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
- 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.
- 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.
- Every bot should be listed on Category:Bots before it begins to be run. They are also listed on this page.
[edit] Communication
- 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.
- 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.
- Format
=== [[User:Yourbot]] === I request bot flag to my bot * Operator: ~~~ * Purpose: * Script used : * Already has the bot flag on : * Note : (if any) Thank you. --~~~~
[edit] Ripchip Bot
Bot : Ripchip Bot (talk · contributions)
- Operactor : Beria (d)
- Bot fuctions : interwiki bot
- Script : standart pywikipedia
- Bots flags : no flags wet, but current request on pt.wiki, current request on en.wiki, current request on it.wiki, current request on de.wiki, current request on fr.wiki and current request on es.wiki
Request for a interwiki bot. Béria Lima Msg 00:09, 19 nov 2009 (CET)
[edit] MerlLinkBot
I request bot flag to my bot
- Operator: w:de:User:Merlissimo
- Purpose: changes external links which are outdated and can be successfully replaced by a new one.
- Script used : java (own framework)
- Already has the bot flag on : 40+ WPs (including all majors), commons, some other projects (books, news) (see all flags)
- Function Details
- The bot replaces urls that have to be changed. This can be only a domain change or a more complex page structure change on a website. Links are dectected with the help of the api (and not with regex) and are only replaced if the webserver of the new url returns a 200-status-response for that new resource. “Link text” is not changed. (own framework written in java - used by all of my bots)
- Note : On some other non wp-projects the community decided to approve the bot task but let it unflagged. Perhaps you should discuss that point here, too.
Thank you. --Merlissimo 05:10, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
