Wikiquote:Bots

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This page is an official policy on Wikiquote.
It has wide acceptance among editors and is considered a standard that all users should follow.
Please do not make significant changes to this page without prior discussion.


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[edit] Policy

[edit] Identification

  1. The bot should be distinguished from humans. The name should identify the user as a bot. A name of the form "[normal user]Bot" is highly recommended.
  2. The bot should have its user page. That page should identify the operator, the purpose of the bot and note whether it has a bot flag.
  3. Every bot should be listed on Category:Bots before it begins to be run. They are also listed on this page.

[edit] Communication

  1. The bot's operator must be reachable. The bot account must have an authentificated email address to the operator which enables anyone to mail the operator. In addition, it is strongly recommended the bot's operator has his own user, where he can be reached. An acceptable, but less recommended, alternative is pointing to the operator's page in some other wikimedia project.
  2. The bot's operator must be available in English. Since the only language the en.wikiquote admins are guaranteed to know is English, it is imperative that they will need be able to contact the operator in English.

[edit] Requests for bot flag

The bot flag is granted by a local bureaucrat subject to community consensus. To request a bot flag, make sure your bot complies with the policy above, then add a header with its name. Under the header, give a short overview of the bot's purpose. The discussion normally lasts for two weeks, but can be shortened or expanded at discretion of a sysop or bureaucrat.

Either granted or rejected, fulfilled votes are found at archives.

[edit] User:Idioma-bot

  • Operator: w:lt:User:Hugo.arg
  • Purpose: Adding interwiki links.
  • Script used : pywikipedia
  • Already has the bot flag on : about 50 wikipedias and also working in Lithuanian wikiquote
  • Note : need to connect Lithuanian and English wikiquotes

Hugo.arg 17:46, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Support I have no problem with this task and it looks like it's run on quite a few other wikis, so we can trust the owner. Cbrown1023 talk 23:45, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
Wiki-mail isn't enabled. I noticed the owner that. Let's see for a while. --Aphaia 20:40, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
Well, I guess we should until that is enabled. ;-) Cbrown1023 talk 01:28, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User:RimBot

  • Operator: Manuel Menal
  • Purpose: Adding interwiki links (semi-automatic).
  • Script used : pywikipedia
  • Already has the bot flag on : fr:wq
  • Note : I made a few (~50) edits with the bot for foolproofing. (see RimBot's contributions). I can speak and read english, and I'll be keeping an eye on my en:wq talk page when my bot is running.
Support I trust Manuel and I see no problem with the task (I know the code). Cbrown1023 talk 23:45, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
Support Fine to me. Wiki mail is provided, test running looked fine, so I think all requirements are fulfilled. --Aphaia 20:42, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

All five requirements are fullfiled. In one week, the request got two supports and no dissent: Bot flag granted. --Aphaia 06:43, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User:Computer

  • Operator: User:White Cat (Commons:User:White Cat) - En-N, Tr-4, Ja-1
  • Bot uses pywikipedia and AWB framework.
  • List of botflags on other projects: Bot has a flag on wikimedia (meta,commons) wikipedia (ar, az, de, en, es, et, fr, is, ja, ku, nn, no, ru, sr, tr, uz, simple...) (See: m:User:White Cat#Bots)
  • Purpose: Interwiki linking, double redirect fixing, commons delinking (for cases where commonsdelinker fails)

-- Cat chi? 16:32, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

  • Bureaucrat comment: Regarding the lack of response as well as no test run, this request was declined as disqualified to the review. And it doesn't follow our standard bot naming policy. --Aphaia 02:29, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] User:MalafayaBot

  • Operator: User:Malafaya (w:pt:User:Malafaya) - Pt-N En-3
  • Bot uses Pywikipedia framework.
  • List of botflags on other projects: Bot has a flag on 13 Wikipedia, 4 Wiktionaries and 1 Wikiquote (2 after it's officially granted in Georgian Wikiquote)
  • Purpose: Interwiki linking with Georgian and Portuguese Wikiquotes

Thanks, Malafaya 16:54, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I added a few test edits. Cheers, Malafaya 10:42, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

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