Because humans use it these days, not boys generally in the web interface
and it would just make stuff harder for people that use it…
On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, John Mark Vandenberg <jay...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 20, 2014 8:39 AM, "Dan Garry" <dga...@wikimedia.org <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> >
> > On 19 May 2014 19:36, Amir Ladsgroup <ladsgr...@gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> >
> > > As a bot operator I think API parameter about flagging bot or not is
> > > necessary
> > >
> >
> > Sure, but as I'm not a bot operator, can you explain why and what you use
> > this for, to help me understand? :-)
> >
> >
> > > Implementing the parameter (whether the current status quo or my
> > > suggestion) in UI is important, I think adding a mark box besides minor
> and
> > > watch options would be great (for bots, admins and flooders)
> > >
> >
> > I think so too. Display it only to people with the bot flag, and their
> > edits will be tagged as bot edits iff they check the box. The API would
> be
> > unaffected, and continue to function as it did before.
> >
> > As a product manager I am wary of adding more clutter into the already
> busy
> > edit interface, but given the scope of the feature (i.e. it only displays
> > to people flagged as bots), I think it'd be okay.
>
> If it is role based ('bot'), why not change it (in 1.24?) to always *not*
> flag the UI edits as bot edits, displaying a warning to that effect?
>
> Do we have many UI scaping bot frameworks in use these days?
>
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