Operator: MusikAnimal ( talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 14:58, Tuesday, September 29, 2015 ( UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic
Programming language(s): Ruby
Source code available: GitHub
Function overview: Reports functional changes of edit filters to the edit filter noticeboard
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Special:PermaLink/683492311#Bot idea
Edit period(s): Weekly
Estimated number of pages affected: 2
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): Yes
Function details: Uses the API to fetch basic information about all the edit filters, including the actions the filter takes (e.g. warn, disallow), the last editor to the filter, and whether it is private. It stores this basic information in a database. Every week, the bot will fetch the edit filter info again and compare it against the stored info of the filters from the week before, and generate a report of what has changed. It then posts this report to WP:EFN as a new section for others to discuss if they feel inclined, and also to User:MusikBot/FilterMonitor/Recent changes so that it can be transcluded elsewhere. The information included in the report can be tweaked at User:MusikBot/FilterMonitor/config.js.This is part of a larger effort to open up the edit filter management process and be transparent about what goes on behind the scenes. All information that is reported is already publicly viewable, this just makes it easier to see what has changed. To clarify, no sensitive information of private filters will be conveyed. — MusikAnimal talk 14:58, 29 September 2015 (UTC) reply<small>...</small>
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Operator: MusikAnimal ( talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 14:58, Tuesday, September 29, 2015 ( UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic
Programming language(s): Ruby
Source code available: GitHub
Function overview: Reports functional changes of edit filters to the edit filter noticeboard
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Special:PermaLink/683492311#Bot idea
Edit period(s): Weekly
Estimated number of pages affected: 2
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): Yes
Function details: Uses the API to fetch basic information about all the edit filters, including the actions the filter takes (e.g. warn, disallow), the last editor to the filter, and whether it is private. It stores this basic information in a database. Every week, the bot will fetch the edit filter info again and compare it against the stored info of the filters from the week before, and generate a report of what has changed. It then posts this report to WP:EFN as a new section for others to discuss if they feel inclined, and also to User:MusikBot/FilterMonitor/Recent changes so that it can be transcluded elsewhere. The information included in the report can be tweaked at User:MusikBot/FilterMonitor/config.js.This is part of a larger effort to open up the edit filter management process and be transparent about what goes on behind the scenes. All information that is reported is already publicly viewable, this just makes it easier to see what has changed. To clarify, no sensitive information of private filters will be conveyed. — MusikAnimal talk 14:58, 29 September 2015 (UTC) reply<small>...</small>
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MusikAnimal
talk 21:48, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
reply