Wikinews:Bots/Requests/Neriah

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Neriah bot (talk · contribs)

Operator: user:Neriah

Bot tasks for which permission is being sought: Treatment of Double Redirects (450+).

Automatic or manually assisted: Automatic.

Edit type: one time.

Maximum edit rate (e.g. edits per minute):

Bot flag requested: (Y/N): I need a bot flag for a week.

Programming language(s): python.

Neriah (talk) 13:42, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Can you briefly describe/explain the problem (with a bit more detail) you are intending to address, please? --Bddpaux (talk) 19:28, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Bddpaux, I would like to run a bot that fixes the double redirects (mw:Manual:Pywikibot/redirect.py). The problem with Double Redirects is that when we go to a certain page (like Wikinews Shorts: January 14, 2009) the site jumps to the next referral page, and not to the third page... This bot runs regularly on many sites, and here on the site I saw that it does not. Usually there are not many Double Redirects on the sites, so it is possible to run without a bot account, but here there are several hundred, so in this run I need a bot account, and later on not because it will be individual edits. Neriah (talk) 10:13, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Bddpaux? Neriah (talk) 10:58, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
B ure auc rats Can you perform? Neriah (talk) 13:29, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
? Neriah (talk) 20:27, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The 'crats are not active very often. Sorry, SVTCobra 20:46, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Perhaps try messaging Gryllida ~~or Acagastya~~? Sorry, I did not realize Acagastya is not one (a CU but not a bureaucrat?). Heavy Water (talk) 20:51, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think it's appropriate to give it to your main account, as then malfunctions in the bot may lead to your main account being blocked. Could you make a separate account for the bot please? Then I will be able to give it the bot flag. Gryllida (talk) 21:09, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
User:Neriah bot. Neriah (talk) 21:04, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I updated this page to reflect this. SVTCobra 22:16, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ta. Bot flag added. Gryllida (talk) 22:54, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Note that I have set it to expire in a month, just in case there are some unforeseen tasks that might take more than a week, as requested above.) Gryllida (talk) 22:55, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
As only a week was requested, a month seems fine. Cheers, SVTCobra 23:21, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Done Neriah bot (talk) 06:02, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Gryllida Since this is at the bot's expense, I think it's worth flagging a bot indefinitely. Do we need a new vote for this or not? Neriah (talk) 09:06, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hi,

I would like to understand the first part of the sentence, "this is at the bot's expense", better. Could you please rephrase it?

Do you wish to continue running the bot next month?

Note that I do not mind flagging the bot indefinitely. The only reason I did not do it was because there was a time limit, one week, in the request.

Regards, -- Gryllida (talk) 02:20, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Gryllida: Can you close this if the bot was approved? Also, please update the active bot list. I don't know anything about the tech aspects of our beloved Wikis. Cheers, --SVTCobra 02:05, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I will keep it open for another two days to finalize the discussion of the expiry date on the bot's account, above. I will update the active bot list soon. Gryllida (talk) 02:20, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep it open? Didn't User:Neriah bot run on February 1 with nearly 500 edits? I am quite certain you granted the bot user rights on January 31. Maybe there's something I don't understand.. Cheers, SVTCobra 02:28, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I mean, in the comments above, Neriah asked to extend the bot flag duration from 'one month' to 'indefinite'. If this request is closed, then this section will not be editable, and that discussion will need to stop (and start elsewhere). This would make it fragmented. That's why I am trying to finish that discussion here before closing this request. Gryllida (talk) 03:03, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Gryllida At first I asked for it on my account, but if it's on the bot's account I'd love it to stay forever, so I can run the bot every month. Thanks! Neriah (talk) 10:52, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you both. I will adjust the bot flag expiry and close this section within about a day. Gryllida (talk) 11:27, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Gryllida Can you handle and store? Neriah (talk) 15:57, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bot flag expiry set to 'Does not expire'; closing the discussion now. Gryllida (talk) 01:49, 3 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Votes

Support --SVTCobra 22:37, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support I don't know much about running bots, but you seem to be a trusted contributor on the Hebrew Wikipedia and this is a task that needs doing. Heavy Water (talk) 22:54, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support The recent run seems to be successful. Double redirect clean up needs to be done and I know several projects (including those in my native language) do that by bots. Estimating by global contributions, I think this is someone we can trust. MathXplore (talk) 08:32, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Bddpaux? Neriah (talk) 17:47, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

See my comment above.--Bddpaux (talk) 19:29, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Support Sounds good to me.--Bddpaux (talk) 15:47, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support --DRC-B5 (talk) 14:42, 5 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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