Jado818/SandboxTesting

I downloaded this program called autowiki bot and I figured out how to set it up to log in here on the eq2 wiki. I might poke around with it some in the next week or so and try messing with a few sandbox pages here until I get the hang of it.

The interface seems rather intuitive though. I won't be doing any major bot changes on the wiki without prior approval but I hope it's ok if I mess around on a few sandbox pages so I can learn the program. Jado818 ( talk ) 00:24, March 2, 2014 (UTC)

Update March 2nd Edit

Ok, so It appears auto wiki browser is designed for use with internet explorer. There may be a way to use it with other browser but I think I'll try to learn it with the default settings first before I use it in other browsers.

Making a list of articles seems simple enough. You can even load a csv file and use that as a list, so if I need a more complicated list I can probably write a small program to generate a list.

I was able to append the words Hello! to these 5 sand box pages. I'm going to mess around with some of its other functionality now. I think the wiki asks for a minimum of 1 second delay between bot edits but I'll set my bot for 8 to 10 seconds. No need to rush if it's just the computer doing the work. Jado818 ( talk ) 14:47, March 2, 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I figured out the find and replace portion of the bot. Lets see if I can tag some of my sandbox's with categories or add that recipe merchant template I was thinking about for the recipe articles. I wonder if there is a way to add in a custom update notes besides the preset drop down list for bot edits. Jado818 ( talk ) 14:57, March 2, 2014 (UTC)

aaannnd It appears all i have to do to change the update notes is type in the box. I was able to append the Tradeskill Recipe Merchant Template onto a few test pages. It really is a simple enough bot run if you approve it. Just add the template to the bottom of the page. Then I can go through and update the list of current recipe merchants. I'm done messing with the bot for today though. I don't really like to poke with stuff unless I have a reason to or I'm trying to learn something and it seems I now could add the template to the pages requested if approved.

Jado818 ( talk ) 15:12, March 2, 2014 (UTC)

You have conditional approval to use AWB for adding the recipe merchant template. If it turns out well you can register a separate bot account and then apply for bot status , just follow the instructions on the bot policy . AWB is what I use for User:Barx-Bot , it's only semi-automatic so it doesn't require as much rigorous testing as a fully automated bot might (we don't have any of those currently, and I don't know that we'd need one). -- lordebon ( talk ) 16:26, March 2, 2014 (UTC)

Will do, it seems to be working as intended. I'll apply for a bot status so I don't overload the updates list with bot made changes. I tagged all the carpenter essential recipe books. There are still 8 other classes level 20 - 95 essential recipe books to tag with the template. Jado818 ( talk ) 21:40, March 2, 2014 (UTC)

Renamed sandbox pages to "Sandbox" and blanked them out. Jado818 ( talk ) 23:54, March 9, 2014 (UTC)

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