Bot policy/Implementation

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[edit] Rationale

The standard bot policy greatly simplifies and streamlines requests for bot status by creating an automatic process for the approval of bots requiring hundreds of accounts. On wikis that implement the procedure, it is no longer necessary to hold a community election for certain specific bot tasks, if the bot is already approved for that task on a number of wikis. Instead, the bot need only perform a test run on each wiki before asking stewards to set the bot flag.

However, the policy must be individually proposed and implemented on every wiki before it can be applied. This is a task easily done by mass-account bot operators, who are already copy and pasting the proposal message for their bot. Doing so greatly simplifies the process for other bot operators, and for themselves should they ever choose to run a separate bot for a different task.

[edit] How to implement the policy

[edit] Proposal

On the local bot status request page (or a community discussion page if that doesn't exist), propose the policy with the following text:

[edit] Implementation

If there is no objection after one week, follow the steps below or contact User:Pathoschild.

1. Add the following line at the top of the page (if there are no active local bureaucrats):
   * '''en:''' Requests for the [[m:bot|bot]] flag should be made on this page. This wiki uses the [[m:bot policy|standard bot policy]], and allows [[m:bot policy#Global_bots|global bots]] and [[m:bot policy#Automatic_approval|automatic approval of certain types of bots]]. Other bots should apply below, and then [[m:Steward requests/Bot status|request access]] from a steward if there is no objection.
   If there are active local bureaucrats, add this:
   * '''en:''' Requests for the [[m:bot|bot]] flag should be made on this page. This wiki uses the [[m:bot policy|standard bot policy]], and allows [[m:bot policy#Global_bots|global bots]] and [[m:bot policy#Automatic_approval|automatic approval of certain types of bots]]. Other bots should apply below.
2. Add a redirect from "Project:Bot policy" on that wiki to the bot request page.
3. Update the list below.

[edit] Where it is policy

The following wikis have implemented the policy (see Bot policy#Authorisation).

[edit] Current implementation

global bots (without policy)

The following wikis have opted in to global bots, but otherwise do not use the bot policy. They are not consulted on changes to the policy.

• alswiki
• dawiki
• elwiki
• enwiki (subject to local restrictions)
• enwikinews
• fiwiki
• hewiki
• jawiki
• lawiki
• lbwiki
• mlwiki
• mlwiktionary
• mswiki
• nowiki
• ruwiki
• sswiki
• svwiki

[edit] Proposed implementation

[edit] See also

• {{bot policy}}
• Global bots: members | wikis and rights | log