Project:Requests/User rights/Removal of inactive bot rights (2)

Removal of inactive bot rights (2)

I propose that bot rights be removed from the following accounts that have no edits or logged entries since 2019 at the latest:

User	Last edit	Last log entry	Result
(1.VSNCT)Bot	20120207235106	20120119051031	Flag removed, operator inactive for 1+ years as well
Adi.bot	20140809141012	20140617132827	Flag removed, unable to identify operator
AnankeBot	20150720141209	20150720134756	Flag removed by operator
Community Tech bot	20170215010322	20181116184303	Flag kept, still in occasional use by WMF
DougBot	20111210234757	20111208203514	Flag removed, operator inactive for 1+ years as well
Extension matrix bot	20131016065334	20100219202003	Flag removed, operator inactive for 1+ years as well
ExtensionListBot	20090302095830	20081219142255	Flag removed by operator request
External Link to Interwiki (Bot)	20120122022937	20111229222148	Flag removed, operator inactive for 1+ years as well
Hoo User Page Bot	20130428184938	20111012212655	Flag removed, bot no longer in use
KrenairBot	20120813231050	20120813230954	Flag kept, operator still active
Legobot	20170621061714	20140504064220	Flag removed by operator
Mobilefrontend	20120430230006	20120430223754	Flag removed, MobileFrontend feature that used the bot (Special:MobileFeedback page) no longer exists
Peachey88 (Flood)	20131229025033	20131229024721	Flag kept, operator still active
RobBot	20070716223240	20070716220338	Flag removed, operator inactive
SamoaBot	20150722200337	20130302174905	Flag removed by operator request
Seven-League Bot	20130627222955	20130627222924	Flag removed by operator request
SteinsplitterBot	20160608160037	20140424213815	Flag removed by operator request
TheStoneBot	20171228170414	20140224214722	Flag kept
WikiApiary	20140810131855	20140316125056	Flag removed, no identifiable operator
Wrecked 'im? Damn near killed 'im!	20190325035308	20130219065717	Flag kept, operator still active
Xqbot	20121102161455	20121102161457	Flag kept, operator still active
タチコマ robot	20170630104445	20140327095738	Flag removed, operator inactive for 1+ years

This should be considered fully procedural in nature and is not a reflection on the bot or bot-op. Note that this does not include deleted edits or log entries. See also Project:Requests/User rights/Removal of inactive bot rights. Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 16:09, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

Discussion

On the English Wikipedia, the activity requirements for bots take into account the activity of the operator as well. Would it make sense to do so here? At the very least, you should probably notify the operators of these bots. (I didn't post this on the first removal request because I find it less applicable if the bot has literally never edited). * Pppery * _{it has begun} 20:58, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

Sending the notices now --DannyS712 (talk) 02:36, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Okay, I notified all of the operators I could find. See https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/DannyS712&dir=prev&offset=20200729023634&limit=18&target=DannyS712 and https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/DannyS712&dir=prev&offset=20200728211027&limit=4&target=DannyS712 - I could not find operators for User:Adi.bot, User:Mobilefrontend, or User:WikiApiary, and will leave notes on the bot talk pages instead --DannyS712 (talk) 02:49, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

All  Done - bots notified at https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/DannyS712&dir=prev&offset=20200729024957&limit=3&target=DannyS712 --DannyS712 (talk) 02:51, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Unless anyone has objections, I plan on deflagging the remaining bots in a week or so that have had no operator responses and the operator has been inactive on-wiki for a year or longer (no edits or log entries). --Skizzerz 01:26, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

 All done. Table above updated with final determinations. --Skizzerz 02:00, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

@Skizzerz: thanks so much for your hard work on this --DannyS712 (talk) 11:00, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Operator responses

• Bot account for TheStoneBot still may be useful. Please don't revoke this, if possible. Thanks. --Kaganer (talk) 03:02, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
• User:Community Tech bot won't need bot rights until the next Developer Wishlist Survey, and there are no plans for this in the near future as far as I know. — MusikAnimal ^talk 03:32, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

  Hmm, but I think the bot is still active on Phabricator and makes occasional runs. Not sure if bot rights on wiki is still needed though. Ainz Ooal Gown (talk) 07:57, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

• I deflagged Legobot for now, I can always reflag it again if I have something to do. Legoktm (talk) 04:29, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
• The WikiApiary bot might be flagged because the bot group has the apihighlimits right. WikiApiary does a lot of scraping of sites to see which extensions are installed on which wikis, and may be using mediawiki.org's API in that process to pull down lists of extensions. That being said, lack of an on-wiki contact/owner and lack of source code for the bot doesn't leave me very confident about that statement. --Skizzerz 04:40, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
• Feel free to remove the flag from SteinsplitterBot. Best --Steinsplitter (talk) 10:38, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
  •  Done Bot flag removed from SteinsplitterBot. --Skizzerz 00:04, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
• Bot flag could be removed for ExtensionListBot. Thank you. --Benjamin Garn (talk) 23:11, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
  •  Done Bot flag removed from ExtensionListBot. --Skizzerz 00:04, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
• Seven-League Bot has retired, please unflag :) guillom 01:09, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
  •  Done Bot flag removed from Seven-League Bot. --Skizzerz 16:04, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
• SamoaBot will very likely not need the flag in the foreseeable future. --Ricordisamoa 20:14, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
  •  Done Bot flag removed from SamoaBot. --Skizzerz 01:26, 11 August 2020 (UTC)