Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Matthewrbot

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Operator:

Programming language(s): PHP

Source code available: Bot Source Code, Web-based tool source code

Function overview: Takes requests from

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): Every half-hour (If there are requests pending)

Estimated number of pages affected: Wikipedia:Requested articles and sub-pages

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Not for this task, there is no need for exclusion compliance

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Function details: This bot will take requests posted on a web-based form. It will sanitize the input to work with {{article request}} then post the request directly above {{User:Matthewrbot/Requests}}. If the template is not found, the bot will place the request at the bottom of the page and add the pages to Category:Requested Articles Pages with no template.

It will not re-add a request once it has been removed. The form itself contains a honeypot and eventually a Captcha based on Mediawiki's system.

Discussion

Note: Bot is not yet complete, I am still working on building it. Wanted to start the BRFA because it is a non-traditional request and I wanted to give time to handle concerns.

External Loads

What is this sending to bootstrapcdn? — xaosflux ^Talk 20:32, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing is sent to bootstrapcdn. The bootstrap styling is retrieved from the bootstrap cdn, as bootstrap hasn't designed their repo to allow for git submoduling. ~

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Thank you! — xaosflux ^Talk 00:55, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Matthewrbowker it looks like your landing web page is explicitly sending to third parties again (code.jquery.com , maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com) - is this the long term solution? — xaosflux ^Talk 19:22, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply

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This link. — xaosflux ^Talk 20:09, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That is the live version of the tool. Updated. ~

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Matthewrbowker: Cascading semi protection is not permitted because it's a security hazard. A plain full protection may be better if that "control" page has security implications.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 17:55, 3 April 2016 (UTC)[reply

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There's some precedent for this sort of thing (meta:www.wikipedia.org template), but it still makes me uncomfortable. Besides, if one of us full-protects the pages then you won't be able to edit them. Also, wouldn't this mean the tool is constantly fetching pages from on-wiki whenever it's loaded? While caching could help, that's still an inherently expensive operation. I suggest taking the configuration off-wiki. — Earwig ^talk 21:36, 3 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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We can change the content model of this page to .js then it will be protected - would that work? (re: User:Matthewrbot/Config/1/interface/all) — xaosflux ^Talk 20:09, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Example User:Matthewrbot/Config/1/interface/all/2. — xaosflux ^Talk 20:12, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, you will have to log on with the bot's account to change that now though - that locks it to page owner and admins. — xaosflux ^Talk 20:14, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A thought perhaps, the concern with the editable pages was allowing experienced users to edit the tool. As of right now, the local configuration is functional. ~

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@Xaosflux: Whoa, how did you do that...? — Earwig ^talk 04:06, 13 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Off site privacy

What type of privacy policy is in place here? As you are soliciting usernames, and have access to request and address information. — xaosflux ^Talk 00:56, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Sample outputs

New question: What will the output on to wiki look like, can you make a post manually for example purposes? — xaosflux ^Talk 20:09, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Using {{

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The web form seems to have an extensive category selector - will that be posted on wiki as well? — xaosflux ^Talk 21:32, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Are there any rate limits to prevent someone flooding the tool? --slakr^\ talk / 04:38, 12 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Any plans to add a captcha of some form? --slakr^\ talk / 05:52, 16 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's in the works. I have to write my own solution, as there's currently no captcha solution for labs (specifically one that's compatible with the ToU, as far as I know). ~

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Request Expired. @

Matthewrbowker: I'm moving this to expired, you may reactivate it in the future when ready. — xaosflux ^Talk 12:30, 7 May 2016 (UTC)[reply

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