Wikibooks:Requests for permissions/Texvc2LaTeXBot

Bot
Request for bot permissions
 * Bot name:
 * Bot operator:
 * Automatic or manually assisted: automatic but closely monitored
 * Purpose of the bot: to replace deprecated syntax in the LaTex mathematical syntax
 * Edit period(s): A one off run affecting 200 pages.
 * Programming language(s) (and API) used: python/piwikibot
 * Other projects that are already using this bot: enwiki, dewiki many other wiki across the whole of WikiMedia sites.
 * Additional information: All ready running on the English wikipedia at en:User:Texvc2LaTeXBot. Has sucessfully run on many other wikis, the update plan is described in mw:Extension:Math/Roadmap. The bot will apply 10 regexps replacing deprecated syntax inside  tags. The code has been tested to eliminate false positives. The bot is operated by Salix alba on English language wikis and meta:User:Debenben on German and other language wikis.


 * There is no registered user with that name. Before noticing that, I was going to ask how much activity one would expect from such a bot, thus whether it would be better to allow it to run without the bot flag. --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 16:18, 12 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I've now created the account, it seemed to happen automatically. The activity is going to be about 200 edits, with maybe a second run to catch pages we've missed. I'm happy to run with/without the bot flag, but thought it would be better to check. --Texvc2LaTeXBot (discuss • contribs) 14:32, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
 * It's been my understanding that one should get permission before running a bot, regardless of whether one wants the flag for it. Though I don't see that spelled out in policy (WB:Bots), so either I'm overlooking it, or I'm looking in the wrong place, or it's more of a matter of courtesy/etiquette. --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 19:26, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
 * We will want to flag the account so that the edits autoreview. Another 200+ manual reviews will not be welcome. While the policy doesn't spell it out, it is custom and practice here to not allow bot-like processes to be run without discussion due to the additional impact of having flaggedrevisions active here. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 12:14, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
 * In which case, I do want to request bot permissions. --Salix alba (discuss • contribs) 15:47, 14 May 2019 (UTC)