Commons:Requests for rights/Approved/AutoWikiBrowser access/2018

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Samuel Wiki

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I would like to fix some stuff on my photo uploads (updating my username, changing licenses, adding a user template). I'm sure I'll find other uses for AWB in the future. Thank you. Samuel Wiki (talk) 15:05, 20 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done Natuur12 (talk) 14:22, 1 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Omar Ghrida

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i want to add categories to images Thank you. Omar Ghrida (talk) 16:41, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Non admin comment @Omar Ghrida: You can do this with HotCat. You don't need AWB to add categories to images. Pkbwcgs (talk) 17:22, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Pkbwcgs: I know, but i want to modify a category of images existent in other catgeory --Omar Ghrida (talk) 19:29, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done reason sounds fair. Natuur12 (talk) 13:57, 15 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Pkbwcgs

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I already have AWB access on English Wikipedia and Simple English Wiktionary. I would like to assist in cleaning up grammar, spelling and formatting and I do have an established account on Commons. Thank you. Pkbwcgs (talk) 16:55, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I would be prepared to grant access as long as you limit yourself to a small number of edits using AWB - perhaps 250 a week, for the first month, and if all is well following review at the end of the first month (and no complaints etc) I would allow you to continue 'unlimited' so to speak, as long as you comply with the bot policy etc. Nick (talk) 17:13, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Nick: I will limit myself to 250 edits for now and for the first month and I will comply with the bot policy. Pkbwcgs (talk) 17:19, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done as per my previous comment. Will review in a month. Nick (talk) 19:11, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Schlurcher

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I would like to request AutoWikiBrowser Bot rights. I understand that this is given to users only in exceptional cases. For me, the only reason is the following: I am very annoyed by the mandatory add placement in the edit summaries that can be deactivated with Bot rights. I almost exclusively use AWB to perform easy fixes from the Commons:Bots/Work requests‎ or changes that fall in the ballpark of the edits from my SchlurcherBot, but are not trivial or potentially controversial and thus should appear on the watchpages of users. A recent example beeing the following: [1]. Thank you. Schlurcher (talk) 06:47, 13 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done @Schlurcher: you need a botflag for this. (And your bot already has AWB-access) You can request one at Commons:Bots/Requests. A crat will decide if they grant you the botflag or not. Natuur12 (talk) 13:57, 15 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Natuur12: I think you misunderstood my request. I'm not requesting a bot flag. To elaborate: I have been and plan to be active at Commons:Bots/Work requests‎. Depending on the individual task, I consider it benefitial if the changes are hidden in the recent changes (and thus simply carry them out with my bot account) or I consider it beneficial if they appear there (and thus carry them out with my main account). Thus having access to the AutoWikiBrowser bot functionality in both accounts would make it easier for me (as I can use the GUI of the AWB) as well es less annoying (as I can deactivate the mandatrory add placement). I'm only requesting to be granted with the bot functionality in AWB not with a bot flag. Please let me know, if you have any concerns. --Schlurcher (talk) 05:24, 16 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I see what you mean now. Though, I don't believe that it is a good idea to do edits that need patrolling automated. Perhaps @Zhuyifei1999: can have a second look at this request? He's far more skilled with bots than I am. Natuur12 (talk) 18:01, 16 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
This is exactly the reason I hate AWB... you have to check every single edit, even if you know what you are doing. When working with files or categorization, one can have other methods with complete automation, like VFC or Cat-a-lot. Therefore, I wouldn't object granting that right to someone who knows what they are doing. --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 22:28, 16 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Zhuyifei1999 for confirming that it is indeed beneficial to have access to the bot tools in AWB, if you know what you are doing. Regarding myself, I have roughly 3 years of active experience with AWB and have done roughly 1 Million AWB Edits with my Bot, before I switched to the pywiki framework. I thus consider myself as knowing what I am doing. Frankly stating, in my case, I consider the chance of making mistakes higher with tools like VFC or Cat-a-log (which I have rarely used so far) than with AWB. --Schlurcher (talk) 06:21, 17 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 14:46, 17 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Artix Kreiger

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I was hoping to give it to me and my alt User:Artix Kreiger 2. I mean to use it for Category:November 9, 2017 release of John F. Kennedy assassination documents, where I am hoping to change by removing the "Public Domain by US Government" in the "Permission" since all are already {{PD-USGov}}. Thank you. Artix Kreiger (talk) 03:44, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Aschroet

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Would like to use AWB for my bot, namely User:ArndBot. Thank you in advance. Arnd (talk) 12:37, 10 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Support You are a trusted user. You have almost 400,000 edits and I just checked your bot's contributions and I think AWB will be easier and preferable for your bot. Thanks. Pkbwcgs (talk) 12:30, 17 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Samee

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I'd like to request AWB permission to help simplify the task at cleaning up files transferred from other Wikipedias in small batches. Thank you.  samee  chat  09:45, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done--Steinsplitter (talk) 17:08, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Zaccarias

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I do a lot of maintenance work such as inserting machine-readable templates, creator templates, infoboxes, category checking and similar. In the meantime I use VisualFileChange, regular expressions and complex cirrus search inquiries. I am constantly developing towards semi-automated mass editing and could really use every available tool to achieve such tasks. Thank you. Zaccarias (talk) 16:47, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done--Steinsplitter (talk) 17:06, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ibadibam

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For adding groups of files to new and underused categories. Thank you. Ibadibam (talk) 23:08, 14 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Bennv3771

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To cleanup/add categories to the files I mass uploaded from Flickr. Thank you. Bennv3771 (talk) 06:38, 19 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Perumalism

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I would like to use the AutoWikiBrowser to help split overloaded categories to accurate subcategories Thank you. Perumalism Chat 18:22, 6 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

IagoQnsi

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I am a big dumb idiot, and accidentally uploaded all the photos in Category:FC Cincinnati vs. Louisville City FC, 2018-04-07 with a description saying it was Orlando City B playing instead of Louisville City FC, so the first thing I'll use AWB for is fixing that. More broadly, I will use AWB for making tedious/large-scale cleanup and maintenance changes. I am already somewhat experienced with AWB having recently started using it on English Wikipedia. Thank you. IagoQnsi (talk) 15:19, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@IagoQnsi: ✓ Done. Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 12:33, 1 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Küñall

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I am already an approved user under my main account Diego Grez-Cañete. This is my account for use in public computers. Thank you. küñall (nütramyen) 19:55, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
We should really hear from @Diego Grez-Cañete about this.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 00:46, 21 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Jeff G.: Can't respond using my Diego account since I am not able to access it! (sending an e-mail) --küñall (nütramyen) 02:58, 21 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Vauxford

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To handle and sort out large quantity of photos (mostly mine), changing licenses and other repetitive editing tasks. I might find other uses for it in the future. Thank you. Vauxford (talk) 23:17, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done - Remember the rules on the CheckPage. — regards, Revi 12:31, 2 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

烤麵包機

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I like to drain flooded categories into new sub-categories. This can be repetitive. I have years of experience with AWB from Wikia. Thank you. 烤麵包機 (talk) 22:40, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Promoted. Please read the instruction written on Commons:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage#Rules_of_use. Thanks. – Kwj2772 (talk) 12:19, 16 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sic19

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Primarily, I would like to request AWB rights to help with repetitive editing tasks when creating map data, such as changing the description or zoom level. It would also be useful for changing dates, license and descriptions of photographs I have uploaded. Thank you. Simon Cobb (Sic19 ; talk page) 15:57, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done –Juliancolton | Talk 02:54, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Skorp24

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Hello. Please add me. Now I want to replace my category to {{User category}} template on pages of my files. In the future the tool can be useful to me for other works. I use AWB in Russian Wikipedia. Thank you in advance. --SkоrP24 12:35, 21 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Skorp24: ✓ Done. Guanaco (talk) 16:08, 22 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Voll

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I am going to add information to the photos, added during Wiki Love Earth 2018. Actively using pywikibot and AWB at other sites. Thank you. Voll (talk) 14:44, 21 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Support --Achim (talk) 15:49, 22 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Voll: ✓ Done. Guanaco (talk) 16:08, 22 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Firsfron

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Requesting AWB access to make non-controversial fixes to common typos. Thank you. Firsfron (talk) 14:40, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Jeff,
I do see several thousand fixable errors I'd be able to make. I wouldn't call them rare. My edit history on Commons shows the types of fixes I'd make. Firsfron (talk) 15:55, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Firsfron: Like Jeff G., I have no doubts about your competence or trustworthiness. That said, I am slightly concerned because your application here marked your fifth edit in six years. You've also only edited during a handful of months at your home wiki since 2011, having just this week returned from a year-long total hiatus. Before approving you for AWB, I'd really like some reassurance that you now have the time/inclination to maintain some basic level of activity here. We don't need thousands of edits per month, but it's also not ideal to have AWB-approved accounts sitting unused for half-decade intervals. Sincerely, –Juliancolton | Talk 15:01, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Julian, thanks for your response. I don't normally edit much on Commons (most of my edits being simple typo fixes), but the typos here are resulting in false positives on en.Wiki, and as those pages show up as "Wikipedia" pages on Wikipedia searches for misspelled content (see for example File:Bar_Chart_of_Citizenship_in_Cuyahoga_County,_OH_(2015).svg), I'd like to go ahead and get those typos fixed here so they don't show up on English Wikipedia. :) Near as I can tell, there are over 3,000 such typos on Commons, so semi-automated fixes would be easier than manual (which is how I've done them in the past); you can see from my edit history that I have a long history of fixing such typos on Commons. My recent inactivity was due to completing my Master's degree, which is now finalized, so I anticipate having time available for Wiki activity once more, and have been spending time on both Wikipedia and Commons fixing small issues. If I don't have access to AWB on Commons, those fixes will take much, much more time to make. Firsfron (talk) 16:37, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done – Alright, I'm satisfied. Thank you for the quick response, and for your efforts to fix typos that have cross-wiki impacts – and congrats on completing your degree! –Juliancolton | Talk 16:53, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, sir! I appreciate the assistance. You have made the process sooo much faster! Firsfron (talk) 16:59, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cnbrb

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mainly for categorisation and improving gallery pages Thank you. Cnbrb (talk) 11:37, 11 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done: Special:Diff/321319470 – Kwj2772 (talk) 14:46, 21 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Gazoth

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I need AWB access for search and replace operations on large number of files. Specifically, I want to move files between tracking categories that are applied through "uncategorized-*" templates. Thank you. —Gazoth (talk) 16:55, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Support as per above. Perumalism (talk) 20:52, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done –Juliancolton | Talk 15:03, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Fitindia

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Hi, I would like access to this tool to cleanup/add categories to files I upload and for other general cleanup. For what its worth I have access to this tool on enWikipedia. Thank you. FitIndia Talk Email 09:47, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done --Steinsplitter (talk) 10:07, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Voice of Clam

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Please replace Optimist on the run with Voice of Clam following my username change. Thank you. Voice of Clam (formerly Optimist on the run) (talk) 14:28, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done --Majora (talk) 04:30, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Александр Сигачёв

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add categories for WLM files Thank you. Александр Сигачёв (talk) 21:09, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done [2] --A.Savin 18:42, 14 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

DBigXray

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I have Total edits 523 on commons, I have access to AWB in en.wiki. and I am familiar with its usage, I am requesting access here as well so as to be able to correct and add categories faster, I use hotcat but it would be better to be able to use AWB for more obvious and clear ones that are large in number. Thank you. DBigXrayᗙ 21:46, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done, autopatrol as well. --Achim (talk) 15:25, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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