QEDKbot

QEDKbot
This user is a bot
(talk · contribs)
Operator	QEDK
Author	QEDK
Approved?	Yes
Flagged?	Yes
Task	See section (below)
Edit period	Daily
Automatic or manual?	Automatic
Programming language	Python
Exclusion compliant?	Yes
Source code published?	Yes
Emergency shutoff-compliant?	Yes

Deactivated

This bot is no longer active on Wikipedia.

This user account is a bot that uses Pywikibot, operated by QEDK (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.

This bot runs on Wikimedia Toolforge.
Administrators: If this bot needs to be blocked due to a malfunction, please remember to disable autoblocks so that other Toolforge bots are not affected.

Before blocking this bot, please consider disabling the task in question instead (see tasks table below).

Tasks

Current

BRFA task	Function overview	Approval status	Activity status	Disable (change from true)
Task 1	Tagging empty categories, nominating for deletion under CSD#C1. Deleting WP:CSD#C1-eligible categories after a week.	Approved.	on	disable
Task 2	Patrolling Category:Empty categories with no backlinks to remove ineligible categories. Informing category creators when their creations are tagged for deletion (the control page for this is above) .	Approved.	off	disable

Historical

BRFA task	Function overview	Approval status	Activity status
Task 1	Adding banner (for any WikiProject) and stub autotagging	Approved.	Retired
Task 2	Nominating empty categories for deletion under CSD#C1	Approved.	Retired