Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/EssjayBot IV

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 Approved.

EssjayBot_IV

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Operator: Essjay

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic.

Programming Language(s): Python

Function Summary: Archival bot.

Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): Daily on a variable schedule, as required by the specific page.

Edit rate requested: Does not apply; may vary depending on number of pages that require archiving.

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): Kinda; EssjayBot II does not, EssjayBot III does.

Function Details: I'm not really sure if this falls under a new bot or an extension of an existing one; I already have the same code running as EssjayBot II and III approved to do archival, but I've had a request to archive article talk pages. It has been my practice to limit each bot name to a particular area (project-space, userspace, etc.), and keeping with that, an article-space archive bot would run under EssjayBot IV; it is, however, the same code that is running quite successfully under the other two names, so isn't really a new bot per se.

I'm open to discussion about whether or not to bot archive article talk pages (by request only, of course); I'm willing to set the bot up to do it if the community wants it, but am rather lacking in an opinon on whether we should or not. Listing here for appropriate discussion and approval to use the EssjayBot IV name, if accepted. Essjay (Talk) 02:23, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Discussion

Speedy approved just be careful about abuse of the bot. As this is the same code I see no problem. Betacommand ^{(talk • contribs • Bot)} 02:32, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Do you need me to request a bot flag for it :o -- Tawker 03:16, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, with two BAG members approving it, I think I can get away with setting it myself. [1] Essjay (Talk) 03:59, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

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