Wikipedia:Bots/News/201707

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"\|Bots Newsletter, July 2017
style="padding-left: .6em;" \| File:BAG laurier.svg Greetings! Here is the 4th issue of the Bots Newsletter (formerly the BAG Newsletter). You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding/removing your name from this list. Highlights for this newsletter include: ;BAG BU Rob13 and Cyberpower678 are now members of the BAG (see RfBAG/BU Rob13 and RfBAG/Cyberpower678 3). BU Rob13 and Cyberpower678 are both administrators; the former operates BU RoBOT which does a plethora of tasks, while the latter operates Cyberbot I (which replaces old bots), Cyberbot II (which does many different things), and InternetArchiveBot which combats link rot. Welcome to the BAG! ;BRFAs We currently have 12 open bot requests at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval, and could use your help processing! ;Discussions Efforts at WP:CHECKWIKI to identify cosmetic fixes are still ongoing. The RFC on COSMETICBOT has concluded with "a clear consensus exists to adopt the proposed language". The [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ABot_policy&type=revision&diff=781071749&oldid=776564969 new wording] is now live. The venue for bot appeals and reexaminations has been [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Bot_policy&diff=785900489&oldid=785809177 changed] from WP:BRFA to WP:BOTN (see discussion) The Wikipedia:Bot owner's noticeboard is now the Wikipedia:Bots/Noticeboard (see discussion). ;New things A [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ABot_policy&type=revision&diff=782685110&oldid=781071956 historical correction] was made to WP:BOTPOL (see discussion). WP:HIDEBOTS now mentions [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ABots&type=revision&diff=786445484&oldid=781329442 how to hide all bots from your watchlist], not only specific bots. The phabricator ticket {{phab\|T162685}} is now closed, and we now have the "[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/bot-frameworks/ #Bots-Framework]" tag, so issues related to bot frameworks can be tracked. Wikibits.js has been removed (see [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2017-April/001574.html discussion]). 21 inactive bots have been deflagged (see discussion). WP:BOTISSUE has been [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Bot_policy&diff=785809177&oldid=785323626 updated] to mention that BAG members can act as neutral mediators in bot-related disputes. WP:INTERWIKIBOT has been [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Bot_policy&diff=789678056&oldid=787355603 updated] to reflect the post-February 2013 practice of putting interwiki links on Wikidata, rather than on Wikipedia (see discussion). ;Upcoming HTML Tidy will be [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Parsing/Replacing_Tidy phased out] in [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2017/28 June 2018, or possibly earlier]. This may affect some bots (see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Parsing/Replacing_Tidy/FAQ#What_will_editors_need_to_do.3F FAQ]). ;Wikimania [https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania Wikimania 2017] is happening in Montreal, during 9–13 August. If you plan to attend, or give a talk, let us know! Thank you! edited by: Headbomb ~~~~~ ---- (You can subscribe or unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding or removing your name from this list.)

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|Bots Newsletter, July 2017

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Greetings!

Here is the 4th issue of the Bots Newsletter (formerly the BAG Newsletter). You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding/removing your name from this list.

Highlights for this newsletter include:

;BAG

BU Rob13 and Cyberpower678 are now members of the BAG (see RfBAG/BU Rob13 and RfBAG/Cyberpower678 3). BU Rob13 and Cyberpower678 are both administrators; the former operates BU RoBOT which does a plethora of tasks, while the latter operates Cyberbot I (which replaces old bots), Cyberbot II (which does many different things), and InternetArchiveBot which combats link rot. Welcome to the BAG!

;BRFAs

We currently have 12 open bot requests at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval, and could use your help processing!

;Discussions

Efforts at WP:CHECKWIKI to identify cosmetic fixes are still ongoing.
The RFC on COSMETICBOT has concluded with "a clear consensus exists to adopt the proposed language". The [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ABot_policy&type=revision&diff=781071749&oldid=776564969 new wording] is now live.
The venue for bot appeals and reexaminations has been [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Bot_policy&diff=785900489&oldid=785809177 changed] from WP:BRFA to WP:BOTN (see discussion)
The Wikipedia:Bot owner's noticeboard is now the Wikipedia:Bots/Noticeboard (see discussion).

;New things

A [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ABot_policy&type=revision&diff=782685110&oldid=781071956 historical correction] was made to WP:BOTPOL (see discussion).
WP:HIDEBOTS now mentions [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ABots&type=revision&diff=786445484&oldid=781329442 how to hide all bots from your watchlist], not only specific bots.
The phabricator ticket {{phab|T162685}} is now closed, and we now have the "[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/bot-frameworks/ #Bots-Framework]" tag, so issues related to bot frameworks can be tracked.
Wikibits.js has been removed (see [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2017-April/001574.html discussion]).
21 inactive bots have been deflagged (see discussion).
WP:BOTISSUE has been [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Bot_policy&diff=785809177&oldid=785323626 updated] to mention that BAG members can act as neutral mediators in bot-related disputes.
WP:INTERWIKIBOT has been [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Bot_policy&diff=789678056&oldid=787355603 updated] to reflect the post-February 2013 practice of putting interwiki links on Wikidata, rather than on Wikipedia (see discussion).

;Upcoming

HTML Tidy will be [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Parsing/Replacing_Tidy phased out] in [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2017/28 June 2018, or possibly earlier]. This may affect some bots (see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Parsing/Replacing_Tidy/FAQ#What_will_editors_need_to_do.3F FAQ]).

;Wikimania

[https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania Wikimania 2017] is happening in Montreal, during 9–13 August. If you plan to attend, or give a talk, let us know!

Thank you! edited by: Headbomb ~~~~~

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