Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/H3llBot 2c

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Approved.

H3llBot 2c

Operator: Hellknowz (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)

Time filed: 12:53, Thursday April 5, 2012 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic

Programming language(s): C#

Source code available: N

Function overview: Tag identified, dead domains/links with {{dead link}}

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Main BRFA, link replacement BRFA, recent BOTREQ. More on main task here, or see recent contribs.

Edit period(s): Whenever link is encountered.

Estimated number of pages affected: Unsure.

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Y

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): Y

Function details:

Tag identified, dead domains/links with {{dead link}}, even if the actual headers/responses are not 404. This applies to sites that are moved/redirect and are manually confirmed to be dead forever. As per main task, the bot would still try to retrieve an archived copy first. The bot is approved to move identified, dead links to new domain, but not to tag those that cannot be repaired.

Discussion

Speedily Approved. This is a task the op has a depth of experience in, is a natural and useful extension to the existing approval, and I don't see as a controversial addition to its functionality. Josh Parris 06:03, 6 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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