Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/MPUploadBot 2
- The following discussion is an archived debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. The result of the discussion was
Approved.
Operator: Xclamation point
Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic
Programming Language(s): PHP
Function Overview: See Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Main Page Image Bot. In addition to protectng images, this will also take up the role of User:FA Template Protection Bot as well.
Edit period(s): Daily.
Already has a bot flag (Y/N): N, self-requested desysopping.
Function Details: Ok, a few people will question my ability to run these bots. I know that. Please note that this bot was not written by me, but is a clone of what Chris G wrote at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Main Page Image Bot. I've been called upon by others to run this task, so here it is.
Quoted from the BRFA:
| “ | Bot has two parts, one watches the irc feed for edits to the mainpage templates, and uploads as nessary. The other part runs on a five minute crontab which deletes images that are no longer on the mainpage and also runs an extra image check in case part A missed an image. | ” |
In addition to protecting images, this will also protect templates that are on today's FA, like User:FA Template Protection Bot used to do. Simple task, already runs fine.
Discussion
- *sees no problems* ·Add§hore· Talk To Me! 17:15, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- If this bot is just uploading images from commons so they can be protected, why not have the bot detect the pictures and then make a comment at the commons admin noticeboard requesting protection under their template (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:En_main_page) designed for this?. Although my idea would require to submit a bot request at commons as well..... Peachey88 (Talk Page | Contribs) 06:20, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Why do all the work when a properly coded bot can do it much faster and more accurately than a human can? --Chris 09:55, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- If this bot is just uploading images from commons so they can be protected, why not have the bot detect the pictures and then make a comment at the commons admin noticeboard requesting protection under their template (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:En_main_page) designed for this?. Although my idea would require to submit a bot request at commons as well..... Peachey88 (Talk Page | Contribs) 06:20, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Is the source code public?
- Are you essentially just putting this in your crontab?
- And do you have a sufficient understanding of the code to fix any possible problems in the future?
--MZMcBride (talk) 18:35, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- https://svn.toolserver.org/svnroot/chris/mpimagebot/ and https://svn.toolserver.org/svnroot/chris/admin/fa.php
- Pretty much (is there another way?)
- I think so...
Xclamation point 18:49, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Question 2 was me asking whether you were making any modifications to the code or just copying / pasting. --MZMcBride (talk) 19:16, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Aside from making it use SoxBot rather than Chris G Bot, it's almost an exact clone. Slight modifications will be made to increase the IRC bot's functionality. Xclamation point 19:21, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Approved. -- Cobi(t|c|b) 20:32, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Aside from making it use SoxBot rather than Chris G Bot, it's almost an exact clone. Slight modifications will be made to increase the IRC bot's functionality. Xclamation point 19:21, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Question 2 was me asking whether you were making any modifications to the code or just copying / pasting. --MZMcBride (talk) 19:16, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
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