Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/GrooveBot

The following discussion is an archived debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. The result of the discussion was Approved.

GrooveBot

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Operator: GrooveDog

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Supervised Automatic

Programming Language(s): AWB

Function Summary: Delivering Wikiproject newsletters and responding to requests at Wikipedia:BOTREQ tagging project pages.

Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): Whenever needed

Edit rate requested: 5 edits per minute

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

Function Details: Yet another Bot that will run off AWB and deliver newsletters. It will also do Wikiproject tagging, if requested. and other simple requests at Wikipedia:BOTREQ. It will be exclusion-compliant, and stop if a message is left on it's talk page.

Discussion

I think that should be 2 requests AFAIK - One for wikiproject tagging, one for newsletter delivery. Reedy Boy 21:17, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

It seems fine, as it is a general wikiproject bot. For the "general requests", please be specific about what you mean. I would recommend another BRFA for any other tasks. Since this is AWB, standard code, etc, Approved for trial (50 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. for the wikiproject tagging, and one newsletter delivery to a maximum of 50 users. Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 21:37, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Awaiting approval for AWB for the GrooveBot account. I've chosen a newsletter to deliver and Wikiproject articles to tag. GrooveDog (talk) 22:30, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Okay, trial's complete. approximately 25 users notified with a Wikipedia:AFC newsletter, and 47 articles tagged with {{WPMAN|auto=yes}}. GrooveDog (talk) 15:09, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

One issue: Please sign the newsletter deliveries, or it can stop them being archived. Apart from that, it looks good. Once you've fixed that, please say, and I will approve. Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 23:01, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Okay, fixed. GrooveDog (talk) 00:29, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

You will need to make a list of users who want the newsletter delievered, otherwise you will spam them :-). ~ Wikihermit 00:31, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

That is probably a better idea - of course, either way is spamming, since its called a spamlist, and sending out newletters is considered "spamming". I never get why it is called that for that purpose. Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 01:11, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Hm.. Point taken. Newsletters are annoying unless you want them, :P. GrooveDog (talk) 12:29, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Now that's all good,  Approved.. Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 02:04, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

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