Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/TotalDramaBot

{{Newbot|TotalDramaBot}}

Operator: {{User|Rohedin}}

Automatic or Manually assisted: Manually assisted by me.

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available: Private.

Function overview: Handles elminations in the character matrix for current seasons.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): This bot will edit when data from the episode that has finished airing, and the next season won't be here until June 10th.

Estimated number of pages affected: 2 (depending on seasons and the presence of a elimination table)

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Yes.

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

Function details: Anyone that has seen Deadliest Warrior will get the idea of how this bot is going to work, except it won't be using a unfinished game engine. Because the bot will be manually operating, data will be fed into the bot to take care of the elimination matrix on Total Drama World Tour (if a table exists at the start of the season) and List of Total Drama series characters.

By the way, I placed a notice on the bot's page saying that "On June 9th of 2010, I will not be here to handle any trial runs. If for some god damn reason it is asked for a trial run or approved, please notify me on my talk page and I will respond to it when I get back. In the meantime, you may continue to edit in it's behalf without the worry of it reverting your edits." Rohedin ^TALK 17:43, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

:Is there a reason for the closed source? Honestly if you have a good reason it's fine however it's become the norm for most bot code to be opensource. FinalRapture - † ☪ 10:32, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

::TDI is a popular show, to the point of having it's own wiki. I don't wish to bring this bot outside Wikipedia nor let anyone take the credit. Rohedin ^TALK 13:34, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

:::My cat has her own wiki. That's not really an indication of anything. --MZMcBride (talk) 23:48, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

:So its manually assisted and only makes (up to) 2 edits a week? I don't know if that really needs a separate bot account. Mr.Z-man 22:13, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

::Agreed. --MZMcBride (talk) 23:48, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

UPDATE: I will be gone for a very short period of time today, I recommend that any requests for bot trials or approval are to be placed on my talk page for me to recieve when I get back. If the bot for some reason decides to edit, block it and notify me. Rohedin ^TALK 13:42, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

• FYI, I've blocked the operator of this bot account, as well as the bot, as a disruptive user (very likely Pickbothmanlol). This request can probably be roundfiled. --Floquenbeam (talk) 16:50, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

{{BotDenied}} Operator blocked. — The Earwig ^(talk) 21:48, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

:The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. To request review of this BRFA, please start a new section at WT:BRFA.