Wikipedia:Bots/Noticeboard
Here we coordinate and discuss Wikipedia issues related to bots and other programs interacting with the MediaWiki software. Bot operators are the main users of this noticeboard, but even if you are not one, your comments will be welcome. Just make sure you are aware about our bot policy and know where to post your issue.
Do not post here if you came to
- discuss non-urgent bot issues, bugs and suggestions for improvement. Do that at the bot operator's talk page
- discuss urgent/major bot issues. Do that according to instructions at WP:BOTISSUE
- discuss general questions about the MediaWiki software and syntax. We have the village pump's technical section for that
- request approval for your new bot. Here is where you should do it
- request new functionality for bots. Share your ideas at the dedicated page
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AI agents and BRFA
[edit]Editors here (BAG members especially) may be interested in Wikipedia:Agent policy, a draft proposal for a policy on AI agents. There's discussion on its talk page, as well as at the pump. Thanks, Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 18:45, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
FireflyBot , Task 12
[edit]I think that User:FireflyBot has stopped updating Template:DRN case status. I think it is an orphaned bot. It is making edits, so it is performing some of its tasks, but it isn't updating the DRN case status. Can someone either restart it on task 12 or just restart it? Maybe restarting it will get it to pick up all of its tasks.
Its user page says that non-admins may report malfunctioning bots to WP:ANI. Maybe that advice applies to all bots. However, the bot isn't malfunctioning, because it is non-functioning, so I think this is probably the best forum. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:47, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
- It seems you may have fixed it yourself, as it updated after that edit. Tenshi! (Talk page) 08:32, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you, User:Tenshi Hinanawi. So it appears that the error in headings had caused the bot to skip the DRN task because it had difficulty parsing the discussion. Is that what we have concluded? That is suboptimal, but with no one actively operating the bot, that is tolerable. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:26, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, that is what appears to have happened. I would say that it's a perfectly normal part of bot/script operations; I can think of a half-dozen similar examples where someone messed with a heading (or added one) and things borked. Primefac (talk) 23:06, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
- I wouldn't say that I "messed with" a heading, but that I "messed up" a heading. The principle is the same. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:03, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, that is what appears to have happened. I would say that it's a perfectly normal part of bot/script operations; I can think of a half-dozen similar examples where someone messed with a heading (or added one) and things borked. Primefac (talk) 23:06, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you, User:Tenshi Hinanawi. So it appears that the error in headings had caused the bot to skip the DRN task because it had difficulty parsing the discussion. Is that what we have concluded? That is suboptimal, but with no one actively operating the bot, that is tolerable. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:26, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
New bot for fixing MOS:CURLY violations
[edit]Hello! I'm working on a bot to correct curly quotes to simple quotes per MOS:CURLY. I've already made a userpage for it at User:CurlyBot I and have started development; I plan on writing a BRFA proposal in the coming days.
Any thoughts or ideas so I can improve the bot before submitting it for approval? GrinningIodize (talk) 18:51, 30 May 2026 (UTC)