Template:BOTREQ/doc

Usage

This template is designed to make it easier to reply to requests for bot assistance at WP:BOTREQ and help users see at a glance whether a request has been successful, needs clarification, cannot be done for technical reasons, etc. It generates a comment with a corresponding image depending on the parameter used. Only one parameter should be used with each call of the template!

Examples

Output	Code	Usage
File:Pictogram voting wait.svg Doing...	{{BOTREQ|doing}}	Request accepted and is currently being processed
File:Pictogram voting wait orange.svg Still doing...	{{BOTREQ|stilldoing}}	Large requests, to let the requester know that you are still working on it or that it is taking longer than expected
20px Coding...	{{BOTREQ|coding}}	Bot is currently being coded/updated for the request
Y Done	{{BOTREQ|done}}	Request complete
File:Symbol possible vote.svg Possible	{{BOTREQ|possible}}	Request able to be done by a bot, but it may require new code to be written or more investigation
N Not done	{{BOTREQ|notdone}}	Request not completed.
File:Symbol unrelated.svg Impossible	{{BOTREQ|impossible}}	Request cannot be done by a bot (e.g. too complex, such as sourcing articles, or technically unfeasible)
File:Symbol declined.svg Not a good task for a bot.	{{BOTREQ|badidea}}	Request possible but is not a good idea (e.g. a bureaucrat-bot to process renames) or the request requires human judgement
Idea is not well explained.	{{BOTREQ|confusing}}	Request is hard to understand or unclear; requester needs to elaborate for it to be possible
Deferred	{{BOTREQ|defer}}	Request should be/has been deferred to another venue (e.g. to a WikiProject for tagging requests)
BRFA filed	{{BOTREQ|brfa}}	Request for bot approval filed with regard to this request. If you use the bot name (and task number, if applicable) as a second parameter, the template will provide a link to the specific BRFA page. (e.g. {{BOTREQ|brfa|BattyBot 33}} generates BRFA filed)
Redundant	{{BOTREQ|redundant}}	Request is already covered by a bot(s) satisfactorily, another bot doing the same task would not be useful.
Needs wider discussion.	{{BOTREQ|advertise}}	The request is likely to be controversial, and should be advertised for wider discussion.