User:ReferenceBot

ReferenceBot
This user is a bot
(talk · contribs)
Operator	A930913
Author	A930913
Approved?	RETIRED Yes
Flagged?	No
Task	Inform editors that they may have broken the references on a page
Edit rate	?/day
Edit period	Daily
Automatic or manual?	Automatic
Programming language	Python
Exclusion compliant?	Yes
Source code published?	If someone wants it, bug me to release it.
Emergency shutoff-compliant?	Yes
Other information	ReferenceBot is run from the Wikimedia Laboratories.

Deactivated

This bot is no longer active on Wikipedia.

This user account is a bot operated by A930913 (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. This bot was previously approved but has since been retired, and therefore shouldn't be making edits that appear to be unassisted except in the operator's or its own user and user talk space.
Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

What the Bot Does

ReferenceBot finds edits from the previous day that cause referencing errors, and notifies the editors requesting that they fix them. ReferenceBot does not fix any errors.

If it has to create a talk page for the user, it will {{welcome}} them.

ReferenceBot notifies editors about edits that add articles to the following categories:

Template

The current templates used are {{User:ReferenceBot/inform/top}}, {{User:ReferenceBot/inform/middle}} and {{User:ReferenceBot/inform/bottom}}.

In Case of Malfunction

Emergency bot shutoff button

Administrators: Use this button if the bot is malfunctioning. (direct link)
Non-administrators can report a malfunctioning bot to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.