On 01/02/2013 08:25 AM, Lars Aronsson wrote: > On 01/02/2013 03:29 AM, Matthew Flaschen wrote: >> He may have misspoke on the "we" part. However, for wikis with bot >> approval processes (e.g. >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_Approvals_Group ), there is >> tracking on what bots work on (due to the potentially disruptive nature >> of an active bot on a large wiki). > > When you apply for bot status, there is typically some > requirement to present an idea for the bot, but once > the status is granted, that idea can change without > having the bot status removed.
Every wiki has a different approach to bots. But for English Wikipedia, that is not how the approval process (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BOTAPPROVAL) works: "Small changes, for example to fix problems or improve the operation of a particular task, are unlikely to be an issue, but larger changes should not be implemented without some discussion. Completely new tasks usually require a separate approval request. Bot operators may wish to create a separate bot account for each task." Matt Flaschen _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
