Template talk:Bot

status=ontrial

Given that a bot which has had approval for a limited trial is not fully approved but is nevertheless allowed to make limited numbers of controlled edits, could a suitable alternative wording be added for this? ClickRick (talk) 10:54, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

A couple of possible icons for it: (running process under the magnifying glass) and (running process with a warning). ClickRick (talk) 12:24, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

I like this idea, the cogs with the warning image looks good for bots on trial. I think we should get some more comment before applying a {{editprotected}} tag to get someone to change it. Cj005257-public ^{alternative account of User:Cj005257} 12:30, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

I like both the icons here for bots on trial - happy to go with cj's vote for the cogs with warning icon. Berek (talk) 19:28, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

Both images look like good choices to me. The magnifying glass is not as easy to see at a glance as the yellow triangle, though. Other ideas, not necessarily better: a yellow question mark or ellipsis instead of a triangle. ...comments? ~BFizz 05:29, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

I like both icons, though I share the same concerns about the magnifying glass, perhaps using another colour for the magnifying glass instead of blue, since the glass is barely recogniseable, also could someone change these to SVGs? —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 8:59pm • 10:59, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Noting that the current icon is the cogs with a green check mark, identical to the icon for approved bots, perhaps a more enlightening icon would be a check mark followed by a question mark. —Elipongo (Talk contribs) 19:03, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Here's another SVG possibility: . Looking back, I think that the words "limited trial" need some sort of emphasis too.

If compiled, the final templates would look like:

Cj005257 (talk) 19:48, 11 April 2011 (UTC).

I would go with the question mark template. It is more prominent than the magnifying glass and more "reader friendly" than the warning icon.--JayJasper (talk) 17:18, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Ok definatly enough response for an {{editprotected}} template. Thanks for everyone's input on this. Will go for the question mark if I don't hear anything else in a few days. CJ ^{Drop me a line! • Contribs} 20:46, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Please move File:Crystal Clear question bot.svg to File:Crystal Clear question bot.svg, then change:

{{ombox
 |image = [[File:{{{image|{{#switch: {{lc:{{{status}}}}}
  |active
  |approved
  |trial      = Crystal Clear accepted bot.png
  |inactive   = Crystal Clear denied bot.png
  |unapproved = Crystal Clear denied bot.png
  |#default   = Crystal Clear action run.png

To:

{{ombox
 |image = [[File:{{{image|{{#switch: {{lc:{{{status}}}}}
  |active
  |approved
  |trial      = Crystal Clear question bot.png
  |inactive   = Crystal Clear denied bot.png
  |unapproved = Crystal Clear denied bot.png
  |#default   = Crystal Clear action run.png

to reflect the above consensus. Thanks & regards, CJ ^{Drop me a line! • Contribs} 20:36, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

 Done I don't think you intended to change the icon for accepted bots, so I have changed your proposed code accordingly. Let me know if this is not correct. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 07:29, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Hi, you forgot to move File:Crystal Clear question bot.svg to File:Crystal Clear question bot.svg. Your edit was just fine, sorry about the mistake above. Thanks, CJ ^{Drop me a line! • Contribs} 15:09, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

 Done, I think, but I had to change the template to use File:Crystal Clear question bot.svg instead of File:Crystal Clear question bot.png, as the png file did not exist. — The Earwig ^(talk) 15:20, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you CJ ^{Drop me a line! • Contribs} 17:00, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Archived

I have archived this talk page to clear up any confusion and left the above proposal here. Cj005257 (talk) 19:49, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 81.231.245.214, 31 May 2011

  }}, please [{{fullurl:Special:Block|wpBlockAddress={{PAGENAMEE}}&wpBlockExpiry=indefinite&wpAnonOnly=0&wpEnableAutoblock=0&wpCreateAccount=0&wpBlockReason=Bot%20malfunctioning:%20}} block it] {{#ifeq:{{lc:{{{awb}}}}}|yes
  |or remove from the [[Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage|approved accounts]]

This (and some earlier lines) creates the following with the default templates: "Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it ."
I want that space moved so it appears only for AWB bots, which seems to be what the one who added it wanted.

  }}, please [{{fullurl:Special:Block|wpBlockAddress={{PAGENAMEE}}&wpBlockExpiry=indefinite&wpAnonOnly=0&wpEnableAutoblock=0&wpCreateAccount=0&wpBlockReason=Bot%20malfunctioning:%20}} block it]{{#ifeq:{{lc:{{{awb}}}}}|yes
  | or remove from the [[Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage|approved accounts]]

81.231.245.214 (talk) 19:29, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

That won't quite work. Try | or remove instead. The full requested edit may be seen here. Anomie⚔ 21:02, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

 Done — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 13:21, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Change inactive icon

|inactive

Should be changed to

|inactive = File:Crystal Clear inactive bot2.png

This sill add clarity to the difference between inactive bots and unapproved ones. Thanks. FinalRapture - † ☪ 18:49, 1 September 2011 (UTC)