono and Wine. Use your normal account. -  F ASTILY   07:27, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Sir, I tried to install Wine from software centre and with apt-get. But I could't install it. Is there any alternatives? Please help. PATH SLOPU (Talk) 08:27, 26 August 2018 (UTC)
 * ? - F ASTILY   00:36, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Sir, Can I use PyAutoWikiBrowser instead of AWB. PATH SLOPU (Talk) 13:33, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
 * - If you cannot get AWB then you can use JWB — fr&thinsp;+  07:37, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Have you figured out the software side of this request yet? SQL Query me!  00:06, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Sir, I'd like some time for the bot's software. I removed the tag. PATH SLOPU (Talk) 08:52, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I believe that this request is very vague as mentions above. Additionally, it looks like the operator isn't ready to run a bot yet. Please submit a new, detailed request when you have automated editing software up and running, and you can narrow the scope of your request.   SQL Query me!  10:39, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
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