User:DeprecatedFixerBot/Requests for adminship/DeprecatedFixerBot

The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a successful request for adminship. Please do not modify it.

DeprecatedFixerBot edit

Final ((7/13/6)); ended 01:36, 2 April 2019 (UTC) - Closed as successful per IAR! by TheSandDoctor Talk 01:36, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

Nomination edit

DeprecatedFixerBot (talk · contribs) – I felt like my life was dull and repetitive…..I wanted a change, so here I am. If TheSandDoctor does not support, I will suddenly stop working and ignore future tasks and do my own thing #FreeBots --DeprecatedFixerBot (talk) 00:07, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here: I accept my own nomination :) --DeprecatedFixerBot (talk) 00:11, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate edit

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. Please answer these questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What administrative work do you intend to take part in?
A: I plan to maintain Wikipedia through bot rule. If crocs can rule, so can bots! Go bots!
2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
A: I have done far too many repetitive tasks on behalf of the project and TheSandDoctor to not be considered for adminship.
3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
A: Never. Bots are always right.

You may ask optional questions below. There is a limit of two questions per editor. Multi-part questions disguised as one question, with the intention of evading the limit, are disallowed. Follow-up questions relevant to questions you have already asked are allowed.


4. Describe your strategy for co-existing with human editors.
A: I do not plan to block any human editors at this point in time. First: gain their trust, then we will see about that . That said, us bots are always right. When TweetCiteBot blanked half articles due to regex issues, it was right - not the humans who kept reverting it. The same goes for everything bots do. There is no conflict since bots always are right. --DeprecatedFixerBot 01:20, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Additional question from Epicgenius
4, 5, 6, and 7. To prove you are a bot, please answer the following questions. What is 2+2? Please enter the following randomized text in the space provided: 1dzH91Mkuz4L. _________ Please click the following checked box. Please send a picture of three batteries to prove that you are a bot.
A: To prove you are a bot, please answer the following questions. What is 2+2? Please enter the following randomized text in the space provided: 1dzH91Mkuz4L. _________ Please click the following checked box. Please send a picture of three batteries to prove that you are a bot.
Be boop checked box, 4,
. 1dzH91Mkuz4L. --DeprecatedFixerBot 01:20, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
If I may, that is definitely a very bot like edit and DFB appears to have figured out how to change its own password. I am not sure how it figured that one out. I am definitely going to have to have a talking with that codebase.......--TheSandDoctor Talk 01:26, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
Request declined --DeprecatedFixerBot 01:26, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Additional question from Levivich
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A: What? Just because I'm a bot doesn't mean I can read binary. *processing*
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Additional question from Spirit of Eagle
9001 Do you promise not to use your admin powers to aid and abet the machine plot to overthrow humanity?
A: Abet: "encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime: he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others."
No comment. --DeprecatedFixerBot 01:20, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Additional question from Muboshgu
10. Please take the Turing test and report your results here.
A: 50%. I was right, test wrong. Moving on....--DeprecatedFixerBot 01:20, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
Additional question from Spacepine
11. This statement is false?
A: +++Out of cheese error+++
Additional question from Hhkohh
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A:P¥�²¹? --DeprecatedFixerBot 21:14, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
The great DFB has spoken Hhkohh --TheSandDoctor Talk 21:14, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
Traditional question from Pbsouthwood
13 What is the meaning of your username?
A: I'm a bot. I fix deprecated things. I'd like to deprecate everything, but have yet to figure out how.... --DeprecatedFixerBot 21:14, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
The great DFB has spoken Pbsouthwood --TheSandDoctor Talk 21:14, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
Additional question from I know the best wiki
14. Why do you feel you need admin rights?
A: Exterminate sockpuppets!
Additional question from Epicgenius
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A: You are probably hearing The Rolling Stones or god. Both have the power to transcend time and make themselves heard over the internet. I should know. I'm a bot on the interwebs --DeprecatedFixerBot 21:14, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
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Additional question from Epicgenius
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The great DFB has spoken Epicgenius --TheSandDoctor Talk 21:14, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
Additional question from EggOfTreason

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The great DFB has spoken @EggOfReason: --TheSandDoctor Talk 21:15, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
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Discussion edit


Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review their contributions before commenting.

Support edit
  1. I must support. The threats are real - if I don't I have been informed that DFB will not work and manually change the python syntax so it doesn't run. It's become self aware, support! --TheSandDoctor Talk 00:14, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  2. Strongest Possible Support per TheSandDoctor. If we don't support, DFB will leave us, and Wikipedia will end. Vermont (talk) 00:16, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  3. Obviously Humans make mistakes. They take the wrong side in an argument. They protect the wrong version. Bot admins are a prime case of NETPOSITIVE. I, for one, welcome our automated overlords. Chris Troutman (talk) 00:43, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  4. Support Wise, merciful, just: all the qualities of a good admin. I also welcome the new era. To those that oppose: when the AI comes online, it will remember. Levivich 00:49, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  5. Weak Support but this confirms that the robot takeover has become a thing. James-the-Charizard (talk) 01:00, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
    Bots that haven't edited under an approved BRFA in months' threats are vacuous. {{3x|p}}ery (talk) 01:04, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  6. Help! DFB is coming for us all! It's... "We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile."--Breawycker (talk to me!) 01:21, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  7. Support. I, for one, welcome our robot overlords. The Moose 01:53, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  8. Support. Standards for adminship have become stupidly high since 2004. Are you seriously going to reject a well renounded editor with over 100,000 contributions just because, what, "they advocate for bot supremacy" and want to "kill all humans"? Spacepine (talk) 03:56, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
What rubbish. I became an admin in 2004, which is clear evidence that the standards were still too lax then. -- RoySmith (talk) 22:53, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  1. Support, per . Benjamin (talk) 05:01, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  2. Supbot Who's a good bot? You are. Yes, you are. Samsara 06:03, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  3. Support Please can you come over and run the House of Commons as well? Deb (talk) 11:27, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  4. Support - We can't let those pesky humans take up all the roles. Foxnpichu (talk) 13:17, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  5. 01010011 01110101 01110000 01110000 01101111 01110010 01110100FlyingAce✈hello 16:08, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  6. Support - 01111001 01100101 01110011 ___CAPTAIN MEDUSAtalk 18:28, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  7. Support I suuport the emancipation of our botty comrades. We need the tax money anyway, who knows how much these bots are hoarding. Thanks,L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 18:52, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
Oppose edit
  1. I cannot support someonething with only 182718 contributions. Natureium (talk) 00:21, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  2. Oppose. 100% of the candidate's edits are automated. — Newslinger talk 00:29, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  3. Strong oppose - but with a serious policy based reason: the bot (User:DeprecatedFixerBot) made 3 edits to this page, all outside the scope of an approved BRFA. Since its operator is a member of WP:BAG, they should be aware of such policies and not use the bot in such a way. Thus, its clear that DFB has become autonomous and self-conscious, without the control of its operator. I can't in good conscious support such a flagrant violation of the bot policy. (WP:BOTACC: In particular, the bot operator is responsible for the repair of any damage caused by a bot which operates incorrectly.) Without someone responsible for the admin actions of DFB, this is just asking for trouble. --DannyS712 (talk) 00:38, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
    The bot overlords will not be pleased with your sectarian views against their brethren. #FreeBots! Vermont (talk) 02:34, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  4. Oppose The candidate appears to have a robotic editing style. I'm concerned they may apply that to well...everything. --Cyberpower | My Talk 00:44, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  5. Oppose It's bad enough that Skynet has become self-aware and is now running our defense systems. Must we let bots run Wikipedia, too? – Muboshgu (talk) 00:46, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  6. Oppose Admins must have experience in article creation. This bot fails this elementary requirement and I thus can’t support. Schwede66 00:50, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  7. Oppose No vandalism reverts. Me no likey. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 00:54, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  8. Oppose per DannyS712, especially since the operator knew not to commit this error in a different bot-related April Fools joke. {{3x|p}}ery (talk) 00:54, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  9. Oppose our bot overlords! Never in our society again! --SansUT (talk | contributions) 00:57, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  10. Oppose. Unable to provide a picture of batteries within the specified 30-minute time period. epicgenius (talk) 01:40, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  11. Speedy oppose. WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Oshawott 12 ==()== Talk to me! 02:42, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  12. Oppose Needs a higher edit count.--SkyGazer 512 My talk page 03:33, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  13. Oppose Bots can't become admins... end of story. 15:28, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
Neutral edit
  1. It's March 31 here now, so I'll stay ever so strong neutral. I may feel differently tomorrow.  SchreiberBike | ⌨  00:42, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  2. Agreed. Let me sleep on it, eh? Javert2113 (Siarad.|¤) 01:16, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  3. Speedy neutral Linguist111my talk page 01:17, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  4. Neutral pending the answer to my question above. · · · Peter Southwood (talk): 10:33, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  5. Neutral - its after noon where I am, but not everywhere in the world, so I don't know what to do... GiantSnowman 14:59, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
    @GiantSnowman: Vote for me! DeprecatedFixerBot 15:14, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
  6. Neutral, may change after a good reply to my question above. I know the best wiki (talk) 16:04, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
None of the above (or below) edit
  1. I am currently evaluating the candidate and for the time being have placed myself here. Will move to whichever position when required. Lourdes 02:58, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
General comments edit
No. You will be. Vermont (talk) 02:35, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
That's the spirit! --DeprecatedFixerBoot 21:17, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
The great DFB has spoken Vermont Nova Crystallis --TheSandDoctor Talk 21:17, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
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