This user is a bot | |
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Operator | TheSandDoctor (t) |
Flagged? | Yes. |
Edit period(s) | Continuous |
Automatic or manual? | Automatic |
Programming language(s) | Python |
Exclusion compliant? | Yes |
Emergency shutoff-compliant? | Yes |
There are shutdown links below, avoid blocking at all costs. See User:TheSandBot/faq for frequently asked questions. |
This bot runs on Wikimedia Toolforge. Administrators: If this bot needs to be blocked due to a malfunction, please remember to disable autoblocks so that other Toolforge bots are not affected. |
This user account is a bot operated by TheSandDoctor (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 approved and currently active – the relevant request for approval can be seen here. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it. |
TheSandBot (TSB) is a bot account which, in contrast to DFB, is generalist in nature.
Bot Task | Status | Description | Activity |
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Task 1 | Approved. | Performs the mass-move of articles affected by the RfC on election/referendum naming format. This task is not exclusion compliant as that is N/A. Per consensus, all pages in its list should be moved. | Complete |
Task 2 | Approved. | Removes ((orphan)), ((uncategorized)), ((underlinked)), and ((unreferenced)) where present in the draft namespace. This task is not exclusion compliant as that is N/A and runs daily at 03:00 (UTC). | -Active |
Task 3 | Approved. | Moving pages per result of RfC on NCTV naming format. | -Active |
Task 4 | Withdrawn by operator. | Moving categories in relation to task #3. This was withdrawn as the task was done via other processes and thus was no longer necessary. | -Inactive |
Task 5 | Approved. | Removes blank lines, duplicate entries and sorts sections of 2 defined pages
This is a 'take over' of Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/RonBot 10 per request by Headbomb. |
-Inactive |
Task 6 | Approved. | Remove blocked users from Category:Wikipedia usernames with possible policy issues. | -Active |
Task 7 | Approved. | Remove unblocked users from Category:Wikipedians who are indefinitely blocked for promotional user names. | -Active |
Task 8 | Approved. | Remove unblocked users and IP addresses from Category:Wikipedians who are indefinitely blocked for advertising and Category:Wikipedians who are indefinitely blocked for a violation of the username policy. | -Active |
Task 9 | Approved. | WP:RESTRICT has 4 sub-pages, each with one table. The bot will move any lines in the table that have expired or the user(s) have been inactive for more than 2 years to the Archive tables. In addition it will move back any rows from the archive tables, where the user has become active. | -Active |
Task 10 | Approved. | Remove blocked (and locked) users from Category:User talk pages with conflict of interest notices. | -Active |
Shutdown instructions in a nutshell:
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Administrators (or extended-confirmed editors), please see User:TheSandBot/status if you wish to shut down the bot. In the event that the bot runs wild on a task (which it shouldn't) or otherwise needs to be shut down, change the text on the page's corresponding key value pair from "true" to "false" (is case sensitive; only one value can exist in the pair at a given time). Other than the true/false values, please do not change any other values, insert/remove commas etc (all the page content must stay JSON safe/legal in order for the bot to understand it). Once changed to false, that will stop the bot when it attempts to save the edit as it checks/"calls home" to that page before saving. In the event that the corresponding key/value pair contains the text "false", the script will show an error in my console and terminate. This will necessitate a restart by TSD (poke TheSandDoctor for that or send them an email), even if set back to "true".
In the event that you do shut down the bot, please send a message to TheSandDoctor (either through talk page or email) notifying them of this and the reason for shutting the bot down. Thank you!