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The purpose of this page is to allow control over the parameters that HBC NameWatcherBot uses. Only lines formatted like ";<param>:<value>" will be read. Only parameters that the bot is expecting will be read. When a change is made to this page the bot will read it immediately.
<- Working
<- Not working
- Status
- On
- (Required) If this option is set to anything other than "On"(case insensitive) the bot will stop.
- Default target
- Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention/Bot
- (Required) This is the default location reports will go to if no alternate location is specified.
- Write rate
- 10
- The time in seconds the bot will wait between performing edits.
- Long name
- 0
- This option is the longest allowed name before it is reported for being too long. Set to 0 to disable.
- Repeating characters
- 7
- This option is how many times a single character can repeat before it is reported for having a repetitive character. Set to 0 to disable.
- Repeating numbers
- 0
- This option is how many consecutive numbers can occur before it is reported for having being confusing. Set to 0 to disable. - some type of counting bug, must fix
- Recheck duration
- 21600
- If a user is triggered only by a WAIT_TILL_EDIT flagged keyword, this is how long in seconds it will continue checking for edits before giving up. eg: 21600 = 6 hours
- Recheck interval
- 120
- The interval that a user is checked for edits if the WAIT_TILL_EDIT flag is set on a pattern. eg: 120 = 2 minutes