Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/KidsBot

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Withdrawn by operator.

KidsBot

Operator: Aviyal (talk · contribs)

Time filed: 18:57, Monday February 27, 2012 (UTC)

Manual:

Programming language(s): Python->Standard pywikipedia

Source code available: Standard pywikipedia-interwiki

Function overview: Create interwiki links.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): Irregular

Estimated number of pages affected: All articles.

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): N

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): N Testing in Malayalam Wikipedia

Function details: Create interwiki links (interwiki.py). I will be targeting on Articles, mainly. Sometimes I might edit templates and other namespace (if needed).

Discussion

Hi! Please don't edit from the bot account other than for approved tasks. And do not automatically welcome users, this is a denied task on English Wikipedia (Wikipedia:Bots/Frequently denied bots).

Why is the bot not exclusion compliant? What interwiki.py options will you be using? What other namespaces will the bot edit, you have to be exact. Are you aware of our template syntax and interwiki placement on documentation subpages? Make sure you read WP:INTERWIKIBOT. — HELLKNOWZ ▎TALK 19:29, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This bot appears to have edited since this BRFA was filed. Bots may not edit outside their own or their operator's userspace unless approved or approved for trial. AnomieBOT ⚡ 20:00, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you are planning to have this bot's edit periods as 'irregular', is there any need for it? We have plenty of interwiki bots already and if this one isn't editing very much it is pretty much redundant. Rcsprinter (talkin' to me?) (Contribs)
(Not Rcs) 17:20, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for taking a long time to reply. I'm currently working in Malayalam Wikipedia and I wish to use interwiki.py to connect English article's with Malayalam article's, If you don't want me to do it, then it's fine just tell me about your idea. I also noticed that Malayalam - English link isn't that strong, I wanted a Stronger Bond. /\ talk← Aviyal →Policy) /\ 20:40, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Why is the bot not exclusion compliant? What interwiki.py options will you be using? What other namespaces will the bot edit, you have to be exact. Are you aware of our template syntax and interwiki placement on documentation subpages? Make sure you read WP:INTERWIKIBOT. — HELLKNOWZ ▎TALK 09:40, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is looking like a WP:BOTNOTNOW to me. Anomie ⚔ 12:15, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm canceling the request. But remember this, I'm not an adult and therefore not a software engineer or developer. In case Anomie didn't know, I'm currently running a bot in Malayalam wikipedia. /\ talk← Aviyal →Policy) /\ 16:42, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your bot in the malayam wikipedia is actually unflagged and flooding the recent changes by welcoming user accounts that are several days old and with no edits as well, I was actually about to contact you about it when I saw this. Snowolf ^{How can I help?} 17:13, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn by operator. Snowolf ^{How can I help?} 17:17, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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