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I don't think the timing problem can be solved. No matter what time it is set to run, unless it is set to run continuously, there will be a break where mischief can occur. Since we started this in July, vandalism during the break has only happened once. In that case someone added a template that should have been in the article already and then vandalized it. In response we lowered the duration been protections. Since then I don't recall anymore problems. As for images, we had a discussion about them when we first created the page and decided not to add them unless they became a target. So far they have not. We were primarily concerned with fair use images, but we also asked what protection of an image would really do, and decided not much. Having worked on the protection page and tweaking with Chris, the bot has my support. [[User:KnightLago|KnightLago]] ([[User talk:KnightLago|talk]]) 15:25, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
* On the timing problem: Featured articles should be fairly stable. They shouldn't receive major template overhauls right before they go on the main page. If this attack vector is an issue, only lock down templates which existed in the article when scheduled, or some days before it goes on the main page, and make the period vary between checks so the lockdown schedule isn't predictable. [[User_talk:Gimmetrow|''Gimmetrow'']] 04:37, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
I recommend this bot goes to RFA, I say this as the programmer of the original redirect cleanup bot. (check the rename logs for my old username). As far as operation, the idea that east said above is a worthwhile one. If you are doing checks every 10 minutes, then check to see if the template has recently been edited (in last 10 minutes), and if it has, bring the template up for human review somewhere. Have it say something in #wikipedia-en or the like, or post somewhere where people don't mind watching. The only real way out of this is to monitor on IRC. —— '''[[user:nixeagle|<font color="navy">nix</font>]][[User talk:Nixeagle|<font color="red">eagle]]'''</font> 03:36, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
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