Operator: Qwerfjkl ( talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 16:37, Monday, October 9, 2023 ( UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: automatic
Programming language(s): Python
Source code available: pywikibot
Function overview: Resend MassMessages at WP:VPM.
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia:Bot requests/Archive 85#Forward VPM MassMessages to a new MassMessage list
Edit period(s): continious
Estimated number of pages affected: Depends on how many users and themselves to the list and how frequently messages are posted at VPM.
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): Yes
Function details: Major WMF announcements go to WP:VPM because it's listed at m:Distribution list/Global message delivery. Users cannot subscribe there because it's for noticeboards. The bot would repost any MassMessages from VPM to a new MassMessage list. Example: Special:Diff/1179359075.
Approved for trial (50 edits or 30 days, whichever happens first). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. I think it would be a good idea to get this onto the Admin Newsletter and/or crosspost somewhere so that users know this is an option. Primefac ( talk) 09:21, 24 October 2023 (UTC) reply
Honestly the whole point of MassMessage was to remove bots from the message delivery process. Having users subscribe to WMF notifications seems like a reasonable use case, have you asked them to use a different delivery list in addition to the main one? Legoktm ( talk) 03:18, 11 November 2023 (UTC) reply
{{ Operator assistance needed}} It has been more than a month since the last post, is this trial still ongoing? Primefac ( talk) 13:26, 31 December 2023 (UTC) reply
@ Qwerfjkl: FYI, I noticed in passing that this MassMessage got posted to VPM yesterday (and this one a couple of hours ago), but Qwerfjkl (bot) doesn't seem to have sent them. Best, — a smart kitten[ meow 20:30, 19 January 2024 (UTC) reply
Approved. As discussed above, the important part is copying the original message itself. If the "copied from" hatnote needs modification or removal (or something else) then it can be handled without any modification of this task. Primefac ( talk) 12:43, 13 March 2024 (UTC) reply
Operator: Qwerfjkl ( talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 16:37, Monday, October 9, 2023 ( UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: automatic
Programming language(s): Python
Source code available: pywikibot
Function overview: Resend MassMessages at WP:VPM.
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia:Bot requests/Archive 85#Forward VPM MassMessages to a new MassMessage list
Edit period(s): continious
Estimated number of pages affected: Depends on how many users and themselves to the list and how frequently messages are posted at VPM.
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): Yes
Function details: Major WMF announcements go to WP:VPM because it's listed at m:Distribution list/Global message delivery. Users cannot subscribe there because it's for noticeboards. The bot would repost any MassMessages from VPM to a new MassMessage list. Example: Special:Diff/1179359075.
Approved for trial (50 edits or 30 days, whichever happens first). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. I think it would be a good idea to get this onto the Admin Newsletter and/or crosspost somewhere so that users know this is an option. Primefac ( talk) 09:21, 24 October 2023 (UTC) reply
Honestly the whole point of MassMessage was to remove bots from the message delivery process. Having users subscribe to WMF notifications seems like a reasonable use case, have you asked them to use a different delivery list in addition to the main one? Legoktm ( talk) 03:18, 11 November 2023 (UTC) reply
{{ Operator assistance needed}} It has been more than a month since the last post, is this trial still ongoing? Primefac ( talk) 13:26, 31 December 2023 (UTC) reply
@ Qwerfjkl: FYI, I noticed in passing that this MassMessage got posted to VPM yesterday (and this one a couple of hours ago), but Qwerfjkl (bot) doesn't seem to have sent them. Best, — a smart kitten[ meow 20:30, 19 January 2024 (UTC) reply
Approved. As discussed above, the important part is copying the original message itself. If the "copied from" hatnote needs modification or removal (or something else) then it can be handled without any modification of this task. Primefac ( talk) 12:43, 13 March 2024 (UTC) reply