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:::Okay... so what happens now? Assuming that the trial didn't turn up any issues, what must happen to activate the bot for real? ~[[User:Anachronist|Anachronist]] <small>([[User talk:Anachronist|talk]])</small> 01:27, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
::::A [[WP:BAG]] member will swing by and make a decision, which is typically full approval or another trial, unless there's something special about adminbots that I'm not aware of or I'm missing something. –[[User:Novem Linguae|<span style="color:blue">'''Novem Linguae'''</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Novem Linguae|talk]])</small> 02:20, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
::The bot only appears to have run for 10 protections and 1 day, not 30 days. The trial period only starts when you start the bot. – [[User:SD0001|<span style="font-weight: bold; color: #C30">SD0001</span>]] ([[User talk:SD0001|talk]]) 17:52, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
:::The bot and admin flags for that bot have expired, so it would have to be re-flagged to continue the trial, I think. –[[User:Novem Linguae|<span style="color:blue">'''Novem Linguae'''</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Novem Linguae|talk]])</small> 18:17, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
:::The bot completed the actions it was able to during the trial. It processed about 13,000 protection logs, identifying 741 relevant expirations, and out of those only 10 pages had protections that needed to be restored, which the bot handled successfully.
:::Going forward, whether in an extended trial or after approval, the pace of protections will generally be very slow now that the backlog has been handled. A quick review doesn't show anything that will be reprotected in the next week, but that could change. [[User:Daniel Quinlan|Daniel Quinlan]] ([[User talk:Daniel Quinlan|talk]]) 19:48, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for taking this task on Daniel. Where is the bot going to be running from? Does the account have 2FA set on it and are you using OAuth or BotPasswords to log in? [[User:Legoktm|Legoktm]] ([[User talk:Legoktm|talk]]) 03:18, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
:{{ping|Legoktm}} I have a secure Linux server, only accessible by me, where I will be running it. The server is regularly updated with the latest security patches, and I follow best practices for securing remote access. I submitted a request to enable 2FA for {{noping|Protection Helper Bot}} on meta. The reprotection script is using a BotPassword with the minimum set of required permissions enabled. [[User:Daniel Quinlan|Daniel Quinlan]] ([[User talk:Daniel Quinlan|talk]]) 05:43, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
:2FA is now enabled for {{noping| Protection Helper Bot}}. [[User:Daniel Quinlan|Daniel Quinlan]] ([[User talk:Daniel Quinlan|talk]]) 06:36, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
::{{BotExtendedTrial}} Same terms as previous, but since as mentioned the bot didn't actually start editing until the end of the temporary permission grant, we might as well go again. Please count the previous edits as part of the 25 edits stipulated in the first trial. [[User:Primefac|Primefac]] ([[User talk:Primefac|talk]]) 13:00, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
:::{{ping|Primefac}} Thanks. Note that if the bot had been active all month, it would have made only one additional protection (for [[Mahatma Gandhi]] which was reprotected manually). The bot is running again, but no restorations are currently scheduled to happen until 22 September. A simulation shows only 58 protections would have been restored in the past year and there are idle periods like the current one. If this bot is approved, I expect the rate to increase somewhat over time because there will be less downside to making short-term higher-level protections. [[User:Daniel Quinlan|Daniel Quinlan]] ([[User talk:Daniel Quinlan|talk]]) 02:47, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
::::Ah, fair enough, it seems I misread the earlier statement regarding the bot running. I don't see any major issues, complaints, or concerns that haven't been dealt with, so I'll go ahead and make it official:
::::{{BotApproved}} If there are any significant changes or updates required (other than the usual minor maintenance/debugging sorts of things) please ping {{t|@BAG}} on the talk page or at [[WP:BOTN]] for review/approval. [[User:Primefac|Primefac]] ([[User talk:Primefac|talk]]) 13:56, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
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