Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/MSBOT

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Speedily Approved.

MSBOT[edit]

Operator: Meisam (talk)

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic/Supervised

Programming Language(s): Python. Based on Pywikipedia framework

Function Overview: interwiki

Edit period(s): daily

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): Global bot flag + ar, cs, da, de, el, eo, es, eu, fi, fr, ga, id, it, nl, no, pl, pt, ru, sk, sl, sv, and tr wikipedia.

Function Details: MSBOT updates interwiki links starting by fa.wiki

Discussion[edit]

Bot appears to have been operating for some time without issue. Operator assured me it will no longer operate on the template space, so I'd support this. Question, the bot has the global flag, so did it need to come here for approval? All I could find on meta is that we've "opted in" to global bots. –xeno ^talk 21:58, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Enwiki allows global bots subject to "local restrictions", which are detailed at Wikipedia:Global rights policy#Global bots. Basically, global interwiki bots are allowed, but redirect-fixing bots and anything else the people at meta may add in the future are not at this time. Anomie⚔ 22:34, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Apologies, I guess this ought be procedurally closed as the bot only does interwiki. –xeno ^talk 22:35, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - Good point. Speedily Approved. as this bot is acceptable under the current global rights policy. No local bot flag is to be granted at this time, as the global flag is sufficient. Anomie ⚔ 22:45, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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