Bots

The following are a list of bots that have been approved to operate on the Countervandalism Network. Note that while any bot is permitted to simply idle in any CVN channels, only those bots listed below are permitted to be speaking on CVN channels. Bots not listed are asked to refrain from doing the aforementioned.

Because of the nature of the CVN and the advances in technology, it is possible for one to create a bot that can perform a variety of functions. As a result, it is important, especially for the purposes of the CVN, that fellow CVN members as well as the staff are made aware of all bots on the network as well as their functions. Problems have resulted in the past due to users' and staffers' lack of knowledge of certain bot functions; this page is intended to kill said lack of knowledge with fire.

If you wish to operate a bot on the CVN, please come to the #countervandalism IRC channel and discuss it with a staffer. Knowledge is power, and the more we know about your activities on the CVN, the better off you and us will be.

Primary Bots

These bots are primary bots, meaning they are bots that normally function at all times.

Bot	Purpose	Owner	Status	Software	BB
SentryBot	Primary bot for #cvn-wp-en	CVN	OK	pgkbot 1.7	X
CVNBot2	Primary bot for #cvn-wt-de	CVN	Down	SWMTBot 1.19	+
CVNBot3	Primary bot for #cvn-wn-en	CVN	Down	SWMTBot 1.19	+
CVNBot4	Primary bot for #cvn-wp-fi	CVN	Down	SWMTBot 1.19	+
CVNBot5	Primary bot for #cvn-meta	CVN	Down	SWMTBot 1.19	+
CVNBot(6-10)	Primary bots for #cvn-sw	CVN	Down	SWMTBot 1.19	+
CVNBot11	Primary bot for #cvn-species	CVN	Down	SWMTBot 1.19	+
CVNBot14	Primary bot for #cvn-commons	CVN	OK	SWMTBot 1.20beta	+
CVNBot15	Primary bot for #cvn-wp-fa	CVN	Down	SWMTBot 1.19	+
CVNBot16	Reports page creations from #cvn-sw. No list commands.	Sactage	Down	Furry2 v1.0	X
SWBot	Primary bot for #cvn-wt-en	CVN	Down	SWMTBot 1.19	+
SWBot3	Primary bot for #cvn-simplewikis	CVN	Down	SWMTBot 1.19	+
SWBot4	Primary bot for #cvn-ws-en	CVN	Missing	SWMTBot 1.19	+
wbbot	Primary bot for #cvn-wb-en	CVN	Missing	SWMTBot 1.19	+
WikiaRC	Primary bot for #cvn-wikia	CVN	Down	SWMTBot 1.18.3wikia	X
Cubbie	Primary bot #cvn-commons-uploads. NB: Is configured (on purpose) to not broadcast. Local list only for uploads.	CVN	Missing	SWMTBot 1.19	-
KrinkleBot2	Primary bot for #cvn-wp-ru	CVN	OK	SWMTBot 1.20beta	+
KrinkleBot4	Primary bot for #cvn-wp-es	CVN	OK	SWMTBot 1.20beta	+
KrinkleBot5	Primary bot for #cvn-it-scan	CVN	OK	SWMTBot 1.20beta	+
KrinkleBot7	Primary bot for #cvn-wp-nl	CVN	OK	SWMTBot 1.20beta	+
SeahorseRC2	Primary bot for #cvn-zh-scan	Seahorseruler	Down	SWMTBot 1.20beta	+
SeahorseRC3	Primary bot for #cvn-wp-pt	Seahorseruler	Down	SWMTBot 1.20beta	+
RyuBot-ja	Primary bot for #cvn-ja	Hosiryuhosi	OK	SWMTBot 1.20beta	+
Furry2	Primary bot for some local #cvn-wikia-* channels (relays from #cvn-wikia).	Sactage	OK	Furry2 v1.0	X
FurryRC	Primary for for some local #cvn-wikia-* channels (relays directly from raw UDPServer.pl for specific Wikia wikis).	Sactage	OK
SULWatcher / WatcherSUL	Primary bots for #cvn-unifications	p_stewardbots	OK	SULWatcher
WdefconBot	Allows users to check the current WikiDefcon level, and update it. Also allows users to check current entires listed on Wikipedia:Administrator Intervention Against Vandalism.	Misza13	OK
cLogger	Logs messages from IRC (#countervandalism or #cvn-bots) to Developer Log and Rights Log as User:Clogger	Krinkle	Decommissioned	wikilogbot.py pywikipedia
CVN-ClerkBot	Alerts staff whenever the !staff command is called, in any channel. It also has other functions to assist staffers, such as the ability to send a global notice. (Replacement for CVNclerkBOT)	Seahorseruler	OK	CVN-ClerkBot
Cluekie	Reports possible ignored vandalism and automatically adds vandals to the blacklist in #cvn-wp-en. Complete ClueNet feed is in #cvn-wp-en-cluenet.	Krinkle	OK

Backup Bots

These bots are started when primary bots are unavailable.

Bot	Purpose	Owner	Status	Software	BB
rcbot	Backup for #cvn-wp-en	CVN		SWMTBot 1.20beta	+
MelosBotCVN(1-5)	Backup bots for #cvn-sw's CVNBot(6-10)	Melos	OK	SWMTBot 1.18	+
bRCBot(1-5)	Backup for all channels	Barras	OK	EhJRCBot	X
SeahorseRC(4-10)	Backup bots for most major channels. Enabled when srv-2 is unavailable.	Seahorseruler	OK	SWMTBot 1.20beta	+
FurryRC2	Backup for #cvn-wikia.	Sactage	OK		X
RyuBot-sw(1-6)	Alternative backup bots for #cvn-sw	Hosiryuhosi	OK	SWMTBot 1.20beta	+
FurryRC2	Backup bot for #cvn-wikia	Sactage	OK	SWMTBot 1.20wikia	X
WikiaRC2	Backup bot for #cvn-wikia	CVN	Down	SWMTBot 1.20wikia	X

Decommissioned Bots

These bots are no longer in use, either because they were no longer used or because they were replaced by a newer bot.

Bot	Purpose	Owner	Status	Software	BB
MiszaBot	Reports edits to en.wikipedia.org	Misza13	Moved to ts-willow	pgkbot 1.7
CVNclerkBOT	Alerts the staff whenever the !staff command is called, in any channel	Misza13	Replaced by new CVN-ClerkBot
ClueBot-(1-5)	Reports possible ignored vandalism, automatically adds vandals to the blacklist in #cvn-wp-en.	Cobi	Replaced by Cluekie
ClueBot(1-5)	Serves primarily as a backup bot for most channels; a primary reporting bot in some cases.	Cobi	Decommissioned
TheDJBot	Primarily serves as a last-resort backup bot in #cvn-wp-en and #cvn-wp-en-newusers. TheDJBot is also the primary bot in #cvn-wp-en-newpages	Thedjatclubrock	Decommissioned
SlakrBot	Last-resort backup bot in #cvn-wp-en and #cvn-wp-en-newusers.	slakr	Decommissioned
EyeofMisza	Blocks usernames that are in blatant violation of the username policy, and alerts administrators to "wheeler" events taking place on en.wikipedia	Misza13	Missing
Starnes2	Reports edits to various #cvn-wikia-* channels. Relays by filtering #cvn-wikia 's feed.	Starnestommy	Replaced by Furry2	Unbot	X
MartinBot	Reports edits to various wikis, serves as either a primary or backup reporting bot.	Martinp23	Down	pgkbot 1.7
Sirbot	Primary bot for #cvn-wp-pt.	Sir_Lestaty	Decommissioned
ErosionBot-(1-2)	Primary or backup bot for certain channels (see channel list)	Erosion	Decommissioned
AbuseBot(2)	Reports edits to #cvn-wp-en-abuse.	JamesR	Missing
CVNBlackRock	Global blacklisting bot.	Krinkle	Decommissioned	Modified SWMTBot