Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/TolBot 9

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Operator: Tol (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)

Time filed: 18:07, Saturday, October 16, 2021 (UTC)

Function overview: Notifies users listed at Wikipedia:Administrators without tools/Endorsers when Template:GetMop is added to a page

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available:

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia:Bot requests#Bot notifications when Template:GetMop is published on a user talk page

Edit period(s): Checks daily; edits occasionally

Estimated number of pages affected: As many as there are users on Wikipedia:Administrators without tools/Endorsers (currently 5)

Namespace(s): User talk

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No (you have to opt in to these notifications)

Function details: It runs daily and checks if there have been any user talk pages added to Category:Administrators without tools since its last run. If there have been, it then sends notifications to (appends Template:GetMop/Notice to the talk pages of) users who have signed up at Wikipedia:Administrators without tools/Endorsers. It gets links to user pages and user talk pages on that page using mw:API:Links to get the list of users.

Discussion

While this task is probably not going to be frequent, I think it would be helpful. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 18:07, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for trial (50 edits or 30 days, whichever happens first). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. Primefac (talk) 07:37, 20 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just noting here that the bot sent out its first round of (7) messages (see User:TolBot/Task 9/Log#GoingBatty for diffs). There was a problem with logging which made it send messages twice; I've fixed this. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 18:04, 2 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Trial complete. @Primefac: see User:TolBot/Task 9/Log for edits. I didn't disable the task, even though the trial is over, so that any messages between the trial's end and approval are still sent; please let me know if this isn't allowed. Everything worked fine on the second round. (Though, because I linked to my userpage in the bot's signature, it pinged me in each of its messages. Getting seven pings in a few seconds was a bit frightening. I've muted notifications from TolBot, so this should solve that.) Tol (talk | contribs) @ 00:09, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've come here to also acknowledge that the trial has run its course and to thank everyone involved in its facilitation. In particular, Tol has been great in taking up the task and in fulfilling every desired technical need hoped for in the original request. I will stand by and observe the next steps, remaining available if needed in any way. Thanks again.--John Cline (talk) 13:18, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, @John Cline! Tol (talk | contribs) @ 20:52, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

{{BAG assistance needed}} Tol (talk | contribs) @ 19:45, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Approved. Primefac (talk) 13:39, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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