Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/SoxBot IV


 * 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 keep vote.svg Approved.

SoxBot IV
Operator:  Soxred93 | talk bot

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic

Programming Language(s): Python, using pywikipedia

Function Summary: Automatic clearing of the sandbox.

Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): Continuous

Edit rate requested: 12 edits every 12 hours (see comment below), at 5 epm.

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

Function Details: OverlordQBot usually cleans the sandbox, but I have been seeing that it can stop for days at a time. It does not happen rarely, it actually happens a few times a month. I think that a more reliable bot could be used for sandbox clearing. I will use pywikipedia's clean_sandbox.py to clear the sandbox. I may soon make it run on the Introduction too. (by the way, I have been told by a few people that it is a good idea.) It will clean the sandbox every six hours, or immediately if it does not have the header.

Discussion

 * I don't see any issue with approving this task. Redundancy == good. :) SQL Query me!  07:02, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * One hour is a bit much imo, and also contradictory to both the HTML comment and the template which both say 12 hours. Q  T C 07:49, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not a fan of the idea of it clearing as soon as the header is removed. I can imagine a vandal-bot getting into an edit fight and rendering the page useless (from ECs) to human editors.  Once an hour should be enough.  MBisanz  talk 08:21, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I won't follow that script fully, I will have to make some modifications (e.g. allowing non-admin shutoff, like I do with all my other scripts). I was going to implement the immediate cleaning, but I don't have to now. I was also following what OverlordQBot was doing (6 hours), but I accidentally typed one.  Soxred93 | talk bot 08:31, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I think I changed it a bit from what I put in the barfa. I think I increased the delay back to 12h for Intro instead of the pointlessly fast 30 minutes. Sand is still at 6h though  Q  T C 08:59, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Good to go from me, a non-BAGer  MBisanz  talk 09:37, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Are you also planning to clean x1 to x9, and Template sandbox? If so, please can you put noincludes around the header? (This was requested in various places (Template talk:Template sandbox is one I can remember at the moment), but can only be implemented by changing the sandbox-cleaning bots.) --ais523 14:39, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Oops, that reminded me I forgot to finish adding those heh. Q  T C 17:57, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I think I can implement those pages as well. So what I am requesting: Clearing of the Sandbox, Introduction, X1-9, and Template sandbox every 12 hours. That fine?  Soxred93 | talk bot 00:12, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me. Whenever you are ready,  -- Cobi(t 01:33, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Hold off on the approving, I am going to use a different script. I request another trial.  Soxred93 | talk bot 02:31, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
 * - Go ahead! —  Reedy  Boy  23:45, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

How's this coming along? SQL Query me! 22:20, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Looks like it went fine to me. SQL Query me! 02:40, 19 March 2008 (UTC)


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