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Requests for BAG membership[edit]

Requests to join the Bot Approvals Group are currently made here, although other methods have been proposed. Users wishing to join BAG, or to nominate another user to become a member, should start a new nomination page via the form below (replacing "UserName" with the nominee's) and transclude the discussion in a section below. Please note that notification to WP:AN, WP:VPM, WT:BOTPOL, and WP:BON is required. After a suitable length of time (usually one week unless the nomination has not received a reasonable level of support), the discussion will be closed by a bureaucrat.



Other discussion[edit]

Clerk or Assistant Program[edit]

Hi, I'm Dr Vulpes I've been an IP editor for multiple years and have been getting more into the administrative side of Wikipedia as of late. I was interested in being active in the group but I don't feel like I have the experience yet to apply for membership. As for computing experience I mostly work with R and have written multiple packages, I also have some SQL experience, and I'm currently working to improve my python skills. I currently have a bot request pending which uses AWB and R. Since I'm not quite at a place where I can apply for membership I was wondering if there was some sort of clerk or assistant program I could take part in. It's ok if there isn't a need or something like this doesn't exist. If there's anyway I can be helpful and improve as an editor and bot operator I'm willing to put in some work. Dr vulpes (💬📝) 00:31, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Really just get involved with BRFAs and if you see potential issues comment on them. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 01:54, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That sounds like a good place to start will do. Thanks for the input. Dr vulpes (💬📝) 03:30, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Unsigned bot?[edit]

Is there currently an operating unsigned bot? Andre🚐 22:54, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Andrevan Special:Contributions/SineBot. — xaosflux Talk 23:36, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Has an editor ever applied per WP:MEATBOT or WP:MASSCREATE[edit]

I am wondering if an editor was ever encouraged to apply per the MEATBOT or MASSCREATE policy. As far as I know I believe not, but maybe I am wrong.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 16:41, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Applied for (or to) what? Primefac (talk) 17:07, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
WP:MEATBOT includes:
Editors who choose to use semi-automated tools to assist their editing should be aware that processes which operate at higher speeds, with a higher volume of edits, or with less human involvement are more likely to be treated as bots. If there is any doubt, you should make a bot approval request.
WP:MASSCREATE begins with:
Any large-scale automated or semi-automated content page creation task must be approved at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval..
It ends with:
Note that while the WP:MEATBOT-like creation of non-content pages (such as redirects from systematic names, or maintenance categories) is not required to go through a formal BRFA by default, WP:MEATBOT still applies
WP:BOTUSE ends with
Note that high-speed semi-automated editing may effectively be considered bots in some cases (see WP:MEATBOT), even if performed by a human editor. If in doubt, check
So has any editor applied for permission per those policies? Paradise Chronicle (talk) 18:55, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Probably. I'd look through Category:Wikipedia bot requests for approval (or search it) to see if anything fits that bill. Primefac (talk) 19:25, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. If have searched the archive and there were no requests based on those three policies. One was declined over MASSCREATE concerns and MEATBOT was mentioned a few times, but not in the requests. BOTUSE I didn't find at all. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 02:50, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I don't remember a time where it got to a BRFA, or at least a successful BRFA. I can certainly recall plenty coming over to WP:BOTN and ask how they would go about it (like Wikipedia:Bot_requests/Archive_79#Civil parish bot from a user under a page creation ban), and invariably they were asked 'do you have consensus for this?', and pointed to WikiProjects or WP:VPT. And there's certainly blocks that have been issues over it. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 21:22, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I recall there have been a few requests for doing semi-automated edits. And there was at least one thread on WP:BOTN where someone was asking about creations but wound up not going to BRFA. Anomie 23:37, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]