SDPatrolBot

SDPatrolBot
This user is a bot
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Operator	Kingpin13
Author	Kingpin13
Approved?	Yes
Flagged?	Yes
Task(s)	See "Tasks", to the left
Edit rate	When required
Edit period(s)	Continuous, but at irregular intervals
Automatic or manual?	Automatic
Programming language(s)	C# .NET, using the MediaWiki API
Exclusion compliant?	No
Emergency shutoff-compliant?	Yes

This user account is a bot operated by Kingpin13 (talk). It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy. The bot is currently inactive but retains the approval of the community.
Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

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Quick Info: Some background information

SDPatrolBot (talk · contribs · tasks · flag log · actions log · block log · other logs · count)

This account is a bot account, owned by User:Kingpin13. It has been approved for editing through BRfA. SDPatrolBot patrols pages in the category Category:Candidates for speedy deletion.

Tasks: What the bot does

For another overview of the tasks done by this bot, including inactive tasks and links to the relevant BRfAs, see User:Kingpin13/bots. This bot currently does, and is approved for, the following tasks:

Tagging pages for CSD G7:

If a page which has previously been nominated for speedy deletion is blanked completely by the creator, then this bot will mark it for deletion under G7.

Replacing speedy deletion tags:

If a page which has been nominated for speedy deletion has its speedy tag removed by the creator of the page, this bot will replace the tag (if it was nominated under G10 then the bot will blank the page in the process) and warn the user.

Reasons for not editing a page: Wondering why a page wasn't edited when the tasks suggest that it should have been?

There are several reasons that this bot wouldn't edit a page, some being:

It won't replace author request (G7) tags.
It doesn't read all the speedy deletion templates (please ask if you want a criterion or template added to the bot, or are wondering if it knows about one).
It only patrols certain namespaces.
It won't re-add a tag placed in the wrong namespace (e.g. a {{db-u2}} tag in the namespace of template).
It won't replace A7, A1 or A3 speedies if the article has become substantially bigger since it was nominated.
The page may have had its deletion tag removed before the bot had a chance to register it.
It may not have been running at the time.

Bot Vanity: Everybody welcomes some encouragement and praise

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		You are doing great preventing editors from removing speedy delete boxes! I just saw you in action! Rmosler \| ● 13:11, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

		The Donkey Barnstar
		For replacing SD notices (what else?) Lord Spongefrog, (Talk to me, or I'll eat your liver!) 10:35, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

		The New Page Patroller's Barnstar
		It's so nice to see this bot running again and to know that when I'm doing new page patrol, I don't need to be regularly reviewing my watchlist to see if any removed tags slipped through the cracks. Many thanks. Zachlipton (talk) 09:26, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

		The New Page Patroller's Barnstar
		Thank you for helping me prevent tagged pages from avoiding deletion. Weihang7 (talk) 11:02, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

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