Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/AdvertisingBlockBot

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 Denied.

AdvertisingBlockBot

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Operator: Axlem01227 (talk)

Automatic or Manually Assisted:

  Automatic: supervised 

Programming Language(s): Python

Function Overview: The main objective for this bot is to remove advertisements

Edit period(s): Should run daily/weekly

Already has a bot flag (Y/N):

Function Details: Will run weekly to search for links posted in discussions and talk pages, that are placed in the wrong sections

Discussion

How exactly will it tell the difference between an advertising link and a legitimate link? Q ^{T C} 22:15, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Denied. A bot operator must have a familiarity with the English Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and must have the trust of the community. You have not had opportunity to demonstrate either, as your account was created only yesterday and you have not yet contributed to our encyclopedia in any way. If you are serious about this request, come back in a few months after you have had time to build a familiarity with Wikipedia as a normal editor. Anomie⚔ 03:25, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

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