Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/RonaldBot 2

{{Newbot|RonaldBot 2}}

Operator: RonaldB-nl (talk)

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Manually assisted

Programming Language(s): VB6 + SQLserver

Function Summary: Blocking and unblocking of certain confirmed open proxies. See this page for more info.

Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): Appr. twice a week, initially more often to catch up with backlog.

Edit rate requested: 5 per minute

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

Function Details: Blocking/unblocking of confirmed open proxies in the categories: TOR exit node, cascaded exit node and anonymizer IP. See [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebruiker:RonaldB/Open_proxy_fighting here] for a more technical description of the process as applied on nl:w for over a year. Look at the above link for further explanation on measures taken to prevent unnecessary blocking(periods).

That would require an adminbot. Mønobi 23:47, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

:This would indeed require an admin bot, what do other BAG members think? Dreamy ^§ 23:52, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

::this is in fact an admin bot that enforces our current policy on open proxies better than admins can. Im going to see if a Bcrat will flag this. due to the nature of the enforcement im going to have a bcrat flag this. β^_command 00:35, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

:::I'd like to think we could just send it off to a 'crat to be flagged, but the overly-bureaucratic nature of wikipedia makes it impossible :S . You're going to be forced to put it through an RFA if you wanna run it, which, like [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3ABlocking%2FTOR_nodes&diff=182978203&oldid=182972410 betacommand] said, will probably fail... :( Mønobi 04:00, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

::::Not to mention it does not appear you are an admin, which means you would probably need a RFA too. Soxπed Ninety Three | t[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/Tool1/wannabe_kate?username=Soxred93&site=en.wikipedia.org c][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/query.php?what=contribcounter&titles=User:Soxred93 d]b 23:11, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

:::::And so, {{BotDenied}} Soxred93 | talk [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/Tool1/wannabe_kate?username=Soxred93&site=en.wikipedia.org count] bot 15:28, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

:Thanks, Captain Obvious! Миша13 21:54, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

:Just noticed this, don't see why is should be necessary denied, Soxred. And no, nowhere is written that adminbots operator must be admins :) Snowolf ^{How can I help?} 10:59, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

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