Commons:Bots/Requests/ArchiveBot 1

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Operator: FASTILY

Bot's tasks for which permission is being sought: The archiving bot, User:MiszaBot, which performs a useful archiving job on Commons, has been down for the past week. Since the operator is no longer active, I would like to take over this task.

Automatic or manually assisted: Automatic unsupervised

Edit type (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): Daily

Maximum edit rate (e.g. edits per minute): 6-10

Bot flag requested: (Y/N): Y

Programming language(s): Standard pywikipedia, using Manual:Pywikibot/archivebot.py

FASTILY 07:07, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Comments

  • I appreciate that you are using the core branch, but I also note that it is less tested than the compat branch (only for a couple of months) - you might encounter bugs more frequently. It would be great if you can report bugs (or fix them). :) whym (talk) 10:25, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Fastily: Looks fine to me, but I'm hesitant about flagging the bot until you successfully move it to a shared hosting such as Tool Labs so we can make sure the bot does not die suddenly as was the case with many bots in the past. odder (talk) 09:47, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Odder: As stated below, I would hope to make arrangements for this eventually (time permitting of course), but for the time being I would prefer to use my personal home server, which is always up and quite reliable. Also, as you probably already know, I'm highly active on Commons, so if something goes wrong I'll be the first to know. -FASTILY 21:59, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Please make a test run under this account. Also, I would be glad if a bureaucrat could flag this account as soon as this is done as bot to avoid further watchlist clutter. Thank you Fastily for taking this over. -- Rillke(q?) 11:12, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Where do you plan to run this bot? I would propose you run it in a shared account on toollabs so we can finally tackle the bus factor problem we keep having with the archive bots. Pywikibot is available there and is updated daily so you don't have worry about keeping the code up to date. Multichill (talk) 11:50, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Bureaucrat note Sounds good, but before permission is given could you please add to the bot's page the various bits of information required by Commons:Bots#Information_on_bots? Missing at the moment are (1) Whether the bot is manually assisted or runs automatically; (2) When it operates (continuously, intermittently, or at specified intervals); (3) The bot's maximum edit rate (eg edits per minute); and (4) The language and/or program that it is running. Many thanks. --MichaelMaggs (talk) 14:29, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, we all know, those who are following this thread, but the information should also be added to the bot's own page, at User:ArchiveBot so that it's easy for others to check quickly in the months and years to come. Adding the information to the bot page is a requirement, though admittedly not all existing bots comply :) --MichaelMaggs (talk) 15:02, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oh I see. :) (✉→Arctic Kangaroo←✎) 15:06, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

 Info OK, approval given and bot flag set. While it would be good to have this hosted on Labs in due course I don't think that permission and a bot flag should be made dependent upon that happening straight away. Fastily has said that he will 'will look into migrating asap', and that seems fine. --MichaelMaggs (talk) 15:44, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]