Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/VshBot


 * 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.

VshBot
Operator: Vishwin60

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Both automatic and manually assisted

Programming Language(s): AWB, pywikipedia

Function Summary: Delivers PASH and USRD newsletters, other tasks if requested

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

Edit rate requested: 40 edits per minute

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

Function Details: Bot will deliver USRD and PASH newsletters for Vishwin60, since manually clicking save every time is very slow. Other tasks that the bot can do can be requested at Vishwin60's talk page or Bot requests.

Discussion
I have no problem letting the bot deliver the newsletters, but you do know that you have to come back here if you want to do any other task, right (even if asked to do it at BOTREQ)? — M ETS 501 (talk) 02:25, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yup.  V 6 0  干什么？ · VDemolitions 02:57, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
 * OK,  Deliver one newsletter to all members the next time a newsletter needs delivering, and post back here with sample diffs. — M ETS 501 (talk) 05:15, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I think that the edit rate is far higher then the neccessary. Even RalBot doesn't go that fast!  Snowolf (talk) CON COI  -  23:03, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Aren't we allowed to have some originality here? Sure, RalBot just chugs at like 5-8 edits a minute, which to me is way too slow.  That's why I'm requesting the "high" edit rate.  V 6 0  干什么？ ·  VDemolitions 03:12, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * !!!! Wow, sorry for my sloppiness. 40 edits per minute is NOT allowed.  No more than 6-8 edits per minute for this non-time-crucial task once approved, and make sure the trial doesn't exceed 3 edits per minute.  Please excuse my missing that. — M ETS 501 (talk) 05:14, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I've also found that the actual combined size of the delivery list of the newsletter is less then a hundred, so even at 5 edits per minute, you'll finish it in no more then twenty minutes ;-)  Snowolf (talk) CON COI  -  08:54, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmm, but prefer that everthing is fast, because time is money.  V 6 0  干什么？ · VDemolitions 16:24, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * But Wikimedia is non-profit ;) ST47 Talk 18:04, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Joke? I was just emphasizing the fact that I need fast.  V 6 0  干什么？ ·  VDemolitions 18:09, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Example diffs: [ subst] and [ transclusion].
 * But apart from this, if I would like to propose a new feature for my bot, can I do it in this request or do I have to file a new request?  V 6 0  干什么？ · VDemolitions 03:22, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Create a new request to request a new feature. The diffs look fine, but which one are you going to do (subst or transclude)? — M ETS 501 (talk) 03:34, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Both, per USRD/NEWS (click on "List").  V 6 0  干什么？ · VDemolitions 03:43, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Doesn't this task request, under another bot, already cover this task? Mart inp23 18:09, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I've closed that bot request as un-needed. Thanks, Mart inp23 18:51, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Woah - your bot's signature is way too long in Wikitext. Please cut it down to something very simple, or better still the default. On that matter, yours is a little long as well (not sure if it's too long, but it can be an idea to cut down). Mart inp23 22:00, 12 April 2007 (UTC)


 * As a yet uninvolved bot approver I tend to agree with many of the others regarding signatures and edit rate. I can't see the pressing need for ultra-high-speed editing for delivering a newsletter, would recomend ~6 edits/min, but would be OK with up to 10epm  as the delivery list isn't tooo long.  As for your bot's signature, there really isn't a lot of precendent on this as most bots don't sign anything; but having all those links is a bit overkill.  The bot's userpage already has links to it's contributions and talk page, and should have links to your operator page.  A good example of a bot that signs pages would be Ralbot, which appears to be using a standard signature . —  xaosflux  Talk 02:37, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

I now have a downsized bot sig:  Vsh Bot (t • c) —is this better?  V 6 0  干什么？ · VDemolitions  ·  ER 3 21:26, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes. Do another trial if you need to, for one newsletter delivery, then post here. ST47 Talk 15:37, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delivery is done, please check the bot's contribs.  V 6 0  干什么？ · VDemolitions 19:38, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Everything looks fine - just two suggestions from me:
 * Use rather than BASEPAGENAME - it makes things more personal for the user, and is only a few characters more of code
 * Remove the comment from the end of the signature - I doubt that it's neccessary. Mart inp23 19:43, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

and Bots/Requests for approval (see wikitext for comparison - the latter is substed). Mart inp23 19:44, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Fixed. See lar's talk page.  V 6 0  干什么？ ·  VDemolitions 20:09, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Mart inp23 20:16, 5 May 2007 (UTC)


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