Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/brest-bot

brest-bot

Operator: Brest (talk · contribs)

Time filed: 01:31, Sunday January 30, 2011 (UTC)

Automatic or Manually assisted: Manually assisted

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available: Standard pywikipedia

Function overview: Redirects from Macedonian language

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): periodicaly

Estimated number of pages affected: about 10.000 new redirects from Macedonian terms

Exclusion compliant (Y/N):

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): No

Function details:

1. The bot will read articles from mk.wiki belongs to some categories, like biography, capitals, countries, ...

2. Article title should pass name-filter, like short titles, titles with few words, ...

3. If en interwiki link exist, create redirect page at en.wiki, categorize this redirect with {{R from Macedonian}} template.

Discussion

I made less then 100 new redirects with my normal account just for test purposes, until I was blocked. I think is usefull to have redirects pages of this kind, especialy for macedonian users, they will easily find the right articles.

Note:I've unblocked your main account now, since you've resolved the problem by stopping the trial editing. —Soap— 01:55, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I hope I didn't destroy anything.--Brest (talk) 02:06, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is the English Wikipedia. Is there any consensus at all that we need redirects from foreign language titles for topics such as "25 Април" to "April 25"? Anomie ⚔ 03:31, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think really it has been discussed at all, but WP:CSD does make mention that "redirects in other languages [are generally useful]" (R3). But that is by no means a statement that they should be made, only a disqualifier for speedy deletion. --Shirik (Questions or Comments?) 04:50, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly, it's just a disqualifier for CSD. And IMO it's meant for the foreign-language name of a topic related to that language, not that we want a redirect from every language for every title. Anyway, we can see how Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2011 January 30#13 Април goes. Anomie ⚔ 05:01, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As Shirik comment, WP:CSD does make mention that "redirects in other languages [are generally useful]". Realy we should see how Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2011 January 30#13 Април goes. I made few sets of redirects, just to see how the discusion will goes. One set of redirects is "25 Април" to "April 25". Other set is biography articles. Then capitals (Belgrade, Zagreb, Sofija, ...), ... and so on. --Brest (talk) 12:35, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think creating these types of redirects en masse is a good precedent to set. –xeno^talk 15:35, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]