Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/AutoWikiBrowser

This page has an administrative backlog that requires the attention of willing administrators. This notice is automatically updated by MusikBot (talk) and will hide when there are fewer than 3 requests and they are all under 7 days old.

• Thilio (requesting AutoWikiBrowser, Rollback) (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (edit CheckPage)

Most of my edits are fixing typos, cleaning up citations improving short descriptions and fixing bare URLs. I also spend time watching recent changes and reverting vandalism. Having AWB will help me make these small, routine edits faster and more consistent. I will always check my edits before saving and use the tool responsibly. Thank you. 🐍 Thilio🤖 04:41, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Cssiitcic (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (edit CheckPage)

Reason for requesting autowikibrowser rights: patrolling new pages Cssiitcic (talk) 22:52, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Automated comment This user has had their access to AutoWikiBrowser automatically revoked ([1]). — MusikBot ^talk 23:00, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done, AWB is not useful for patrolling pages. Sohom (talk) 18:48, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Keironoshea (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (edit CheckPage)

I am requesting access to AutoWikiBrowser in order to assist with routine maintenance tasks. Having this tool will hopefully enable me to work more efficiently, reduce manual workload, and ensure consistency in edits. After reading the guide, I believe I am now familiar with relevant policies and will use the tool responsibly, restricting its use to appropriate tasks. Thank you. Keironoshea (talk) 08:30, 29 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@User:Keironoshea: can you be more specific for what you'd like to use it for? —Femke 🐦 (talk) 20:39, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for responding. I would like to use AWB for routine maintenance tasks that I've been doing manually up until this point, which has been quite time-consuming - and a little difficult to do consistently.

My primary intended uses include category maintenance, standardising templates, and basic cleanup tasks such as fixing formatting issues and standardising reference formatting. For link maintenance, I would focus on updating disambiguation links and fixing broken wikilinks following page moves, particularly in areas related to Wales biography, geography, and politics where I have experience.

I understand the importance of responsible use and will ensure all edits follow Wikipedia policies with appropriate edit summaries.

Thank you for considering my request. Keironoshea (talk) 20:49, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• The Wonk (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (edit CheckPage)

Requesting access to AutoWikiBrowser to assist with smaller maintenance tasks and working more efficiently in general. Thanks! The Wonk (talk) 22:32, 29 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can you give a example of a "maintenance task" you would do. Sohom (talk) 18:48, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For example, I would like to use AWB for cleaning up and updating pages related to US and international law and policy within my areas of specialty. The Wonk (talk) 03:41, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• PersusjCP (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (edit CheckPage)

Mostly for maintenance tasks, streamlining repairing and bettering redirects, links, etc, and cleaning up citations as I work on rewriting articles in my topic area. Using AWB will hopefully allow me to work on these smaller edits more easily and consistently without having to go through and do it all by hand. Thanks :) PersusjCP (talk) 04:54, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• SophisticatedeveningALT (requesting AutoWikiBrowser, Extended confirmed) (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (edit CheckPage)

Trying to be more involved in and helping Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Holding cell, however I don't want to flood my edit history on this account with hundreds of AWB edits, so I have made an Alt account to keep it separate. My main account is already on the check page and I am familiar with the documentation and risks associated. Thanks! Sophisticatedevening^(talk) 13:53, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]