On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 8:46 PM, John Vandenberg <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 1:36 PM, phoebe ayers <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 8:05 PM, Daniel Mietchen < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I could imagine that certain types of bots, tools and gadgets would > >> benefit if handled and developed with support from a chapter. > >> > >> For instance, > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Citation_bot > >> is used widely but cannot be maintained by its original author. > >> It is currently being ported to Labs ( > >> https://github.com/wrought/citation-bot ) > >> to restore functionality, but due to ongoing developments in other > >> areas (e.g. citation templates), adaptations are necessary on an > >> ongoing basis. Who should do that? And what about feature requests? > >> > > > > Yes! From a user perspective, that's definitely an area of need, and a > > great example too. Personal note: I LOVE Citation Bot, and I hope it > comes > > back soon! > > It appears to be operating > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Citation_bot > Ah, thanks, I didn't check -- just saw the inactive note on the bot page. Glad to see that it's operating; I was super sad when it went away as it makes it so easy to cite recent journal articles. Anyway, yes, a good example of a small tool that makes editing easier :) -- phoebe -- * I use this address for lists; send personal messages to phoebe.ayers <at> gmail.com * _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
