Toshiba Wiki:Bot Requests

Guidelines for Running Bots on Toshiba Wiki
All guidelines apply to running bots on Toshiba Wiki. Failure to comply with the rules may result in a site block of your bot and yourself.

General Guidelines
Generally, all bots must apply to these basic rules:


 * Bots may only perform useful and constructive functions.


 * Bots must have a speed limit set by their owners so as not to damage the server(s).


 * Bots must be approved by the bureaucrat.


 * Bots must have an emergency shut off button on their userpage.

Useful and Constructive functions
Before deciding to make a bot, always ask yourself, "Is it useful?", "Can another bot already do it?", and "Has it been thoroughly tested?"

Limit
As a generous limit, please do not let the bot make more than 20 edits/second.

Information to provide
A list of information you should provide on your bot.

1. What times will it run? During the day/night? What hours in what timezone?

2. How fast will the process be? For bots that need to do edits quickly, a maximum of 20 edits per seconds is maximum.

3. What language is it written in? Also provide the compiler and version (for analyzing bug reports)

4. Will the source code be available? This is optional.

5. What is your bot's username? This is required.

6. Do you need help developing your bot? A team of developers on the Wiki may be able to help you.

7. Is the bot automatic or human-assisted? This is required.

8. Will your bot need sysop/bureaucracy? This is a very important question. If it does, you need to have the bot absolutely perfect, because anything can go wrong. The source *has* to be available in this case.

The Approval Process
1. You need to sign your name below to say that you want to start a bot.

2. If your bot idea is approved, then you have to code it.

3. A 15-minute test run will start and the site will be temporarily locked for the bot.

4. After the test run, a bureaucrat will analyze the results.

5. If your bot is approved, it will be allowed on the site and given rights as needed.

Approval Requests
Please provide your name, and any information that may apply above with your username. ___

Current Bots
WikiBot - Currently offline due to bugs.