Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/FrescoBot 5

FrescoBot 5

• (BRFA
• Approved BRFAs
• talk
• contribs
• count
• SUL
• logs
• page moves
• block log
• rights log
• flag)

Operator: Basilicofresco (talk · contribs)

Automatic or Manually assisted: auto

Programming language(s): python

Source code available: ask me

Function overview: put {{db-blanked}} on pages created and blanked by a single author

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#G7 for redirects created as a result of a pagemove

Edit period(s): few times per year

Estimated number of pages affected: 500?

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Y

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): Y

Function details: checks history of zero lenght pages and insert {{db-blanked}} on pages created and blanked by a single author. It will run mainly on talk pages. Few examples:

• Talk:Agesilaus
• Talk:Albion Wharf
• Talk:Abū Hilāl al-Dayhūri
• Template talk:Cuisine of Indonesia
• File talk:Marriott Center 1.JPG
• Wikipedia talk:Article Incubator/Unreferenced BLPs/Athletes/Alex Murphy
• Category talk:Igualada
• Template:Creation/Sandbox
• Template:Economy of Southern Sudan

Discussion

Reminds me of this bot request, I'd suggest you take a read through it to get some ideas. The bot should also ignore user pages and categories, and check for page moves. - Kingpin¹³ (talk) 14:32, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I read about MichaelkourlasBot, thank you for the link. User and User talk pages are escluded. Category pages should never be blank (btw I checked and I did not find any blank category). About "page moves" we have 2 scenarios: 1) user moves the page and then blank the redirect (misspelling? orphan?), 2) user creates a page, then blanks it and moves the content in a different page (history has not to be kept). Both cases seems appropriate for {{db-blanked}}. Are you talking about these scenarios? -- Basilicofresco (msg) 15:12, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Category pages may be blank, because the pages in them still show up, so they aren't technically blank (only the wikitext is), and categories do not come under G7 after a blanking. If I user moves a page, and then blanks the resulting redirect, G7 doesn't apply, please read WP:CSD#G7. - Kingpin¹³ (talk) 18:59, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds a bit odd to me... but you are right, I'll check also for moved pages. What do I have to do with these blanked redirects? Revert? Ignore? -- Basilicofresco (msg) 22:34, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I received here satisfactory answers to my questions. I'm ready for the trial. -- Basilicofresco (msg) 14:46, 30 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Will the bot be warning the creators of the pages it tags? - Kingpin¹³ (talk) 11:06, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]