Operator: DavidLeighEllis ( talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 15:17, Wednesday April 16, 2014 ( UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic after manual invocation of cfd.py
Programming language(s): Python pywikipediabot
Source code available: yes, cfd.py standard script, modified only to use User:DavidLeighEllis/CFDwerk.js instead of Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Working
Function overview: Effectuates CFD closures.
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):
Edit period(s): As needed.
Estimated number of pages affected: 200 pages/day
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): No
Function details: Changes/removes categories as needed to effectuate my closures of discussions at WP:CFD. While Cydebot, etc, already handle this task, they are controlled by Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Working, a fully protected page which I cannot edit. A request to reduce the protection level for this page to template protection was denied on the grounds that template protection shouldn't be used for non-template pages. The use of a javascript page in my userspace for bot control prevents vandals from tampering with the control page.