Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Cookies52

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Operator: Mdann52 (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)

Time filed: 13:24, Friday February 22, 2013 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic

Programming language(s): Auto Wiki Browser

Source code available: Standard AWB

Function overview: Sort out the list of common mistakes listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): A few times a month

Estimated number of pages affected: no more than 50-75 per run

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No; I don't see the need of page with the Bots template on, as this is such a minor change, it is not what the person placing the bot template meant to be excluded in most cases.

Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): No

Function details: Finds page with mistakes either through the database dumps listed on the page, or using the Google search function of AWB. Thes, using the find/replace function, removes the extra word(s)

Discussion

• Note - I will include (Bot edit) in the edit summary, as I origionally created this account as a alt. account for a bot on Commons. Mdann52 (talk) 13:28, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
• Oppose, please see Wikipedia:Bots/Frequently_denied_bots#Fully_automatic_spell-checking_bots and if this request is somehow going to be approved, create a new bot account that has "bot" in the username per Wikipedia:Bot policy. -- Cheers, Riley 13:32, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

• Actually, "Additionally, it should be immediately clear that its edits are made by an automated account; this is usually accomplished by including the word "Bot" at the beginning or end of the username" - It doesn't say it has to have Bot in the username. Mdann52 (talk) 13:38, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

• Your request will be denied if your bot account does not have the word bot in it.—cyberpower ^Chat_{Limited Access} 14:10, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

• This request is violation of WP:BOTPOL and meets the criteria of a spellchecker bot which is almost always denied. I would close this request as denied.—cyberpower ^Chat_{Limited Access} 14:12, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
• You may want to post a link to Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes on Wikipedia talk:AutoWikiBrowser/Typos, to encourage people who enjoy typo fixing to manually work on fixing these mistakes. Good luck! GoingBatty (talk) 17:56, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

• Denied. Per Riley above. Fully automatic spellcheckers cannot distinguish between intentional non-standard spellings and errors. Maxim_(talk) 16:44, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

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