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This page is meant as a place to organize information concerning bots.  Its purpose is to help the author of a bot to document his/her request for an account to run their bot, once all of the failsafe procedures have been accomplished.  It is also meant to be a place for anyone to leave feedback or requests concerning needs and activities of bots.
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This page is meant as a place to organize information concerning [[CZ:Bot|bots]] and [[CZ:Script|scripts]].  Its purpose is to allow any [[CZ:Citizen|Citizen]] to request the creation of bots or scripts, and to help the author of a bot to provide the documentation required to get permission to run the bot.  Constables will create an account once all of the failsafe procedures have been accomplished, which shall be detailed at [[CZ:Application for bot accounts]].  It is also meant to be a place for anyone to leave feedback or requests concerning needs and activities of bots. <br />''Ultimately, this page is meant to be governed by [[CZ:Bot policy]] but as long as that policy is still being worked out, this page serves to gather practical experience with the policy, and may be adapted when some rough edges therein are being polished during the process. '' As your bot works its way through the approval process, move it under the appropriate heading.


To place a table with a link to your documentation, place the following template at the bottom of this list.
This process is in the construction phase.  Should you require the use of the [[User:Housekeeping Bot|Housekeeping Bot]], contact [[User Talk:Daniel Mietchen]].  Once you have completed the steps required for approval. Contact the Bot Manager.  The Interim Bot Manager is [[User Talk:D. Matt Innis]].


<nowiki>{{BotTable|BotName = Name of bot}}</nowkiki>  Don't forget to replace the "Name of bot" with your bot's name.
==Example==
To add a new request, [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=CZ:Bot_status&action=edit&section=new&preload=Template:BotReq/Preloader click here] '''but'''


{{BotTable|BotName = Name of bot}}
Currently saving the request will add it at the bottom of the page,
therefore copy the template and add it manually at the end of the "New bot request" section. ''(Or should it be at the top?)''
 
<!--To fill out a request, enter the relevant info after the equal signs. Don't worry if you can't fill in each field immediately.-->
{{BotReq2
|BOTNAME=example
|Purpose=example purpose
|Documentation=example documentation
|Testresults=example test results
|Approvalhistory=example approval history
}}
 
==Important questions to address during approval stage==
#Is there a list of changes to be made?
#Will the bot delete anything?
#Will the bot move anything?
#Will the bot create pages?
#Will the bot create categories?
#Has the bot been tested?
#If over 20 edits is there an existing antidote to the bot's edits?
#Does the edit summary include a link to the Feedback page?
#Has the Constabulary been notified of:
##when the bot will be running.
##if anyone is available to turn it off.
 
==Under construction==
==New bot request==
{{BotReq2
|BOTNAME=Modify_Active_Editors_lists
}}
 
{{BotReq2
|BOTNAME=Imageless_Drugs
}}
 
{{BotReq2
|BOTNAME=WGredirect
}}
 
{{BotReq2
|BOTNAME=WGdisambiguation
}}
 
{{BotReq2
|BOTNAME=ExpensiveParserJog
}}
 
<!-- Dummy entry. Please copy from here and then adapt the BOTNAME above.
{{BotReq2
|BOTNAME=GiveYourBotANameAndFillInThePurposeField
}}
-->
 
==Awaiting approval==
 
<!--To fill out a request, enter the relevant info after the equal signs. Don't worry if you can't fill each field immediately.-->
{{BotReq2
|BOTNAME=<!--Please only use single word names. If spaces are absolutely necessary, use underscores (_). This is to prevent problems with the edit link in the Community input section.-->Fix-broken-redirects
|Purpose= Keep [[:Special:BrokenRedirects]] sparsely inhabited or empty.
|Account=Requires the right to delete these broken redirect pages.
|Documentation=[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pywikipediabot/redirect.py Standard PyWikipediaBot function]
|Testresults=
|Approvalhistory=
}}
 
==Approved active==
 
<!--To fill out a request, enter the relevant info after the equal signs. Don't worry if you can't fill each field immediately.-->
{{BotReq2
|BOTNAME=<!--Please only use single word names. If spaces are absolutely necessary, use underscores (_). This is to prevent problems with the edit link in the Community input section.-->Fix-double-redirects
|Purpose= Keep [[:Special:DoubleRedirects]] sparsely inhabited or empty.
|Account=No dedicated account needed; can be performed by [[User:Housekeeping Bot|Housekeeping Bot]]
|Documentation=[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pywikipediabot/redirect.py Standard PyWikipediaBot function]
|Testresults= [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=James_Jones/Definition&curid=100143533&diff=100626071&oldid=100613974 from user account]; [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=James_Jones/Related_Articles&curid=100143532&diff=100626759&oldid=100613972 from bot account]
|Approvalhistory=
}}
 
==Postponed==
 
==Dissapproved==
 
==Retired==
{{BotReq2
|BOTNAME= Add_Workgroup_to_Related_Articles_bot
|Purpose= Create and populate [[CZ:Workgroups|workgroup]] specific categories for [[:Category:Bot-created Related Articles subpages|bot created Related Articles subpages]]
|Account=No separate account required; assigned to [[User:Housekeeping Bot|Housekeeping Bot]]
|Documentation= [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=User_talk%3AChris_Day&diff=100616686&oldid=100612166#Extension_of_the_tag_principle Discussion] [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=1_Timothy_%28Bible%29%2FRelated_Articles&diff=100616602&oldid=100570370 Solution]
|Testresults= [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=Special:Contributions&offset=2010-01-08+12%3A53%3A04%2B00&limit=193&target=Daniel+Mietchen&month=&year= test edits] [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=Special:Contributions&offset=2010-01-10+21%3A53%3A35%2B00&limit=3&target=Daniel+Mietchen&month=&year= as well as antidote test]
|Approvalhistory= [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/User_talk:Daniel_Mietchen/bot-recent#Add_Workgroup_to_Related_Articles_bot#approval_discussion Approval discussion]
}}
 
{{BotReq2
|BOTNAME=Subpagination_Bot
|Purpose=example purpose
|Documentation=example documentation
|Testresults=example test results
|Approvalhistory=example approval history
}}

Latest revision as of 12:43, 15 June 2010

This page is meant as a place to organize information concerning bots and scripts. Its purpose is to allow any Citizen to request the creation of bots or scripts, and to help the author of a bot to provide the documentation required to get permission to run the bot. Constables will create an account once all of the failsafe procedures have been accomplished, which shall be detailed at CZ:Application for bot accounts. It is also meant to be a place for anyone to leave feedback or requests concerning needs and activities of bots.
Ultimately, this page is meant to be governed by CZ:Bot policy but as long as that policy is still being worked out, this page serves to gather practical experience with the policy, and may be adapted when some rough edges therein are being polished during the process. As your bot works its way through the approval process, move it under the appropriate heading.

This process is in the construction phase. Should you require the use of the Housekeeping Bot, contact User Talk:Daniel Mietchen. Once you have completed the steps required for approval. Contact the Bot Manager. The Interim Bot Manager is User Talk:D. Matt Innis.

Example

To add a new request, click here but

Currently saving the request will add it at the bottom of the page, therefore copy the template and add it manually at the end of the "New bot request" section. (Or should it be at the top?)

example

Important questions to address during approval stage

  1. Is there a list of changes to be made?
  2. Will the bot delete anything?
  3. Will the bot move anything?
  4. Will the bot create pages?
  5. Will the bot create categories?
  6. Has the bot been tested?
  7. If over 20 edits is there an existing antidote to the bot's edits?
  8. Does the edit summary include a link to the Feedback page?
  9. Has the Constabulary been notified of:
    1. when the bot will be running.
    2. if anyone is available to turn it off.

Under construction

New bot request

Modify_Active_Editors_lists

Imageless_Drugs

WGredirect

WGdisambiguation

ExpensiveParserJog


Awaiting approval

Fix-broken-redirects

Approved active

Fix-double-redirects

Postponed

Dissapproved

Retired

Add_Workgroup_to_Related_Articles_bot

Subpagination_Bot