Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/CapsuleBot
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Operator: Capsulecap (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 19:05, Saturday, May 21, 2022 (UTC)
Function overview: This bot will look for user warnings placed on the Wikipedia sandbox. It will remove any user warnings placed in the sandbox and inform the user who added it on their talk page.
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic
Programming language(s): Python
Source code available: Not available yet.
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): [1]
Edit period(s): Continuous (every 20 seconds)
Estimated number of pages affected: 1
Namespace(s): Wikipedia, User talk
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No
Function details: Every 20 seconds, the bot will look in WP:Sandbox for any user warning templates. If it finds a warning, it will look for the user who added it and post a message on their talk page which explains why using sandboxes for user warnings is a bad idea, additionally linking to User talk:Sandbox for user warnings. There is no need to add exclusion compliance to this bot as it will only be editing one page besides user talk pages.
Discussion
cyberbot I already clears out the sandbox every couple of hours, is this really necessary? Primefac (talk) 20:04, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
- Also, I see no indication that
User warnings are not allowed
(as stated by the BOTREQ request). Where is this instruction given? Primefac (talk) 20:31, 21 May 2022 (UTC)