Meta:Requests for bot status/AccountVanishRequests
- The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a closed Meta-Wiki request. Please do not modify it.
- AccountVanishRequests (talk • contribs • deleted user contributions • logs • block log • abuse log • CentralAuth • stalktoy) Bureaucrats: user rights management.
Not ending before 4 September 2024 16:27 (UTC)
- Follow on from phab:T372024 - while developers are working on options to convert to a system user, we should flag this as a bot to avoid flooding certain recent changes/watchlist updates when it is used here. — xaosflux Talk 16:28, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
- To be fair, I think it's better to have its locks/renames show up on RC? That's what we would do with if anyone else renamed, and I'm not sure why this should be any different (other than the fact that it normally focuses on accounts with zero edits). Leaderboard (talk) 17:01, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
- If people want this, no big deal - we've had complaints (usually when the job gets stuck and then does a bunch). — xaosflux Talk 17:58, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
- To be fair, I think it's better to have its locks/renames show up on RC? That's what we would do with if anyone else renamed, and I'm not sure why this should be any different (other than the fact that it normally focuses on accounts with zero edits). Leaderboard (talk) 17:01, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
Oppose per Leaderboard. I would rather have locks and renames show up on RecentChanges than not. --SHB2000 (t • c) 01:12, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- In my opinion this is just pointlessly flooding recent changes – especially with automatic vanishes of 0 edit accounts. Why should those show up on RC? Johannnes89 (talk) 06:24, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for notes so far, opposes are welcome. Very likely this account will be changed to a "system account", but that is distinct from if it should assert "bot" on its actions. — xaosflux Talk 13:44, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Request withdrawn as there is a lack of sufficient support above, along with actual opposition; I'm withdrawing this. Will include this feedback to the related phab ticket. Thank you all for you input. — xaosflux Talk 13:16, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
