Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Snowbot 3


 * The following discussion is an archived debate. Please do not modify it. To request review of this BRFA, please start a new section at WT:BRFA. The result of the discussion was Symbol keep vote.svg Approved

Snowbot
Operator:

Time filed: 20:47, Wednesday December 21, 2011 (UTC)

Automatic or Manual: Automatic unsupervised

Programming language(s): AWB/Pywikipedia

Source code available: Standard pywikipediabot/AWB

Function overview: Replacing/removing templates per WP:TFD, wikiproject requests, and such

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): when requested

Estimated number of pages affected:

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Y

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

Function details: Replaces templates, according to discussions on WP:TFD, Wikiprojects requests, and the like. Was prompted by AutoWikiBrowser/Tasks, which I mistakenly run without realizing my previous approval covers only the substitution of templates, not replacing, a big error on my part. Once I realized it, I have immmediately stopped the bot, and come here for approval. My sincere apologies for this mistake.

Discussion

 * The bot, in its run, was run in AWB. I'm listing pywikipediabot approval for longer tasks. Obviously, should the BAG decide to consider this task for trial, I can do the trial on both frameworks if requested.  Snowolf How can I help? 21:03, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

It would be a good idea to use both frameworks just to make sure that they both run smoothly. -- Chris 10:06, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Any updates? (if there is no response soon, this request will be marked as expired). -- Chris 10:12, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
 * My apologies to you, Chris, and to the BAG in general, I have been unable to carry out the trial yet. I will do so today. Again, I'm sorry.  Snowolf How can I help? 13:49, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I have started the trial. I am using AutoWikiBrowser/Tasks as task. I am skipping commemorative euro coins pending input on whether it should be switched to the specific euro-related template.  Snowolf How can I help? 15:17, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I have done ~60 edits, spread between the two frameworks (the edits with "Adding template per AutoWikiBrowser/Tasks" as summary are made with pywikipedia, the ones with "Adding template per AutoWikiBrowser/Tasks, bot is in trial" as summary are made with AWB), as no specific amount of edits was set for the trial, I wish to know how many I should do.  Snowolf  How can I help? 17:52, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
 *  Snowolf How can I help? 16:09, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Sixty edits was enough to show both frameworks operated satisfactorily. &mdash; madman 18:01, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
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