This user account is a bot operated by Versageek (talk) and Beetstra (talk). It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy. The bot is currently inactive but retains the approval of the community. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it. |
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Due to the nature of what the bot does, it will occasionally revert additions which may have been appropriate. As an RC patroller you are always required to make sure vandalism is obvious and uncontroversial, please do not revert someone who reverts or 'undoes' an XLinkBot edit based solely on the bot reverting the addition originally.
As bot owner, I am ultimately responsible for the actions of this bot. I reserve the right to remove entries from any of the lists and return Settings to default. --Versageek 01:14, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
For requests, see the request page
See the FAQ
See the customised warnings.
The regular expressions reverted by XLinkBot can be found here: RevertList
When the settings have the parameter 'RevertListSource' set to wiki, this revertlist is the actual source of rules which XLinkBot will revert. Admins may edit the RevertList. It uses the same syntax and format as the Mediawiki:Spam-blacklist. Versageek has stocked her trout pond with especially large fish for benefit of those who add bad Regex.
For certain cases, certain settings can be put on override by adding a regular expression to
The regex has to be on the RevertList as well.
When an external link should not be used by one specific user, or not be used on one specific page, it is possible to 'lock' the rule to that single user or page.
The regex has to be on the RevertList as well, and the regex can be used together with the OverRide and Hard Override, which will have the described effect. This may result in edit-warring between a user and XLinkBot!
The Technology Barnstar | ||
This Barnstar is awarded to XLinkBot for reverting Spam vandalism On Wikipedia! --Hu12 (talk) 12:56, 31 January 2008 (UTC) |
The Bot award | ||
To the most useful and overworked bot on Wikipedia. For reverting spam in the blink of an eye, thus allowing editors to... well, edit. Paxse (talk) 03:40, 26 November 2008 (UTC) |
The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar | |
Awarded to Sir XLinkBot and its creator in recognition of pushing through early adversity and contributing to the endless task of reverting questionable link additions. Enigmamsg 21:37, 16 March 2009 (UTC) |
The Anti-Spam Barnstar | ||
I just love seeing this bot do its work, it's soo... satisfying! :) Ϫ 03:19, 27 August 2009 (UTC) |
The Civility Barnstar | ||
for the amazing "warning" messages left by User:XLinkBot after reverting new users (Including both a welcome template and a very nicely worded note). With many of our warning templates being abrasive seeing this on a talk page is a refreshing, and welcome, change. Jalexander--WMF 20:57, 21 March 2011 (UTC) |
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
Great work on automatically removing spam links. hydrox (talk) 22:48, 1 August 2011 (UTC) |