Automatic or Manually Assisted: Manually Assisted.
Programming Language(s): Python
Function Summary: To perform laundry tasks for Wikipedia:Spotlight
Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): Whenever called upon
Already has a bot flag (Y/N): N
Function Details: This bot, upon being given a command by a project coordinator (with a new article) will edit Wikipedia:Spotlight#Current_article to replace the previous article with the new one, Wikipedia:Spotlight#Recently_concluded to add the previous article, its before and after links and the diff to the table, the talk page of the previous article to update the template (from {{ spotlight}} to {{ spotlighted}}) and edit the new article's talk page to add the {{spotlight}} template to it. Ideally, it will also update the irc topic.
Approved for trial (3 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. Got one lined up? Let's see it! – Quadell ( talk) 18:35, 7 August 2008 (UTC) reply
Approved for trial (20 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. - so far so good, lets try it with a few more edits --
Tawker (
talk) 19:56, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
reply
Looks good now. Will it automatically add the {{ GA-inline}} when appropriate? – Quadell ( talk) 18:05, 8 August 2008 (UTC) reply
Approved. I see it made a full run-thru successfully: [1] [2] [3] [4]. All good. – Quadell ( talk) 23:59, 9 August 2008 (UTC) reply
Automatic or Manually Assisted: Manually Assisted.
Programming Language(s): Python
Function Summary: To perform laundry tasks for Wikipedia:Spotlight
Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): Whenever called upon
Already has a bot flag (Y/N): N
Function Details: This bot, upon being given a command by a project coordinator (with a new article) will edit Wikipedia:Spotlight#Current_article to replace the previous article with the new one, Wikipedia:Spotlight#Recently_concluded to add the previous article, its before and after links and the diff to the table, the talk page of the previous article to update the template (from {{ spotlight}} to {{ spotlighted}}) and edit the new article's talk page to add the {{spotlight}} template to it. Ideally, it will also update the irc topic.
Approved for trial (3 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. Got one lined up? Let's see it! – Quadell ( talk) 18:35, 7 August 2008 (UTC) reply
Approved for trial (20 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. - so far so good, lets try it with a few more edits --
Tawker (
talk) 19:56, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
reply
Looks good now. Will it automatically add the {{ GA-inline}} when appropriate? – Quadell ( talk) 18:05, 8 August 2008 (UTC) reply
Approved. I see it made a full run-thru successfully: [1] [2] [3] [4]. All good. – Quadell ( talk) 23:59, 9 August 2008 (UTC) reply