User:Stabbot

Stabbot is a bot that I, Stabber, run from time to time to make a batch of trivial edits to a number of pages.


 * The bot is throttled so that all HTTP queries to the server are at least 10 seconds apart.
 * All actions require my active confirmation
 * In fact, the bot will never edit more than 20 pages at a time
 * I monitor the changes very closely as it runs

These scripts are written using the Python Wikipedia Robot Framework. I usually stay synced with their CVS.

2006-03-14 00:27:21

 * Changed all uses of Template:Core skill to Category:Core skills in preparation for deleting the template.

Start: 19:00:18

End: 19:21:25

Number of pages edited: 75

2006-03-14

 * For ranger core skills, change Category:Core skills to Category:Ranger Core skills.

Start: 22:04:56

End: 22:12:59

2006-03-14

 * For monk core skills, change Category:Core skills to Category:Monk Core skills.

Start: 22:31:08

End: 22:37:16

2006-03-20

 * For all pages on Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Item value entry, remove the text
 * If the above removal leaves only whitespace between  and , then remove those as well.

Start: 20:04:46

End: 20:19:21

See also:
 * 1) Template talk:Item value entry
 * 2) Community Portal

Source code of this script.

2006-04-7

 * Replace  with   for everything in Category:Monk Core skills (category move).

Start: 2006-04-07 01:13:39

End: 2006-04-07 01:19:39

2006-04-7

 * Replace  with   for everything in Category:Ranger Core skills (category move).

Start: 2006-04-07 01:23:33

End: 2006-04-07 01:30:03

2006-04-7

 * Adding Category:Warrior skills (Core) to warrior core skills.

Start: 2006-04-07 01:40:48

End: 2006-04-07 05:22:48

2006-04-7

 * Adding Category:Necromancer skills (Core) to necromaner core skills.

Start: 2006-04-07 05:40:56

End: 2006-04-07 05:47:40

2006-04-7

 * Adding Category:Mesmer skills (Core) to mesmer core skills.

Start: 2006-04-07 05:54:57

End: 2006-04-07 06:01:29

2006-04-7

 * Adding Category:Elementalist skills (Core) to elementalist core skills.

Start: 2006-04-07 06:05:27

End: 2006-04-07 06:11:48

2006-04-7

 * Adding Category:Warrior skills (Prophecies) to warrior Prophecies skills.

Start: 2006-04-07 06:25:44

End: 2006-04-07 06:31:24

2006-04-7

 * Adding Category:Ranger skills (Prophecies) to ranger Prophecies skills.

Start: 2006-04-07 06:50:56

End: 2006-04-07 07:28:21

2006-04-7

 * Adding Category:Monk skills (Prophecies) to monk Prophecies skills.

Start: 2006-04-07 07:35:33

End: 2006-04-07 07:41:14

2006-04-7

 * Adding Category:Necromancer skills (Prophecies) to necromancer Prophecies skills.

Start: 2006-04-07 11:20:10

End: 2006-04-07 11:26:06

2006-04-7

 * Adding Category:Mesmer skills (Prophecies) to mesmer Prophecies skills.
 * Adding Category:Elementalist skills (Prophecies) to elementalist Prophecies skills.

Start: 2006-04-07 11:42:36

End: 2006-04-07 11:57:48

2006-04-8

 * Adding Category:Warrior skills (Factions) to warrior Factions skills.
 * Adding Category:Ranger skills (Factions) to ranger Factions skills.
 * Adding Category:Monk skills (Factions) to monk Factions skills.
 * Adding Category:Necromancer skills (Factions) to necromancer Factions skills.
 * Adding Category:Mesmer skills (Factions) to mesmer Factions skills.
 * Adding Category:Elementalist skills (Factions) to elementalist Factions skills.
 * Adding Category:Assassin skills (Factions) to assassin Factions skills.
 * Adding Category:Ritualist skills (Factions) to ritualist Factions skills.

Start: 2006-04-08 02:01:02

End: 2006-04-08 03:15:24

2006-04-10

 * Untitlecase categories for all skills. The following replacements are made:
 * For this run, the bot was throttled even more than usual: edits were spaced at 30 second intervals, and the preloading page generator worked in bunches of 5 pages rather than 20.

Start: 2006-04-10 15:21:09

End: 2006-04-10 19:57:28

Errata
Categories missed in this run:
 * Category:Pet Skills