Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Tippopotamus


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Tippopotamus
Operator: by through an alternative account to avoid confusion

Time filed: 22:29, Thursday, August 11, 2016 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Supervised

Programming language(s): AutoWikiBrowseer

Source code available: AWB

Function overview: While reviewing Category:United States articles with invalid parameters, I noticed that a number of pages from the old Ohio wikiproject template remained as "township" rather than the new "Ohiotownships" parameter. I've done about 150 edits like these but I didn't realize the full number involved. Figured I'd just ask.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): One time run

Estimated number of pages affected: 775

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No):

Already has a bot flag (Yes/No):

Function details: It's included in an AWB fix and correct with general bugs off and the like so it literally just will be these edits with probably "restoring Ohio townships task force" as the edit summary.

Discussion

 * I don't think 775 supervised AWB edits is considered controversial. I recall other users doing much, much more without asking and without getting in trouble for it. So in your opinion, what makes this task require the bot flag? → Σ σ  ς . (Sigma) 07:55, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
 * No reason. Wasn't sure what the exact line is but I thought 500 would be a bit much. I've been told before to ask for bot approval but some people just complain about everything. If not, I'm good with marking these as minor and moving on. It's important that the actual old townership projects be revived. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 20:37, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Actually should I first create a bot named account? It's been a long time since I dealt with bot policies. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 22:42, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Generally you'd need a separate account for all bot-related purposes. But I don't think using standard AWB should be controversial at all, and in the time since the previous reply you could have gotten all of them by AWB. → Σ σ  ς. (Sigma) 01:33, 10 September 2016 (UTC) BAGAssistanceNeeded Considering that Ricky has been banned by the Arbitration Committee. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 12:08, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay. The request was not listed at WP:BRFA. Closing now. — HELL KNOWZ  ▎TALK 12:27, 15 February 2017 (UTC)


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