Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/Mass De-Bot'ing (September 2009)

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Mass De-Bot'ing

Here's the deal, I was looking at our bot list and noticed a bunch of bots are inactive. Since bot edits are hidden by default, I think we should remove the bot flag for those that don't need/use it. If they become reactive, we can give them back their flag very easily. Every bot on this list hasn't edited this year. If you have a reason to keep a specific bots flag, say so, otherwise this is a "1 for all" vote. --ShakataGaNai ^{^_^} 01:38, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

• Andrewbot (talk · contribs) - Hasn't been used since 2005. Additionally it's stated purpose is fixing double redirects which is handled by ZacharyBot.
• Alexbot (talk · contribs) - Hasn't been used since September 2008.
• AmbraBot (talk · contribs) - Hasn't been used since 2007. Seems to be a predecessor to CalendarBot.
• ArchiveBot (talk · contribs) - Hasn't been used since May 2008. We do the archive process by hand now.
• Bawolff bot (talk · contribs) - Hasn't been used since August 2008. It's job was replaced by MelancholieBot. (I also asked Bawolff, he said fine).
• Bot101 (talk · contribs) - Never used.
• Craig's Bot (talk · contribs) - Unused since 2007. Seemed to be used for Archiving.
• IdeaBot (talk · contribs) - 4 Edits in 2007.
• JAnDbot (talk · contribs) - Last used December 2008. Was for cs: Interwiki links.
• K.J.Bot (talk · contribs) - 3 Edits in 2007, last used activly in 2006. Was for pl: interwiki links.
• MarketDataBot (talk · contribs) - Last used in 2005.
• MessedRobot (talk · contribs) - Last used in 2007. Fixed double redirects which now is handled by ZacharyBot
• WeatherBot (talk · contribs) - Last used in 2005. Functionality replaced by AdambroBot
• タチコマ robot (talk · contribs) - Last used in September 2008. Did some interwiki & image replacement.

Comments

• Comment I note that Craig's Bot (talk · contribs) also has administrator status. Perhaps it should it be desysoped, in addition to de-bot'd? Tempodivalse [talk] 01:49, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
  • I missed that, but I full agree. If he needs it back, it can be given easily enough. --ShakataGaNai ^{^_^} 01:51, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
• Alexbot is actually blocked as well. Bawolff ☺☻ 20:58, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Votes

• Support --ShakataGaNai ^{^_^} 01:38, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
• Support the de-flagging of each of these bots. --SVTCobra 01:40, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
• Support Most of these bots are now redundant as they have been replaced by other, more active bots which do the same tasks. The majority of these will likely never be used again, and the few that will can easily go through the bot process again. Tempodivalse [talk] 01:49, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
• Support per Tempo — Gopher65_talk 02:03, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
• Support - Seems uncontroversial. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:54, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
• Support Calebrw (talk) 19:56, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
• Support No need for unused privs Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:58, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
• Support Seems reasonable. Cirt (talk) 19:59, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
• Support sensible preemptive maintenance. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 21:17, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

• Done All listed bots deflagged, after unanimous support and no objections in about seven days. Tempodivalse [talk] 12:52, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

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