Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/O bot

{{Newbot|O bot}}

Operator: O

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic, but manually initiated

Programming Language(s): python (category.py)

Function Summary: Adds, removes, and moves/renames categories by request

Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): One time run (by request)

Edit rate requested: 6 edits per minute

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

Function Details: This function of the bot uses pywikipedia's category.py to add, remove, and move/rename categories with lots of pages. Requests will be taken at my talk page or another predefined page, where a link to a prior CFD or other discussion to prove consensus is needed. A sampling of how the bot will work is available at Commons.

Note: This bot was formerly [{{fullurl:Special:Log|page=User:VshBot}} VshBot].

So this is on talk-page requests only? Aren't CFD's already being handled by bots at Wikipedia:CFD/W? What would make somone change the rename proceedure to come talk page you? — xaosflux ^Talk 01:01, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

:Nothing—I somehow scope the CFD out as well. ([{{fullurl:User talk:O|action=edit§ion=new}} →]O - RLY?) 01:06, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

::{{BotTrial}} Go ahead and trial, up to 100 edits. Can you wikilink the categories, and the CFD (if exists) in your edit summaries for easier reseach? — xaosflux ^Talk 23:00, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Trial done. Here are five diffs for different categories moved from Wikipedia:CFDS (where a backlog was at)

• [{{fullurl:Shinji Ono|diff=prev&oldid=146868974}}] - generic summary
• [{{fullurl:Monarchy in Canada|diff=prev&oldid=146870049}}]
• [{{fullurl:Bishopric of Basel|diff=prev&oldid=146872227}}]
• [{{fullurl:Athosians|diff=prev&oldid=146879281}}] - uses a custom summary with cats wikilinked and "per CFDS" appended
• [{{fullurl:Glacier National Park (U.S.)|diff=prev&oldid=146883386}}]

The first three diffs use the generic summary. However, the last two use a custom summary, which I will be using for any future cat moves. ([{{fullurl:User talk:O|action=edit§ion=new}} →]O - RLY?) 17:03, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

:How will your edit summary appear for ones from Wikipedia:CFD/W? — xaosflux ^Talk 23:38, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

::Almost the same as the CFDS one, only with the CFDS part replaced with this CFD. ([{{fullurl:User talk:O|action=edit§ion=new}} →]O - RLY?) 23:56, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

{{BotApproved}} —METS501 (talk) 19:42, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

:The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.