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Bots perform their jobs under a different user name than the owner, so that it is easy to tell them apart. Also, bot edits are hidden from pages like Special:Recentchanges to keep them from flooding the list. To see the bot edits click "show bot edits" at the top of Newest changes.

The most popular type of bot is called the Python Wikipedia Robot Framework or "pywikipediabot" for short.

Bot approvals

To get approved to run a bot, describe your bot below, create a new account for it, run some tests for a short time (a couple of days, a dozen edits), and get agreement from other users that the bot's use is a good idea. Once that is done, a formal request for a bot flag is made at meta:Requests for bot status.

  • Operator: Emaus
  • Mode: automatic
  • Function: fix/add interwikis
  • Software: Python, pywikipedia
  • Technical details: autonomous mode
  • already has a bot flag on: be-x-old, be, bs, ca, cs, da, de, en, es, fr, hr, it, nl, nn, no, pl, pt, ru, sh, sl, sr, sv, uk

Thank you! --Emaus 15:33, 12 июны 2010 (UTC)[ответить]

Done per standard bot policy. --Mav 02:15, 24 июны 2010 (UTC)[ответить]

Regards! --Emijrp 13:37, 6 апрелы 2010 (UTC)[ответить]

I request that Dinamik-bot gets a bot flag. The bot will be add and fix interwiki links.

  • Operator: Dinamik
  • Mode: automatic
  • Function: fix/add interwikis
  • Software: Python, pywikipedia
  • Technical details: autonomous mode
  • already has a bot flag on: az, be-x-old, ca, cs, el, es, fa, fi, he, hy, id, it, ka, mk, nl, no, pl, pt, ro, ru, simple, sr, sv, tr, uk, zh, zh-yue

Thank you! Dinamik 17:30, 29 октябры 2009 (UTC)[ответить]

  • Good idea, we are in contact with this bot owner. It'd be great to use the bot at os.wiki too. Amikeco (admin)

Please give a bot bit to User:SieBot so it will not flood your RC as it adds interwiki links. User:SieBot is active on about 120 Wikipedias at this moment. Cheers! Siebrand 12:03, 5 августа 2007 (UTC)

Seems a good idea. You'll have to turn to meta-bureaucrats though. - Amikeco 12:33, 5 августа 2007 (UTC)
No problem. I know how it works. Will follow up there about a week after this request. Cheers! Siebrand 21:54, 5 августа 2007 (UTC)
There is unfortunately a huge backlog at meta. Usually bot requests are taken care of within 48 hours, but now it is taking longer. The bot bit for SieBot was set at meta on 22 August by Guillon[1]. Cheers! Siebrand 06:58, 30 августа 2007 (UTC)

Seems to have been blocked because it doesn't have a bot bit. Well, if that's the problem, then give it one. Works a lot better than blocking it, don't you think? - Andre Engels 17:07, 28 октября 2007 (UTC)

  • Description: Standard interwiki.py.

Anyway, I'm requesting usage of this bot now. And since it's necessary to have a botbit then, I also say I have no objections whatsoever against giving it a botbit. - Andre Engels 18:13, 28 октября 2007 (UTC)

I am not against this bot having its status here. Please follow ask for the flag at meta:Requests for bot status. Amikeco
Done.Pathoschild 17:03:36, 13 ноябры 2007 (UTC)[ответить]

Hi, I request a bot flag for Le Pied-bot

  • Operator: fr:User:EDUCA33E (fr bureaucrat)
  • Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic, in "-autonomous" mode. Sometimes the bot will run in manual assisted mode to solve interwiki conflicts.
  • Programming Language(s): Pywikipedia framework daily updated to the last SVN version
  • Function Summary: interwiki
  • Already has a bot flag in: see fr:Utilisateur:Le_Pied-bot#Interwiki for the current list
  • Remarque: Firsts edits made with my primary account => special:Contributions/EDUCA33E (block with comment => request flag)

Thanks Le Pied-bot 14:09, 2 декабря 2007 (UTC)

Already done. —Pathoschild 05:25:37, 12 июны 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

Hi, I'd like to request a bot flag for Idioma-bot (contribs)

  • Operator: lt:User:Hugo.arg
  • Function: interwiki
  • Operation: manually-assisted, and autonomous mode,
  • Software: pywikipediabot framework updated daily from svn
  • Already flagged on: more than 100 wikipedias (en, ru, es, fr, de, tr, lt, pt, uk...)

Thank you! --lt:User:Hugo.arg19:49, 11 апреля 2008 (UTC)

Already done. —Pathoschild 05:26:07, 12 июны 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

Hi, I'd like to request a bot flag for CarsracBot (contribs)

  • Operator: nl:User:Carsrac
  • Function: interwiki
  • Operation: manually-assisted, and autonomous mode,
  • Software: pywikipediabot
  • Remarque: I will make first some test edits. Pemding the bot flag is already making under the same name lot of test edits on wikipedia without their own burocrats. So maybe the steward should add those botflags for those small wikipedia in one run.

Thanks Carsrac 06:22, 13 апреля 2008 (UTC)

I am not against. The bot might be useful here, I hope it will get its flag soon. Amikeco 20:04, 15 апреля 2008 (UTC)
meta:Steward requests/Bot status#Bots on Ossetian wikipedia--Yaroslav Blanter 11:36, 18 апреля 2008 (UTC)
Already done. —Pathoschild 05:26:34, 12 июны 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

I would like to get a bot-flag on this wiki.

  • Operator: de:User:Euku
  • Purpose: Interwiki links: It adds/modifies/deletes interwiki links.
  • Software: pywikipediabot framework via SVN
  • Already has bot flag on: als, ar, an, be-x-old, bn, bs, ca, cs, de, dv, en, es, eu, da, he, hu, it, ka, nap, nds, mi, ms, oc, pl, ro, ru, sq, to, tr, vec. (on German Wikipedia since 2006, with >62.000 edits), look at details (or alternative page)

Thank you! --SpBot 15:09, 26 майы 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

Done. —Pathoschild 05:27:06, 12 июны 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

I would like to get a bot-flag on this wiki.

  • Operator: als:User:Melancholie
  • Purpose: Interwiki links: It adds/modifies interwiki links.
  • Software: pywikipediabot framework via SVN
  • Already has bot flag on: 50++ wikis, see User:MelancholieBot for details, please.

Thank you! --MelancholieBot 21:39, 28 майы 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

MelancholieBot already does useful work here; it'd be very useful to give it a bot flag, as it has already been done in 50++ happy wikis. Amikeco 21:49, 28 майы 2008 (UTC)[ответить]
Done. —Pathoschild 05:28:27, 12 июны 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

Dear all, this is to request a bot flag for Synthebot. Its technical information is summarized below.

  • Operator: Julian Mendez
  • Automatic or Manually Assisted: mostly automatic in autonomous mode; sometimes manually assisted to solve interwiki conflicts
  • Programming Language(s): pywikipedia
  • Function Summary: interwiki links
  • Already has a bot flag on: more than 60 wikipedias, see SUL table

Further technical information is available on its main page. Thank you in advance. Regards, --Julian 06:30, 6 июны 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

I cannot be against. Presumably, all other users too. Please, wait until you get the bot flag from meta-stewards. Amikeco 20:04, 6 июны 2008 (UTC)[ответить]
Done. —Pathoschild 05:29:08, 12 июны 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

Bot flag for StigBot

I hereby request botflag on this wiki for my bot StigBot.

  • Owner’s account: Stigmj (talk)
  • Bot account: StigBot (contribssulmakebot@meta )
  • Function: mainly interwiki, but can be used in user-namespace for adding userpages etc. on request from the affected users.
  • Software: Pywikipedia, updated from SVN before each run.
  • Other: Runs manually initiated automatic supervised and sometimes entirely manual. Already has bot flag on: ar, bpy, en, eo, fr, no, oc, pt, ro and vo.

Best regards, Stigmj 13:03, 8 июны 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

If the bot is tested in the other wikies already, I am not at all against its usage here. Please, wait till the bot flag before starting active use. Amikeco 22:01, 8 июны 2008 (UTC)[ответить]
Done. —Pathoschild 05:29:50, 12 июны 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

Bot flag for FiriBot

  • Owner’s account: FiriBot (talk)
  • Bot account: FiriBot (contribs
  • Function: interwiki
  • Software: Pywikipedia framework
  • Other: Runs automaticly in autonomous mode
  • Already has bot flag on: ro, en, fr, de, es, la, simple, uk, it, nn, sr, ru, bn, sv, ar, bs, lb, cs, mi, nl, sq, bg, ko, ka, tr, vec, ia, dv, hu, nap, li, als

Thank you in advance! --Firilacroco 12:33, 11 июны 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

Not against this bot. According to the current policy, you should obtain the flag from meta bureaucrats. Amikeco 14:11, 11 июны 2008 (UTC)[ответить]
Done. —Pathoschild 05:30:30, 12 июны 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

Bot flag for Ptbotgourou

  • Operator: fr:User:Gdgourou
  • Bot Account: Ptbotgourou
  • Purpose: Interwiki
  • Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic (-autonomous mode)
  • Programming Language: Pywikipediabot via SVN updated daily
  • Already has bot flag: 43 wikipedias

--Gdgourou 12:25, 25 сентябры 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

Done. —Pathoschild 18:28:43, 27 сентябры 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

Bot flag for Darkicebot

  • Operator: simple:User:Razorflame
  • Function: interwiki
  • Operation: automatic as long as I am on, which is usually between 4 and 12 hours.
  • Software: standard pywikipediabot updated daily.
  • Has bot flags on:simple, it, es, fr, az, en, de, pt, bs, vec, ca, sv.
  • Bot flags pending:cs, eo, bg, zh, hu, ja, id, ar, be, vo, ku, pl, nl, fa, da, co, ro, ru, ht

This bot will be making anywheres between 4 and 12 edits per minute. If you require any test edits or if you grant or deny the flag, please contact me on my talk page over on Simple English Wikipedia: simple:User talk:Razorflame. Thank you! Darkicebot 03:45, 31 декабры 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

  • Operator  : Wikitanvir
  • Automatic or Manually Assisted : Automatic
  • Programming Language(s)  : Python (pywikipedia)
  • Function Summary  : Interwiki
  • Edit period(s)  : Daily
  • Edit rate requested  : 2/3 edits per minute at most
  • Already has a bot flag (Y/N)  : Yes, see here
  • Function Details  : Bot will patrol recent changes and new pages, and add, remove, or modify interwiki links in autonomous mode.

Currently doing some test edits. Notify me if there is a problem. — Tanvir • 21:12, 2 октябры 2010 (UTC)[ответить]

Seems like great job. We are under standard bot policy, so welcome. Amikeco 22:53, 2 октябры 2010 (UTC)[ответить]

Thanks in advance. Béria Lima msg 09:11, 8 мартъийы 2011 (UTC)[ответить]

No reason to be against, but mind our bot policy: you will have to gain the flag via meta, as described on this page. The policy is standard, there should be no problem about it for you. Amikeco 10:53, 8 мартъийы 2011 (UTC)[ответить]
  • Operator: Avicennasis
  • Mode: automatic
  • Function: interwikis
  • Software: Python, pywikipedia
  • Technical details: autonomous mode
  • already has a bot flag on: en, simple (different tasks)

Thanks! -Avicennasis (SWMT) 02:02, 22 июны 2011 (UTC)[ответить]

  • Looks like a standard bot, you'll need to have the flag at meta according to the standard bot policy, and good luck! Sorry for short term blocking, while we have few edits here, the RecentChanges page is useful to monitor them, bot edits are not welcome in that list. Amikeco 07:31, 22 июны 2011 (UTC)[ответить]
You had them enough and we told that by a short block, that's how it works :) Amikeco 19:23, 22 июны 2011 (UTC)[ответить]
  • Operator  : Hedwig in Washington
  • Automatic or Manually Assisted : automatic
  • Programming Language(s)  : Python (pywikipedia), daily update
  • Function Summary  : Interwiki, Internationalization by removing chaos in Babel so it can be used properly and easy. Shortly double redirects will follow.
  • Already has a bot flag (Y/N)  : Yes, DE, EN, AR, NN and LB, others pending see here
  • Function Details  : just using the standard interwiki.py; parameters: -auto -all - log -catr

- Meta won't grant global flag, they want about 100.000 edits. I am 94k short, so would you pleas grant bot flag on os-wiki?

- I made 6 test-edits here so far. I think they are all ok.

Thanks for your time!

  • Operator: Bouron
  • Mode: automatic
  • Function: Transfer of potd descriptions in ossetic (like this) from Commons to oswiki if local one doesn't exist.
  • Software: Python, pywikipedia
  • Another bot flags: Have not bot flags yet
  • Tests I have tested it on my wiki for tests. Here is demonstration of transferring potd's and their descriptions in russian language for near 30 days.

--Bouron 21:54, 11 октябры 2011 (UTC)[ответить]

Do you expect Ossetic speakers to give descriptions at Commons first? Amikeco
These are some examples of having description in commons and not having it here.
commons:Template:Potd/2011-09-17 (os) - Шаблон:Potd/2011-09-17 (os)
commons:Template:Potd/2011-09-18 (os) - Шаблон:Potd/2011-09-18 (os)
commons:Template:Potd/2011-09-19 (os) - Шаблон:Potd/2011-09-19 (os)
commons:Template:Potd/2011-09-20 (os) - Шаблон:Potd/2011-09-20 (os)
That descriptions were made by me. And I am going to continue describing potd in Commons.
Anyway...
...Commons and oswiki can have different ossetian speaking users,
...Transfer of potd descriptions is of routine work kind,
...It would be wonderful if we have insurance and if someone forgets to translate description to Ossetic we will have Ossetic description instead of Russian.--Bouron 11:35, 12 октябры 2011 (UTC)[ответить]
What will be done if there is a local translation? It will be replaced, I presume? And we will see here, which one is better or probably do the third, афтæ? Amikeco 21:38, 12 октябры 2011 (UTC)[ответить]
The bot will contribute only if local potd doesn't exist. But I think we can make special kind of potd templates in the future, such as potd/2011-10-10 (commons). And bot will transfer potd there. Then we can fix potd template and if local potd doesn't exist or it is in russian, commons potd will be shown.--Bouron 21:52, 12 октябры 2011 (UTC)[ответить]
Well, nice perspective, I love it. Please, warn Blanter when some serious changes occur. Now he is the volunteer pushing the PotD files to smaller wikipedias. Amikeco 11:54, 13 октябры 2011 (UTC)[ответить]
OK.--Bouron 12:33, 13 октябры 2011 (UTC)[ответить]
  • Operator: Vago
  • Mode: automatic, manually
  • Function: interwiki? fixed double redirect
  • Software: Python, pywikipedia
  • Another bot flags: Yes, Here

Vago 06:01, 14 октябры 2011 (UTC)[ответить]

  • Operator: Mahdiz
  • Mode: automatic
  • Function: interwiki
  • Software: Python, pywikipedia
  • Another bot flags: Yes, fa/fr/ru/hu/hi/ar...

im done 18 trail edits. thanks/--Mahdiz (ныхас) 16:20, 14 июны 2012 (UTC)[ответить]

im done 18 trail edits , And my bot is blocked now.Regards Javadyou (ныхас) 18:44, 14 июны 2012 (UTC)[ответить]

My bot is blocked now,please unblock it.I dont edit herewith bot, and I dont want flag.please only unblock my bot.Regards جواد (ныхас) 21:20, 12 июлы 2012 (UTC)[ответить]

My bot has Global flag see here.please unblock it جواد (ныхас)

More than 20 test edits, currently being blocked.Justincheng12345 (ныхас) 10:51, 8 июлы 2012 (UTC)[ответить]

  • Operator: Ricordisamoa
  • Mode: automatic, supervised
  • Function: migration of old babel categories (e.g. Категори:User os-0) to new ones with localized titles (e.g. Категори:Архайджытæ os-0), deletion of old categories, creation of new ones, updating of user pages to the new Babel extension and deletion of old babel templates where possible
  • Software: Pywikibot/core
  • Another bot flags: local flag on brwiki, cawiki, commonswiki, elwiki, fywiki, huwiki, itwiki, itwikiquote, itwikivoyage, kshwiki, mtwiki, wikidatawiki, global bot

Would need also a sysop flag. --Ricordisamoa 16:33, 13 мартъийы 2014 (UTC)[ответить]

Bot policy

Hello. To facilitate steward granting of bot access, I'd like to implement the standard bot policy on this wiki. This will involve creating a redirect to this page from Project:Bot policy, and adding a line at the top noting that it is used here. In particular, this policy allows automatic acceptance of known interlanguage linking bots (if this page says that is acceptable), which form the vast majority of such requests.

Please read the text at m:Bot policy before commenting. If you object, please say so; it will be implemented in one week if there is no objection, since it is particularly written to streamline bot requests on wikis with little or no community interested in bot access requests. —Pathoschild 17:03:36, 13 ноябры 2007 (UTC) 17:03, 13 ноября 2007 (UTC)[ответить]

I would gladly accept such a policy, because we often have some kind of misunderstanding with bot owners. :) Could you please tell in a more algorythmical way, what I should do. Amikeco 18:45, 13 ноября 2007 (UTC)
I added the redirect, and a note at the top of the page explaining that the bot policy is used. Does that look okay? —Pathoschild 23:48:37, 13 ноябры 2007 (UTC)[ответить]
Yes, you really save lots of my time for other work. Thanks a lot. Amikeco

Global bots

Hello. The standard bot policy was updated to allow global bots, which are now technically possible. These are trusted bots that will be given bot access on every wiki that allows global bots (the local policy or request page must explicitly allow them, or they won't get access on this wiki). The current requirements for global bots are:

  • a global bot must only maintain interlanguage links or fix double-redirects;
  • a global bot must have already been active on several wikis, with long-term contributions demonstrating its trustworthiness.

Does anyone object to allowing global bots on this wiki? I'll update the local policy in a week if there are no objections. Thanks. —Pathoschild 15:51:23, 28 июлы 2008 (UTC)[ответить]

See also

  1. en:Wikipedia:Bot requests
  2. meta:Interwiki bot
  3. meta:Interwiki bot/Getting started
  4. meta:Category:Pywikipedia
  5. sourceforge:projects/pywikipediabot