Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Dylan620 Bot

Dylan620 Bot

Operator: Dylan (chat, work, ping, sign)

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic, unsupervised.

Programming Language(s): Possibly Java, but still unsure ATM.

Function Overview: Adminbot that deletes pages from CAT:TEMP.

Edit period(s): 24/7, 'round the clock.

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): N

Function Details: CAT:TEMP deletion bot (talk · contribs) was de-flagged recently at the request of his operator, User:Mr.Z-man. CAT:TEMP deletion bot was a bot that automatically deleted pages from CAT:TEMP. Just look at the bot's deletion log! I even saw one user call it the "botfairy!" And there are currently nearly 19,000 pages in CAT:TEMP!

I view the late CAT:TEMP deletion bot as a very useful bot, and I was hoping to bring it back as my own bot.

This is the first time I have ever filed a BRFA, so please bear with me. :) --Dylan (chat, work, ping, sign) 11:22, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

You'll need to find an operator who is already an admin. Wronkiew (talk) 15:41, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What does that mean? --Dylan (chat, work, ping, sign) 15:45, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Does it mean that I can't operate an adminbot if I'm not an admin? And if so, then why? --Dylan (chat, work, ping, sign) 15:52, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That does mean that you can't operate an adminbot. One reason for this is that as an adminbot operator, you will have access to all admin functions. Another is that you have to be able to revert any mistakes the bot makes. Wronkiew (talk) 16:00, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]