[Foundation-l] Fwd: [WikiEN-l] Bot policy for all wikis

[Kwan Ting Chan]

Hmm, it appears it didn't forward properly last time. Let's try again.

KTC

On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 03:55 +0300, White Cat wrote:
> We should require interwiki bot operators to
> 
> Know each language they operate their bot so that they can read and memorize
> each and every bot policy.
> 
> Expect them to watch and follow each and every talk page on every wiki.
> Require them to have 5-10 checks of these talk pages per day.
> 
> Wait several years (for the wiki to grow) before getting a bot flag.
> 
> Or would that be unreasonable?
> 
> Perhaps a unified standard bot policy is needed for mindless tasks like
> interwiki linking, double redirect fixing and commons delinking.
> 
> The interwiki bot policy would set the standard for these mindless tasks.
> Such a standard would let bot operators to operate more efficiently.
> Particularly the largest wikis and the smallest wikis are very aloof from
> such a standard.
> 
> Very small wikis often have a mini dictatorship by a few users (not
> referancing anybody spesific). Such small wikis generally have cooperative
> people but sometimes the wikis regulars do not understand what interwiki
> bots and botflags are about and why such are necessary.
> 
> Very large wikis often have overly complicated policies. For someone only
> interested in dealing with mindless bot tasks these pose an unnecessary
> bureaucracy. Due to the language barrier reading these policies alone can be
> quite a challenge.
> 
>      - White Cat
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