Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/AMABot
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Operator:
Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic
Programming Language(s): C#, using Query API and Dotnetwikibot framework
Function Summary: Edits a subpage of the
Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): Continuous
Edit rate requested: Maximum of 1 edits per 5 minutes (though that won't happen in the forseeable future - more like 2 edits per 10 or so hours, all depending on AMA activity.
Already has a bot flag (Y/N):N
Function Details: The program uses the Query API to find a list of items in
Discussion
This looks pretty simple, go ahead and set up the wikipedia pages, and run a short trial. Before full approvals and production, please include a link here to a discussion link on the AMA project page either announcing, or even better supporting, this request. — xaosflux Talk 00:45, 26 September 2006 (UTC) (Approved for TRIALS).[reply]
- Martinp23 isn't on right now, but I can tell you that he asked the cordinator (The Thadman) on his talk page Desk) 01:45, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- It's running now - for about 15/16 hours - if this an appropriate time span, or should I repeat it again on other days (my server which would run it 24/7 got struck by lightning, so right now it's running on my dev. pc. Thanks rtinp23 06:24, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Because of the server problem, its unlikely that the bot will be running much until I can either get a new NIC or otherwise fix it. I'll try to have it online for most of tommorow (GMT) - but it depends on if my development PC can stay online for long enough. rtinp23 20:30, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- UPDATE - I've been running the bot for the since Monday (properly) - I say properly as it's previous testing was distrupted by lightning etc... For demonstration purposes, here are a couple of diffs ([1] and [2].) Would it be desirable for me to change the edit summary to something refering to the fact the user is a bot? Thanks rtinp23 17:57, 5 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- UPDATE - I've been running the bot for the since Monday (properly) - I say properly as it's previous testing was distrupted by lightning etc... For demonstration purposes, here are a couple of diffs ([1] and [2].) Would it be desirable for me to change the edit summary to something refering to the fact the user is a bot? Thanks
- Because of the server problem, its unlikely that the bot will be running much until I can either get a new NIC or otherwise fix it. I'll try to have it online for most of tommorow (GMT) - but it depends on if my development PC can stay online for long enough.
- It's running now - for about 15/16 hours - if this an appropriate time span, or should I repeat it again on other days (my server which would run it 24/7 got struck by lightning, so right now it's running on my dev. pc. Thanks
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