Wikibooks:Requests for permissions/Wknight8111

+Bot
I am looking to give the bot flag to this user account, which is a puppet account of mine. I have created several client programs that will operate through this account, some of which can flood the RC list. Some of the things that this bot can do: I am going to upload most of the code for these clients in the upcoming weeks (as they are completed and well-tested). The current list of clients and libraries that I have written, along with references and some source code can be found at User:Whiteknight/Bot. I have been using several of these clients already, but as the work load increases, they will flood the RC list. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 17:36, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Apply standardized headers and footers to many pages simultaneously
 * 2) Apply regular expressions, and other text processing algorithms to many pages simultaneously.
 * 3) Perform most of the necessary administrative duties around the beginning of the month (update COTM and BOTM pages) Automatically.
 * 4) Archive old discussions from VFD and WB:SL


 * Support - there are quite a few good things that a bot could do around here. -- SB_Johnny | talk 14:06, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Support - Don't see why not. -within focus 16:38, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Is this bot mature and finished or still under development? --Derbeth talk 15:51, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * A little of both, I would say. The core mechanics are mature, but some of the details (many of which are graphical details for my use only) are still under development. Also, I've been adding and testing new features on a regular basis. I've used several of these tools already, most recently to mass-categorize pages in several books. I would like to send you a copy of my code and my libraries soon, so you can look them over. I am not entirely sure yet whether I am going to release the source code under the GPL, or any other free license, so I don't yet want to post all of it online here. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 19:46, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I am just worried that the bot may mess up a little in an unexpected moment due to a bug in the code. --Derbeth talk 21:17, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Perhaps the word "Bot" is a misnomer, because the clients are only semi-automated. I could, perhaps, write something that was fully automatic, but I have no intention to do that quite yet. Typically, when I make any kind of change that will affect multiple pages, or that will span multiple edits, I will watch the RC feed to make sure things are happening correctly. If something doesnt work as expected, I can cancel the operation, and revert pages (I have already had to do that once or twice back when I was testing it). My clients also can't make any big changes: I have not implemented code to move pages, or to delete pages. This means that any bad edits that it produces are easy to rollback. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 21:56, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Support - --Panic 06:04, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Herby  talk thyme 13:49, 1 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Added bot flag. --Derbeth talk 22:24, 20 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Support - Having a bot to make things even throughout a lot of pages is a great idea, and even if the bot does mess up, we can always have it fixed. Fine with me. --Yunzhong Hou 03:59, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

-Bot
I'm removing the bot flag from this user account. I simply do not use it in any capacity for which a bot flag would be needed. Any automated tasks that I do tend to be small: all the books on a single bookshelf, or all the pages in a single book. Because the tasks tend to be small, I tend to just do them on my main account. No sense switching. This is just an announcement of the fact, I have already removed this flag myself (local bureaucrats can remove bot flags). --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 23:55, 3 September 2007 (UTC)


 * ! (just kidding). -- SB_Johnny | PA! 01:11, 8 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I just might your   but it probably won't  his desire to  this account. Therefore, it's ❌. -within focus  01:15, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

+Bot
I had a bot flag on this account for a long time and I never used it, so I gave it back. However, recently I've been doing bot-related stuff a lot more frequently, and for the sake of our RC patrollers I think that this account should have the bot flag again. I'm planning to run several passes over the Linear Algebra book tonight, because there was a significant donation of content in that book, although it was all in LaTeX format. I'm going to use my bot to covert the new pages into wikitext, and unfortunately it's a tricky task. I've been asked that I flag myself tonight to prevent flooding the RC list because there are some people actively patrolling. If people don't mind I'm going to give myself the flag tonight temporarily for this job, and we can talk about whether it should become permanent. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 01:56, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 * and keep it this time. – Mike.lifeguard  &#124; talk 15:51, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 * of course -- Herby talk thyme 15:57, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 * --Jomegat (talk) 16:14, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 * --Webaware talk 21:30, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 * - Might have my own uses for it later too. -within focus 21:08, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

✅: formalities hardly needed here, of course :). -- SB_Johnny | PA! 00:52, 19 March 2008 (UTC)