Wikibooks:Requests for permissions/Welcome bot

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申請使用bot，負責Welcome的任務. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hoyojo (discuss • contribs)


 * More information is needed. Is source code available or lacking that, what system is the bot based on?  Can you perform a demonstration of the bot without the flag for some time to show that it is operating correctly?  Would it be making use of our bigwelcome template? – Adrignola talk 19:00, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Will whatever the bot does be written in the English language? --dark lama  20:03, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Assuming this is a bot that welcomes new users, it's completely pointless. If it actually made sense to welcome new users automatically it could be done by using mw:Extension:NewUserMessage. --Yair rand (talk) 21:55, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't like the idea of a welcome bot. It's far better for actual people to place welcome messages, and sign them.  --Jomegat (talk) 22:12, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * What Jomegat said. If this came up for consensus, I'd vote against. Chazz (talk) 00:23, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I was unaware of the extension that Yair rand mentioned when I asked Hoyojo to come over. I should inform zh.wikibooks too. However, I don't agree with Jomegat. The only difference between automatic and manual welcoming is that the human being welcomer may have the page on his or her watchlist. However, if a new user asks for help on his or her own talk page it would appear on RC anyways. Also, I don' think anyone would believe that the welcomers type out the code for bigwelcome every time, so in a way it is already 'automated'. Kayau ( talk &#124; email &#124; contribs ) 05:08, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Semi-automation is still more personal than full-automation. I always sign bigwelcome when I leave it.  What would the bot do?  When I use bigwelcome, it leaves a link to my talk page which I think adds a personal touch and encourages them to make contact with a real person.  I view it as analogous to reaching a real person on the phone instead of a recording that says "press 1 for customer service." --Jomegat (talk) 13:10, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
 * For what it is worth, I often personalize welcome messages when I see a common interest between me and the person I am welcoming. Besides, not that many of us regularly watch RC.  I would miss it if a user I didn't know edited there own talk page (even though I often check the RC list). Thenub314 (talk) 13:54, 24 August 2010 (UTC)