Forum:Request for bot account

After recent discussions with Porter regarding bots on the Wiki, I have taken the step of downloading and installing the Pywikipediabot package.

At this point I am seeking permission to open a second account (for the bot), and once the account is established that it be assigned a bot flag by a bureaucrat. I would be intending to name it H4rkn355, in keeping with a Fallout theme (although would add a bot suffix to the name if felt more appropriate), and suitably indicate that I am the operator.

I am confident that I can operate a bot on the wiki, and Porter has offered support should I have any technical or operational queries.

If there is any specific advice from administration before proceeding, I would welcome your input.

Thanks. 01:24, April 21, 2010 (UTC)

Feedback
Yes I believe it would be a great idea for another bot to be activated so more "tedious" tasks could be dealt with quickly. Also, as I have come to understand, you have a great technical understanding of the Wiki, so you having a bot would only benefit everyone. Ghouly89 (Talk) 01:44, April 21, 2010 (UTC)

Yes I think phoenix can be trusted with a bot flag, and I see no potential problems with his proposed use of the bot. -- Porter21 (talk) 07:50, April 22, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * I'm confused. Why do we need a second bot? (Call it PhoenixBot.) Nitty Tok. 01:56, April 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * Because we don't want to burden Porter with all the bot tasks. Ausir(talk) 02:03, April 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah. Alright. Nitty Tok. 02:05, April 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * The more, the merrier :) It's always good to have someone else being able to share the various bot tasks, especially when I'm away etc. -- Porter21 (talk) 07:50, April 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * After further advice from Porter to clarify acceptable naming conventions, I have currently established an account named H4rkn355 with a userpage clearly indicating bot status and ownership. I will leave it up to admin to approve bot status at their discretion. H4rkn355 07:46, April 21, 2010 (UTC)

I've given H4rkn355 the bot flag. Enjoy! Ausir(talk) 21:21, April 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I've already given it a run updating the Verify category and converting platform notes in bugs sections to icons :) 22:55, April 22, 2010 (UTC)