Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/TechniqueBot


 * 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 delete vote.svg Denied

TechniqueBot
Operator:

Time filed: 21:00, Saturday November 2, 2013 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Supervised

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available: Standard pywikipedia (category_redirect.py)

Function overview: fixing redirected categories.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): Daily

Estimated number of pages affected: Open-ended (per the existence of redirected categories)

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No

Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): No

Function details: category_redirect.py will move pages out of redirected categories. The bot will look for categories that are marked with a category redirect template, take the first parameter of the template as the target of the redirect, and move all pages and subcategories of the category there. It also changes hard redirects into soft redirects, and fixes double redirects. A log is written under /category_redirect_log. Only category pages that haven't been edited for a certain cooldown period (currently 7 days) are taken into account. ©

Discussion
You haven't linked to any consensus for this task to be undertaken. The bot flag marks edits as being trustworthy and worth ignoring; the operator of a bot is by implication trusted and has understanding of the community norms. Having looked at your talk page and edit history, I don't think you yet fit the requirements to be a bot-operator. Josh Parris 08:47, 5 November 2013 (UTC)


 * That's pretty much what I and Anomie said in the previous BRFA (filed less than a week before this one). The user hasn't mentioned it or how the concerns by 2 BAG members were addressed. It seems the user wants a bot for the bot's sake, not for a specific task. — HELL KNOWZ  ▎TALK 10:03, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Agreed, still not ready to be a bot operator. These continued requests are only hurting your case, عراقي1. As we told you before, the English Wikipedia expects its bot operators to have been around long enough that we can feel confident they know about our policies and guidelines. But in your case, even though the relevant guidelines have been specifically pointed out to you it seems you still refuse to acknowledge them. If you really feel that running a bot is a good way to contribute to the English Wikipedia, you should read up on our policies and guidelines and then spend some time as a normal editor making useful edits, preferably including some beyond the "apply various maintenance tags" type I see you've been doing so far. Anomie⚔ 11:29, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
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