Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/AWBCPBot

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Approved.

AWBCPBot

Operator: Kingpin13 (talk · contribs)

Time filed: 13:49, Tuesday January 11, 2011 (UTC)

Automatic or Manually assisted: Automatic

Programming language(s): C#

Source code available: Not unless requested

Function overview: Remove admins from AWB checkpage

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard#Request for bureaucrats promoting candidates Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/KingpinBot 5

Edit period(s): Will run something like once every 7-30 days, but may not have to edit every run.

Estimated number of pages affected: 1

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): N, will have a shut off page for the whole task, since only one page is edited

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

Function details: Since admins can use AWB without being listed at WP:AWB/CP, the bot will remove them to keep the page tidy.

Discussion

Will require sysop status to run. I'm happy to babysit it for a trial - Kingpin¹³ (talk) 14:15, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for trial (1 edit). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. Straightforward. If you want to wait and get >1 edit, go ahead. — HELLKNOWZ ▎TALK 14:17, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously the trial edit will need to be done from your main account. You may want to undo the most recent maintenance to the page and test it on that. I've no objections to the request or proposed task. It may make sense to track and correct for renames as well... –xeno^talk 14:20, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, that's an idea. Slightly more complex code however, and less of an issue (renamed users trying to use AWB will realise there is a problem, and it can be sorted out, whereas admins won't realise there's a problem since AWB will run smoothly). When a user is renamed what happens to their old account in general? I know in the past there's been problems with vandals/etc. recreating them, so are they now kept under the control of the user, or do they go to "uncreated" status?

Trial complete. edit here. That was done simply by copying and pasting the bot's proposed page text, I still have a little bit of further testing to do with make sure the api call etc. is correct, but that's a more general thing and will be tested in my userspace. - Kingpin¹³ (talk) 16:23, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Most of the time they will retain control of the old account by virtue of it still being an SUL on other projects. Two issues with your trial edit: 1) should leave adminbots alone (otherwise they won't be able to run in full auto) and 2) should not leave blank lines. –xeno^talk 16:24, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed issues 1 and 2 - Kingpin¹³ (talk) 17:50, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Still see no barriers to approval; but given that it's a request for adminbot, perhaps we should let it stew for a while longer. Task isn't critical in any event. –xeno^talk 21:14, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I see no problems NativeForeigner ^Talk/_Contribs 04:24, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have no issues with this Adminbot. --Admrboltz (talk) 02:19, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Exceedingly narrow task (one project page affected only), little room for significant problems to occur. Approved. Bot will require bot flag and adminship. –xeno^talk 14:50, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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