Operator: Orango
Automatic or Manually assisted: Automatic
Programming language(s): Python
Source code available: Pywikipedia page in metawiki
Function overview: Add Interwiki Links.
Edit period(s): one time run
Estimated number of pages affected:
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Hello. What exactly does this bot do? Thanks. AHRtbA== Talk 20:34, 11 July 2009 (UTC) reply
interwiki.py requests are generally speedily approved. Not sure why there's an exception being made here (echoing Mr.Z-man). -- MZMcBride ( talk) 23:04, 12 July 2009 (UTC) reply
The post looks like an attempt to understand the bot rather than stop its approval. ClickRick did not mention an exception to speedy approval and isn't a member of BAG anyway. Could someone in the know answer the questions, regardless of approval? A link to prior approvals of the same type of bot, or anything might help. I'm curious also.
I think discussion is allowed in the RFAB stage. Running this board as if discussion is the norm could help prevent future messes like anybot creating 6000 articles that need deleted. Part of discussion in a community like wikipedia might be knowing that newcomers may stop by anytime. Answering their questions is a good way to establish that outsider input is a welcome part of the process. If the bot impacts someone's community, they may want to discuss it first. That's my opinion about discussion at RFAB. As to the bot, curious, but no opinion on its approval. -- 69.226.103.13 ( talk) 14:32, 14 July 2009 (UTC) reply
Speedily Approved. As mentioned above, interwiki.py bots are generally speedily approved. Remember to stay out of the Template namespace, and request further approval at
WP:BRFA before running anything other than the standard interwiki.py.
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