Bot policy

The following page is a translation of cross-project policy into Ghanaian Pidgin language. Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of this document and a translation, the original English version takes precedence. This page has been developed and approved by the community and its compliance is mandatory for all users. It must not be modified without prior community approval.

Bots be automated or semi-automated processes wey dey edit pages plus reduced anaa no direct human supervision. Secof bots fi potentially strain server resources anaa disrupt de project, bots for follow de policy den guidelines dem outline below. De policy dey outline de way dem go fi use bots for applicable projects top; dem go fi immediately block bots wey no dey follow de policy til de operator resolve any issues anaa non-compliance.

Bot for dey run dey use separate account from de operator, as dem for no grant human editor bot flag. Ein user page for clearly den visibly denote am as bot so say e go distinguish am from human editors, den operators for be available make dem answer any comments dema body. Dem no permit user make dem use automated answering scripts. Sam operators go fi choose make dem redirect de bot ein talk page go dema own, if dem no configure dema bot make e detect messages.

Dem get three ways make dem obtain bot access for wiki top.

• Controversial changes: Dem fi use bots perform edits wey most likely oda local editors fi support; dem nani for use take perform controversial edits. If you intend make you expand de scope of de bot beyond dat wey de community support am, make you take note of dis for de relevant discussion page to ensure dat no opposition dey. If dem give your bot flag automatic approval, you for no exceed de limits dem describe under "Automatic approval".
• Data retrieval: Bots fi not be use take retrieve bulk content for any use not directly relate to bot task dem approve. Dis dey include dynamically loading pages from another website, wey fi result make dem blacklist de website den permanently deny access. If you go download bulk content anaa mirror project, we beg do am so by downloading anaa hosting your own copy of wona database.
• Spellchecking: No bot fi automatically correct spelling mistakes widout explicit community approval, particularly for de main content namespace insyd. Eno be technically possible for most languages insyd make dem automatically correct spelling mistakes widout significant margin of error.

Dem go remove global bot permissions:

• For de bot ein operator request
• If dem dey use de bot persistently perform tasks wey be outsyd de global bot remit
• If dem find say de bot be inactive, plus de provisions wey dey follow:
  • Dem dey deem global bot account inactive if eno make any edits for whole year for any project top wey dey allow global bot access.
  • Before dem go remove global bot account ein permissions for de basis of inactivity, dem for notify ein operator at least for dema home wiki(s) top den for Meta-Wiki.

Although no dey require, de bot name for clearly contain de word "bot" for ein user name insyd make e easily distinguish am from human editors; dem dey derive de most common forms from de operator ein username (such as Pathosbot), anaa dem dey use disambiguation style (such as Xenophon (bot)).

Bots wey dey boot widout bot flag for edit for intervals of ova 1 minute between edits (= less dan 1 edit per minute). Once dem authorise wey dem flag appropriately, dem for operate for absolute minimum interval of 5 seconds (12 edits per minute). Bots for try avoid dey boot during de busiest hours, as dem rapidly dey use server resources wey dem for reserve give human readers den editors. During dis hours, dem for operate for intervals of 20 seconds (3 edits per minute) make dem conserve resources.

Dem fi automatically adjust bots dema editing speeds base for server load top (slave database server lag) wey dem dey append extra parameter go de query string of each URL dem request; spy maxlag documentation for mediawiki top.

Unless dem publicly state say make de bot boot autonomously, de operator for remain available, occasionally check for messages, den make ready make dem shut down de bot if eno dey perform as dem desire anaa if dem receive complaints. If de operator no be available, dem fi block de bot til dem resolve any issues.

We beg read wikitech:Help:Toolforge/Developing successful tools for strong recommendations wey go make life easier give you den for everybro else for de future insyd!

Briefly:

• Pick license
• Publish de code
• Get co-maintainers
• Write sam documentation

• Global bots: global permission · global groups (toolforge) · member list · group changelog
• Global groups

• Global bot wikis: wikiset overview • wikiset changelog
• Bot status request go stewards
• About bots:
  • Bot
  • Interwiki bot den Interwiki sorting order
  • Pywikibot framework (dey support any MediaWiki installation)