User:HersfoldArbClerkBot/IRC Help
HersfoldIRCBot lurks in the #wikipedia-en-arbcom-clerks channel and reports edits made to arbitration pages. It also provides a number of other features, listed below.
There are three access levels - Operators, Users, and Unrestricted. If you have insufficient access rights for a particular command, the bot will let you know. If you're lucky, it will let you know politely.
| Command | Example Usage | Description | Required access level |
|---|---|---|---|
| !quit | !quit | Kills the bot, allowing it to restart normally. The bot will log out and return momentarily. | Operators |
| !die | !die | Kills the bot, preventing it from restarting. If killed in this manner the bot must be manually restarted by Hersfold, so you must notify him if you use this command. | Operators |
| !link | !link !link [[page]] !link {{template}} |
Provides a (non-secure) link to the indicated page. If no argument is provided, it will link to the last link mentioned in the channel | Unrestricted |
| !join | !join #channel | Instructs the bot to join the indicated channel. | Operators |
| !part | !part | Orders the bot to leave the current channel. | Operators |
| !voice | !voice Hersfold | Sets +v (voice) on the indicated user in the current channel. | Users |
| !invite | !invite nick!user@host | Sets +I (permanent invite) on the indicated host mask for the current channel. The bot requires op access to perform this command. | Users |
| !version | !version | Reports the bot's current version number. | Unrestricted |
| !help | !help | Provides a link to this page | Unrestricted |
| !myaccess | !myaccess | Informs the user issuing the command what their access level is. | Unrestricted |
| !addOp | !addOp nick!user@host | Adds the indicated user to the bot's operators list. * may be used in place of nick, user, or host to indicate a wild card, but at least one of user and/or host must be set. | Operators |
| !addUser | !addUser nick!user@host | Adds the indicated user to the bot's users list. * may be used in place of nick, user, or host to indicate a wild card, but at least one of user and/or host must be set. | Operators |
| !removeOp | !removeOp nick!user@host | Removes the indicated user from the bot's operators list. The provided hostmask must match an existing entry exactly. | Hersfold only |
| !removeUser | !removeUser nick!user@host | Removes the indicated user from the bot's users list. The provided hostmask must match an existing entry exactly. Users may not be demoted if they are also bot operators. | Operators |
| !reload | !reload | Forces the bot to reload its configuration settings and reset the recent changes scanner. This may be useful if the bot appears to be having difficulty logging in to Wikipedia. | Operators |
| !watch | !watch Page | Adds the indicated page to the bot's watchlist. Edits to that page will be reported to #wikipedia-en-arbcom-clerks. | Users |
| !unwatch | !unwatch Page | Removes the indicated page from the bot's watchlist. Edits to that page will no longer be reported to #wikipedia-en-arbcom-clerks. | Users |
| !debug | !debug | Sets the bot to check for new edits every second. DO NOT leave the bot in this mode for very long. | Hersfold only |
| !fast | !fast | Sets the bot to check for new edits every 2.5 seconds. DO NOT leave the bot in this mode for very long. | Operators |
| !normal | !normal | Sets the bot to check for new edits every 7.5 seconds. This is the normal operating speed. | Users |
| !moderate | !moderate | Sets the bot to check for new edits every 15 seconds. | Users |
| !slow | !slow | Sets the bot to check for new edits every 30 seconds. | Users |
| !speed | !speed | Reports the speed at which the bot is currently checking for new edits. | Unrestricted |
| !arb | !arb | Lists all current members of the Arbitration Committee, effectively pinging any of them currently in the channel. You can include additional text with this command; as long as your message starts with "!arb", the bot will recognize it. | Unrestricted. |
| !clerk | !clerk | Lists all current members of the Arbitration Committee Clerk Corps, effectively pinging any of them currently in the channel. You can include additional text with this command; as long as your message starts with "!clerk", the bot will recognize it. | Unrestricted. |
| !trainee | !trainee | Lists all current trainee Arbitration Committee Clerks, effectively pinging any of them currently in the channel. You can include additional text with this command; as long as your message starts with "!trainee", the bot will recognize it. | Unrestricted. |
| !parties | !parties !parties Case |
Lists all parties of the specified open arbitration case, or of all open cases if no case is specified. | Unrestricted. |
| !website | !website | Provides a link to the bot's website at http://tools.wmflabs.org/hersfold-web/ | Unrestricted. |
| !status | !status | Provides a link to the WMF Labs Tools status page at http://tools.wmflabs.org/?status | Unrestricted. |