Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/Mr Robot

Mr Robot

Mr Robot (talk • contribs • new items • new lexemes • SUL • Block log • User rights log • User rights • xtools)

Operator: Liridon (talk • contribs • logs)

Task/s: Add descriptions/labels/aliases

Code: https://github.com/emijrp/wikidata

Function details: I have been using QuickStatements to work on large numbers of items and properties for a lot types of items, and have +12 mil edits so far. I intend to continue to do so, and after this discussion I am applying for the bot flag for this account in order to avoid flooding Recent Changes/Watchlists.--Liridon (talk) 14:09, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

I don't think we grant blanket approval for bots. Can you specify what tasks you will be working on? BrokenSegue (talk) 16:31, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

I've already done some tasks with this account using scripts which are part of the github link, eg ([1], [2] ...) through paws.wmcloud.org. Liridon (talk) 17:35, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

that doesn't really answer the question. I don't think we grant blanket approval. BrokenSegue (talk) 17:25, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

You guys did approve this one, which had similar task description.--Liridon (talk) 16:46, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

@BrokenSegue Hello. Liridon is flooding my Watchlist with his edits adding sq labels to people items. And he's saying he cannot use the bot account because the bot request here was not approved. Can we grant him approval specifically for this kind of edits? Please - for the sake of my watchlist... Thanks... Vojtěch Dostál (talk) 18:28, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

@Vojtěch Dostál: I'm not a bcrat. I can't assign the bot flag. BrokenSegue (talk) 18:43, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Or we can block the user for running unapproved bot. Ymblanter (talk) 20:26, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

What? You cant block me because of this. I query Items throught https://query.wikidata.org/, find those without specific label or description, then edit all them with Quickstatements. They are not bot edits. Liridon (talk) 13:42, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

the bot policy does not specify what technology the bot uses to make the edits. the point of the policy is to provide some oversight over large batch edits. BrokenSegue (talk) 21:46, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

I'm not doing these edits with cadidate bot user(Mr Robot), but with my non-bot-account (Liridon). Exept for flooding watchlist of other users with my semi-automated edits (which I'm sure a lot of other users do), nothing is against any rules of Wikidata. Liridon (talk) 13:03, 2 March 2023 (UTC)