Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Josvebot 2
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Denied.
Operator: Josve05a (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 19:01, Thursday April 11, 2013 (UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic
Programming language(s): AutoWikiBrowser
Source code available: Standard AWB
Function overview: Adding templates like {{orphan}},{{Empty section}} and other "help"-templates to New pages using AWB.
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):
Edit period(s): Between a few times a day to once a second day.
Estimated number of pages affected: 1 edit/10 sec. 100 edits/17 min. 360 edits/h.
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Skips as per AWB-standards.
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): No (at enwp; yes at svwp)
Function details: I will start the AWB and log in my bot. I will allow it to add templates, deny Typos and make the AWB skip articles if no template is added. It will be able to do 1 edit per 10 seconds.
Discussion
edit- Oppose - Tag bombing is both silly and entirely unhelpful. See Wikipedia:Tagging_pages_for_problems#Over-tagging, Wikipedia:Tag bombing, or Wikipedia:Responsible tagging; rather than just tag pages, actually fix them. —Theopolisme (talk) 13:57, 13 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Per some experience, I'd also agree that, especially for {{orphan}}, adding the tag might not entirely be a good idea. However, could you please be more specific about "...and other "help"-templates to New pages."? Thanks. Hazard-SJ ✈ 23:30, 13 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- (Answer) Like dead end, uncat, underlinked, overlinked and such things. To the latest 500 new pages. -(t) Josve05a (c) 01:06, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Since adding {{overlinked}} isn't part of AWB's general fixes, what logic will you be using to determine when to add it? Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 03:09, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- How long would there be between page creation and your bot tagging the page? ·Add§hore· Talk To Me! 02:18, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- GoingBatty, Oh, sorry. I thought that AWB had it. If not, no it won't. Addshore, I don't really know. I have to press start manually and it will only be doing the latest 500 pages, in the norder of the newedst first. -(t) Josve05a (c) 20:22, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't think this is a good idea :/ Firstly you will be template bombing as said above, you will also likely tag many pages that will be deleted shortly after. ·Add§hore· Talk To Me! 22:13, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- I agree with Addshore on this; template bombing, may be unnecessary edits to pages to be deleted soon, anyhow; plus, the operator does not express an understanding of not template bombing within a short time of creation and interfering with good articles being created. -68.107.137.178 (talk) 19:02, 15 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm inclined to deny this task. While you can new page patrol using scripts, I'm not sure this is the right use of an automated or semi-automated bot task. MBisanz talk 22:06, 17 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- I find myself inclined to oppose this with no offense intended, of course, to the operator. I just don't think automated template-bombing of articles accomplishes anything but a larger backlog, which is already nice and plump to begin with. Perhaps time and resources would be better invested in addressing the issues (linking from other articles, etc.) in a non-bot fashion instead of mass-tagging? Tyrol5 [Talk] 03:37, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- I agree with the other editors here, and, with no offense to the operator, oppose this. Tagbombing is not a good thing, and, as others said, you'll be tagging a lot of pages that will be deleted soon after. It's a Fox! (What did I break) 16:31, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Denied. I have declined this as I do not feel the task specified (using new pages) has the support of the community. ·Add§hore· Talk To Me! 19:49, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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