Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Tymon the Bot


 * 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

Tymon the Bot
Operator:

Time filed: 17:39, Wednesday October 8, 2014 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: automatic/supervised

Programming language(s): python (pywikipedia), AWB

Source code available: Standard pywikipedia and AWB

Function overview: doing tasks from WP:BOTREQ

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): unregular (working on the tasks)

Estimated number of pages affected: 1-1000 (depending on the task specification)

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes

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

Function details: This bot should:
 * 1) do accepted tasks from WP:BOTREQ
 * 2) help operator in serial minor, unquestionable edits during normal work on Wikipedia

Discussion

 * "doing tasks from WP:BOTREQ" is not a valid rationale for a request, far too generic. You need to provide specific tasks.  Snowolf How can I help? 18:24, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
 * I want to do many different tasks (because there are still getting added). I, of course, will want to review then before. I want to also semi-automatically fix common misspellings like here. Tymon. r   Do you have any questions?  18:37, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
 * You will need to file a BRFA for each and every task category you wish to undertake, you will have to demonstrate community consensus (if applicable) for each of these and your bot will have to be trialed and then approved for each of these tasks. We are not empowered to grant blanket approvals on the lines of what you are asking for. We have to review each task. Please familiarize yourself with the bot policy which explains all of this in more detail.  Snowolf How can I help? 19:10, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Also, the example task you mentioned above is clearly listed on our frequently denied bot page...  Snowolf How can I help? 19:14, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
 * In this article is underlined that automatic spelling fixing is bad. In my post I wrote I gonna do that semiautomatically. I familiarze with BOTPOLICY, know rules of using bots, but not sure why you have to approve each task, in other request. Tymon. r   Do you have any questions?  20:44, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

Please file a BRFA for each task you want approval for. My advice: Start by doing a single start and build up. If you just need an alternate account to perform semi-automated edits please consider creating one. Thanks, Magioladitis (talk) 22:23, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. To request review of this BRFA, please start a new section at WT:BRFA.