Commons:Bots
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[edit] What is a bot?
Bots on Wikimedia Commons do repetitive automatic tasks. Many bots are designated for specific purposes.
[edit] Bot flag
The bot flag is effectively a statement of trust: bot edits can be hidden from the watchlist, etc, because they are assumed to be OK. Thus, a new bot is required to run a while without the bot flag, so people see and checks the edits it makes. This "trial" period is required so that problems can be discussed and resolved before the bot flag is granted.
Accounts with a bot flag do not show up in the recent changes or new images lists. So if you intend to use a bot to make hundreds of changes or upload hundreds of images, it's important to get a flag first. A bot flag can be requested at Commons:Bots/Requests for flags.
[edit] Useful bots that you can request services from
- User:MiszaBot - automatically archives discussion pages.
- User:CommonsDelinker - can be commanded to universally replace images; move/rename categories.
- User:Flickr upload bot - semi-automatically transfers images from Flickr to Commons, if they have an acceptable license.
- User:O (bot) - move, rename, add, or remove categories; text replacements.
- User:BryanBot - Create discussion indexes, watch categories, more on request.
- Rotatebot rotates pictures bearing the template {{Rotate}}
[edit] Bot creators and bot operators
The bot's user page should clearly state who the creator is and how they can best be contacted. Bot Creators or Bot Operators should be prepared to take responsibility for fixing any mistakes that their bot makes. If a bot is being used to upload files, this includes correct licensing information and categorisation (each file should belong to at least one category that describes its content or function).
Accounts with the bot flag are listed up here.
[edit] Active bots
[edit] File upload
- "File Upload Bot (Owner)" is the naming scheme for the perl script of the file upload service.
- User:excl-zoo_Bot (contribs)
- User:Flickr upload bot (contribs)
- Uploads free images from Flickr at any user's request. Maintained and operated by Bryan.
[edit] User assistants
- User:3247's Image Wizard (contribs)
- Uploads svg files of user:3247
- User:CommonismNow (contribs) (coder and main operator is User:HardDisk)
- Moves all type of media from dewp to commons; operated by many people, see userpage for list
- User:VshBot (contribs)
- Does Vishwin60's bidding.
- User:Roomba (contribs)
- 'User:Gmaxwell's robotic servant.' Last edit end of March 2007.
- User:Seven-League Bot (contribs)
- guillom's bot, mainly text replacement
- User:BryanBot (contribs)
- Edits on User:Bryan's request.
- User:SieBot (contribs)
- Welcomes new users, edits per User:CommonsDelinker/commands, uploads images taken from other Wikimedia wikis. Maintained and operated by Siebrand.
- User:ABFbot (contribs)
- Is an AWB, should help me with all my tasks.
- User:Larbot (contribs)
- Is a misc bot, used for AWB so bot flagged.
- User:Ptbotgourou (contribs)
- Gdgourou's bot, used with AWB
- User:Giggabot (contribs)
- AWB: Mass nomination/Closure of "keep" discussions on behalf of Giggy (and others on request)
- User:TeakyBot (contribs)
- Teak's scanned texts upload bot.
[edit] Maintenance
- User:DRBot (contribs)
- Archives closed deletion requests. Maintained and operated by Bryan.
- User:FlickreviewR (contribs)
- User:CommonsDelinker (contribs)
- User:CommonsDelinkerHelper (contribs) (admin bot)
- Removes queued commands from locked page(s) and hands them to User:CommonsDelinker. Maintained and operated by Bryan
- User:Tsca.bot
- (Most likely) page move and text manipulation bot, like Wikibooks:en:User:Tsca.bot
- User:Dvortybot
- User:Rotatebot (contribs)
- User:Bilderbot (contribs)
- Add references of retouched pictures from the German Graphic Lab to the original picture. Maintained and operated by Luxo
- User:Category-bot (contribs)
- Updates categorization of images. Operated by User:Docu
- User:Filbot (contribs)
- Check the recently uploaded files adding the no license template when needed. Maintained and operated by Filnik
- User:Sz-iwbot (contribs)
- Check recently uploaded files and recently galleries with no media/files. Maintained and operated by Shizhao
[edit] Inactive bots
[edit] File upload
- User:MarketDataBot (inactive)
- Uploads market data for Wikinews
- User:WeatherBot (inactive)
- Uploads weather data for Wikinews
- User:SunBot
[edit] User assistants
- User:Foobot (contribs) (inactive)
- Temporary test bot of User:Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason.
[edit] To be checked
- User:Bgbot
- Currently inactive, designed to add a bulgarian interwiki on the calendar and year (1800-2009) pages. No contributions to this wiki, created April 2005. Presuming owner is User:Gangleri as they made the first edit to bots userpage.
- User:Pfft Bot
- Currently does intermittent mass-upload runs and moving free images from English Wikipedia to Commons. Owner (User:Stephanie) still active, bot last ran in February 2006 though.
- User:RCBot
- Used to rename images. Inactive since November 2005. Owner (User:Richie) not very active, one or two edits a month.
- User:Raulbot
- Uploads large numbers of files automatically. Owner (User:Raul654) active, bot inactive since May 2005.
- User:Robbot
- User:RobotDedalus
- User:RobotE
- User:Topjabot
- User:Adas bot
- So far does category moves.
- User:RBot
- Variety of tasks such as uploading, tagging and categorizing(?). Both bot and owner (User:Raphael.lorenzeto) inactive since December 2006.
