Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Hazard-Bot

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Withdrawn by operator.

Hazard-Bot[edit]

Operator: Hazard-SJ (talk · contribs)

Automatic or Manually assisted: Semi-automatic; I give the instructions, it edits.

Programming language(s): AutoWikiBrowser

Source code available: AWB

Function overview: Adding categories to pages.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): When I am online, not continuous (periodically).

Estimated number of pages affected:

Exclusion compliant (Y/N):

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): N

Function details: The bot is intended to add categories to pages. I will use the AutoWikiBrowser, and so, will make a list of the pages and give the category/categories to be added.

Discussion[edit]

Can you be more specific with how you will determine which articles will receive a new category? This particular task seems better suited for semi-automated editing from your main account - addition of net-new categories should probably not be done with a bot flag set. Have you any prior experience with AWB? –xeno^talk 17:59, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'll search for pages related to a certain category and add them to the list. Yes, I have experience with AWB. Hazard-SJ^Talk 18:02, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
One thing which I have done elsewhere was to choose a kind of stub and add the category the stub relates to, or something similar. Hazard-SJ^Talk 22:01, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am withdrawing from this request. Hazard-SJ^Talk 10:03, 22 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn by operator. ok Anomie ⚔ 14:08, 22 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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