Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Seedbot

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Operator: Seed 2.0

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Mostly manually assisted, please see below.

Programming Language(s): Plain vanilla AWB.

Function Summary: CfD recategorization work, with the odd invite delivery thrown in for good measure.

Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): as needed (most likely 5am-8am EST, nights and weekends).

Edit rate requested: 2-6 edits per minute.

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): No.

Function Details: I have a couple of ideas that I think may be interesting (I'll obviously have to get approval for those later) but, for now, the purpose of this bot is to have a separate account for bot-like edits that I don't want cluttering up my regular account's contribs list. The vast majority of these will be run manually (mostly CfD/W/M stuff) but I would like the option to switch to automatic mode if the things go smoothly and if the task warrants it. In any case, I'll start in manual mode. I know I do technically not need permission for the user assisted edits but not having to do the 'click save, wait 10+ seconds, rinse, lather, repeat' routine where it's not necessary would be nice. If the work I'm doing is in any way controversial and not just pure maintenance, I'll use my regular account.

The other task I anticipate doing in automatic mode is the occasional invite delivery, although I think I'll be doing very few of those. I've already done this in manual mode for Wikipedia:GUNS and on another occasion and may do them for Wikipedia:FLA, if there's a need to send out wall messages again. I know we have a bunch of bots that handle newsletter delivery which I don't intend to do - in essence, the point of this exercise is that instead of doing the Lost thing, watching paint dry the AWB timer and hitting the button again, I can just let AWB handle it (I'm thinking two edits per minute for that). I'll also be watching Wikipedia:BOTREQ and I'd be happy to help anyone provided they can give me an opt-in list or some other equally reasonable way to ensure I'm not spamming anyone (can't think of any but I'm always open to suggestions).

Any additional bot functionality will probably be implemented in Perl but I'll get approval for that after I've put some actual working code together. At this point, the bots functionality is basically a) to have a separate account for completely uncontroversial housekeeping-related stuff and b) to make some maintenance tasks a bit less tedious for me. Thank you for your consideration. -- Seed 2.0 18:21, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Discussion

Looks good to me, trial recommended to BAG. Just remember to get the approval on any further tasks you wish to add to the bot's workload. E ^talk 07:11, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Approved for trial. Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. for one CFD task, Speedily Approved. for the spamlist as long as any messages are either one message per person, or for weekly/monthly, opt-in. --ST47Talk 00:53, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Done. There weren't any open tasks at Wikipedia:CFDWM (I've done some of those in the past using my regular account though), so I just did one listed on Wikipedia:CFD/W. -- Seed 2.0 12:51, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

 Approved. --ST47Talk 11:53, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

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