Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Wpcat

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Operator: Trevor MacInnis (Contribs)

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic, supervised

Programming Language(s): Python and pywikipedia

Function Summary: Count number of pages in WikiProject Aviation maintenance categories, and output results in table.

Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): daily

Edit rate requested: 1 edits per 24 hours

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

Function Details: Much like User:DFBot counts articles for User:Dragons flight/Category tracker, this bot will count articles in Category:Aviation articles needing attention, Category:Aircraft articles needing infoboxes, Category:B-Class aviation articles needing review, etc. and output a table with the results.

Discussion

• A few things - 1. It's generally best if the bot's username resembles the owner's in some way. 2. Where is this table going to be published? Dihydrogen Monoxide (H₂O) 06:55, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, for the 2nd question I was thinking Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Cleanup. As for the 1st question, I'm new to this bot thing, so should I restart this request under a new bot name? - Trevor MacInnis (Contribs) 09:43, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

I think it's more a question of tradition than of policy; but as a rule bot names include the name of its owner (or is related to it in an obvious matter) and the word "Bot". There are exceptions, however, where name name of the function was used to make the bot name instead of that of the owner's, so I don't think this is a dealbreaker. — Coren ^(talk) 12:13, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

1) Nah, you'll be fine, as Coren said. 2) OK, that's cool. I suppose a BAG member can approve it for trial then. Dihydrogen Monoxide (H₂O) 08:38, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

That we can. If you could just check at some point about the page (i cant see it being an issue) with WP Aviation. As they may have other preferences. Its only going to be editing that page, i presume... Approved for trial (5 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. Let us know if you need/want more Reedy Boy 10:45, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

A user has requested the attention of the operator. Once the operator has seen this message and replied, please deactivate this tag. (user notified) - Any news/Updates —Reedy Boy 10:40, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Request Expired. --uǝʌǝsʎʇɹnoɟʇs(st47) 23:09, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

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