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Any ideas for enhancements to this bot are welcome and should go here: [[User talk:DgbrtBOT]]. | Any ideas for enhancements to this bot are welcome and should go here: [[User talk:DgbrtBOT]]. | ||
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+ | ==When the BOT fails...== | ||
+ | ...please be patient or follow these instructions in the written order: | ||
+ | *Add the proper entry here: [[List of all comics]] | ||
+ | *Click the red link for the picture and do the upload. | ||
+ | *Click the ''create'' link at the "List of all comics" for the comic page and use that template. Don't forget the incomplete tags for the explain and transcript sections. | ||
+ | *Create the redirects for the ''comic number'' and ''comic name'' (like [[1864]] and [[City Nicknames]] - The content is just | ||
+ | :<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[1864: City Nicknames]]</nowiki>). | ||
+ | *Edit the [[:Template:LATESTCOMIC]]. Increase the number but DO NOT change anything else or the bot will fail on the next comic. | ||
+ | *Create the talk page and add this text: | ||
+ | :<nowiki><!--Please sign your posts with ~~~~ and not delete this comment.--></nowiki> |
Revision as of 20:02, 19 July 2017
Bot Explanation
This bot is doing the proper uploads here when a new comic appears on xkcd. The Perl script can be found here: GitHub.
Any ideas for enhancements to this bot are welcome and should go here: User talk:DgbrtBOT.
When the BOT fails...
...please be patient or follow these instructions in the written order:
- Add the proper entry here: List of all comics
- Click the red link for the picture and do the upload.
- Click the create link at the "List of all comics" for the comic page and use that template. Don't forget the incomplete tags for the explain and transcript sections.
- Create the redirects for the comic number and comic name (like 1864 and City Nicknames - The content is just
- #REDIRECT [[1864: City Nicknames]]).
- Edit the Template:LATESTCOMIC. Increase the number but DO NOT change anything else or the bot will fail on the next comic.
- Create the talk page and add this text:
- <!--Please sign your posts with ~~~~ and not delete this comment.-->