Forum:New bot account

On larger wikis, it's standard practice to have a Bot account for maintenance on the wiki. All edits made by it do not show up in the Recent Changes list (they can be seen by clicking on "Show bots" on that page). This helps keep the Recent Changes and the Wiki Activity pages from being drowned out when updates are being made.

There is a lot of work to be done on here, so we need to register a new bot account with Wikia. I already have one on the Phineas and Ferb Wiki called Ferbot. This is an account created by Topher208 that he has allowed me to use since I have taken on the bulk of cleanup and maintenance on that wiki.

Edits are typically made with a program like AutoWikiBrowser which automates search-and-replace functions. It can do other things, but that's typically what I use AWB for.

Before I can send in the request, it has to meet with the approval of the wiki's members. That's what this forum is for. —RRabbit42 ( leave a message ) 17:09, October 16, 2011 (UTC)

Voting
Should Ferbot be given bot status on the Simpsons Wiki?

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Support

 * 1) Since I am the one who wants created the forum, naturally I support this measure. I have used Ferbot responsibly on the Phineas and Ferb Wiki for over a year now. —RRabbit42 ( leave a message ) 17:09, October 16, 2011 (UTC)

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