Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/Byrialbot
- The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.
Approved--Ymblanter (talk) 08:47, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Byrialbot (talk • contribs • new items • new lexemes • SUL • Block log • User rights log • User rights • xtools)
Operator: Byrial (talk • contribs • logs)
Task/s: Update database reports made by Byrial
Function details: I want to use the bot to upload new or updated database reports. Each report will be updated about twice per month when new full databasedumps for Wikidata are available. I ask for permission to do this task without setting the botflag, so users which have the reports in their watchlist will be notified even if they hide botedits from the watchlist.
The bot will use a homemade program which is still being developed. I expect to be able to make test edits in about a day. --Byrial (talk) 15:43, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
- I don't think that I necessary to have bot flag to update User Page."Bots do not need to be approved if they are only making edits in the operator/bot's userspace" but if is necessary you have my
Support --ValterVB (talk) 15:53, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
- Oh, I had not noticed that sentence in the proposed policy. I guess this means that I can just go ahead. I am not asking for botflag anyway. (That may come later for other tasks.) Byrial (talk) 16:41, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
- Or maybe I should ask for approval anyway so I am ready if some of the reports is moved away from my userspace. Byrial (talk) 16:45, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
Support --Vssun (talk) 02:33, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
Support I'm pretty sure you don't need a formal green light for this but I will take the opportunity to say that these reports are great. Some of these could be used to present simple, useful and instructive tasks for newbies who want to experiment with Wikidata. Pichpich (talk) 04:59, 14 July 2013 (UTC)