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IABot links to snapshot which only contains an error message
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IABot added an archive link to "Error running Show Citation script".
The Bot edit: https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=(3688)_Navajo&oldid=174944844
The archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113431/http://scully.cfa.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/showcitation.cgi?num=003688.
I exchanged that link by a valid live source. My question is rather:

Do you want to learn about cases like this? Is this the best way to report such "broken" archive snapshots to you (so that you can "teach" the bot that they are useless)? Or what shall we recommend to people who are working on dead links?
Thanks!

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Martina_Nolte created this task.Mar 31 2018, 5:54 PM
Restricted Application added a project: Internet-Archive. · View Herald TranscriptMar 31 2018, 5:54 PM
Cirdan subscribed.EditedApr 3 2018, 6:46 AM

I believe that in this case, the archived version should be removed from the bot's database using manageurlsingle, which I just did.

As far as I can see, there is no reasonable way the bot could have reliably and automatically detected that the snapshot is broken. I'm therefore closing this task. (Feel free to re-open it!)

Cirdan renamed this task from link to error snapshot to IABot links to snapshot which only contains an error message.Apr 3 2018, 6:47 AM
Cirdan closed this task as Resolved.
Cirdan triaged this task as Medium priority.
Martina_Nolte reopened this task as Open.Apr 6 2018, 5:24 AM

Thanks, Cirdan. As a "basicuser" I cannot use manageurlsingle.

"Permission error
The action you are trying to perform requires the changeurldata permission.
This permission is obtainable with the following groups: user, admin, root, bot"

Is this intended?

Cirdan added a comment.Apr 6 2018, 1:33 PM

Yes, this is intended. However, the question is why you are not a user, which as far as I know corresponds to being in the Wikipedia user group autoconfirmed. Aren't you even a "Sichter"?

The access restriction is to prevent newly registered accounts from abusing the database. Along the same line, data for whole domains can only be modified by admins.

Cirdan added a comment.Apr 6 2018, 5:13 PM

According to your user page on IABot's interface you are a member of both user and basicuser. If your problems persist, I suggest you open a new bug report.

Cirdan closed this task as Resolved.Apr 6 2018, 5:14 PM
Cyberpower678 added a comment.EditedApr 6 2018, 5:14 PM

There are no bugs in the user permissions management routine. She's likely on the wrong Wiki.

Cyberpower678 added a comment.Apr 6 2018, 5:18 PM

On a side note, I started a conversation room with the both of you. If you could comment there, I would appreciate it.

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