Template:Bot

This user account is a bot operated by [[:en:User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[:en:User talk:{{{1}}}|discuss]]). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually.
Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

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This template employs intricate features of template syntax.

You are encouraged to familiarize yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly. Remember that you can conduct experiments, and should test all improvements, in either the general template sandbox or your user space before changing anything here.

{{bot}} — An information box that indicates that the user is a bot.

Parameters

1: The first unnamed parameter specifies the operator of the bot.
2, 3: The second and third unnamed parameters can be used to specify co-operators of the bot, if required.
site: The two letter code for those operators that do not have an account on the English language Wikibooks (though having a local account is strongly recommended).
status: active (without flag), approved (with flag), inactive (but approved), trial, unapproved, or globalbot
awb: yes (if this bot uses AWB), or omit (if it doesn't).
codebase: The name of the code (programming or scripting language) used to create the bot (e.g., pyWikibot, perlWikibot, ...)
brfa: Optional if specified, overrides the name of the request for approval. If not specified, defaults to {{BASEPAGENAME}}

Example

Code Result

{{Bot|John Smith}}

This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (discuss). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually.
Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

{{Bot|John Smith|site=en}}

This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (discuss). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually.
Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|awb=yes}}

This user account is a bot that uses AutoWikiBrowser, operated by John Smith (discuss). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually.
To stop this bot until restarted by the bot's owner, edit its discussion page. Administrators: if this bot continues causing harm after receiving a message, please block it.

{{Bot|John Smith|site=en
|codebase=[[perlwikibot|perlWikibot]]}}

This user account is a bot that uses perlWikibot, operated by John Smith (discuss). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually.
Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=active}}

This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (discuss). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. The bot is currently active without the bot flag enabled.
Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=approved}}

This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (discuss). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. The bot is approved and currently active with the bot flag enabled; the relevant request for approval can be seen here.
Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=trial}}

This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (discuss). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. This bot has been approved for a limited trial run by a bureaucrat.
Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=inactive}}

This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (discuss). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. The bot is currently inactive but retains the approval of the community.
Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=unapproved}}

This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (discuss). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. This bot does not yet have the approval of the community, or approval has been withdrawn, and therefore does not run with the bot flag enabled.
Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=globalbot}}

This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (discuss). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. The bot is flagged globally but Wikibooks has not opted in to its local operation.
Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

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