Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Cerabot 3

The following discussion is an archived debate. Please do not modify it. To request review of this BRFA, please start a new section at WT:BRFA. The result of the discussion was Withdrawn by operator.

Cerabot 3

• (BRFA
• Approved BRFAs
• talk
• contribs
• count
• SUL
• logs
• page moves
• block log
• rights log
• flag)

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

Time filed: 22:38, Monday March 31, 2014 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available: Source on GitHub

Function overview: Notifies editor if their articles have been nominated for Did You Know if the nominator of the DYK is not the page creator.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): Every hour

Estimated number of pages affected: 1-3 per run.

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes

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

Function details: Cerabot goes through every page on Template talk:Did you know and check the DYK's history and the article's history. If the creator of the article is not the nominator of the DYK, then the creator of the article is notified that their article has been nominated for DYK. The bot operates from Wikimedia Tool Labs and makes extensive use of the database.

Discussion

{{OperatorAssistanceNeeded}} I don't think this has been transcluded? Is it intended for publication? - Jarry1250 ^{[Vacation needed]} 21:22, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

• Transcluded now. --ceradon (talk • contribs) 14:11, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
• support - I will support this useful bot.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:04, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Approved for trial (50 edits or 14 days). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. -- Magioladitis (talk) 08:14, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

• Withdrawn by operator. The bot has made several successful edits but I'm forced to question the actual usefulness of this bot. My concerns may be unwarranted but I can see this request becoming incredibly controversial, so I must withdraw from this task. I apologize for any inconvenience caused to the requestors of this task. Thank you, --ceradon (talk • contribs) 13:53, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

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