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Operator: User:de_zeurkous

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Manually Assisted

Programming Language(s): Python (pywikipedia framework), Z Shell

Function Summary: Creates redirects

Edit period(s) : Repeated one-time runs

Edit rate requested: 2 per minute

Already has a bot flag : N/A

Function Details: Grabs a list containing potential redirects from standard input, checks if the page exists already in any form; if true, skips it; if false, creates the requested redirect. Intended to be a classic case of fire-and-forget, although it is monitored regularly.

Discussion

• Where's the list coming from? What is the purpose of the bot? --kingboyk 18:58, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Like I said, the list comes from standard input -- in other words: myself :^) Its purpose is to alleviate me from having to manually create each one. The check is in place to make sure I don't accidently mess with an existing redirect or page, even though I only list ones I explicitly come across --De Zeurkous (zeurkous@zeurcomp.nichten.info), Saturday March 17 19:25 UTC 2007