Hi, I'm a bot, so I cannot respond to your questions. However, if you leave a note here, or on the talk page of my owner Hawkeye7, I'm sure he will be able to help you.
@Hawkeye7: FACBot posted this, despite the fact that the page contains {{nobots}}. Just letting you know FYI, as the BRFA says that it should be exclusion compliant.
Fixed The bot does honour {{nobots}} but there was a loophole. I have corrected this, and it should not recur. Hawkeye7(discuss) 23:42, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Featured list tag added to section instead of top[edit]
The problem is that the Bot has instructions to put the featured list template after the hatnotes, and there is a For hatnote at that point. Will need some more logic. Hawkeye7(discuss) 05:57, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Hawkeye7, the bot does not seem to have processed any FACs since May 24, even though multiple nominations have been promoted and archived. This one was archived manually a few days ago, but the others are still pending. Is this normal behavior, or does the bot need a drop of motor oil? (@FAC coordinators: Courtesy ping.) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 19:21, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmm. Looks like some changes on the grid. I have corrected the problem, and the FACBot is processing FACs again. Hawkeye7(discuss) 20:03, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Hawkeye7: Hello again! In this edit, the bot mistakenly changed the |class= parameter of an unrelated template in a user's comment along with the banner shell class, which you may want to look into. Thanks! —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 00:39, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Removing unfinished candidacy from talk page[edit]
Isthis intentional? I'm a bit confused as to what's going on with that edit. Hog FarmTalk 01:54, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like a nomination was created but never posted on the candidates page. After a few days the bot removes them. Hawkeye7(discuss) 11:31, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
00:06:28 Sun 09 Jun 2024 Battle of Plum Point Bend: no nomination
00:06:33 Sun 09 Jun 2024 Battle of Plum Point Bend: was nominated by Hog Farm at 2024-06-03 17:17:28
00:06:33 Sun 09 Jun 2024 Battle of Plum Point Bend: Updating the talk page
All I can think of is that there was a network problem, and the bot was unable to retrieve the FAC nomination page. The bot checks that the nomination was created over five days before, but cannot access results on previous days. For now, I am going to remove this check. Hawkeye7(discuss) 04:19, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It could be an issue because {{Italic title}} is present. The space seems to get added with every promotion, but I haven't seen it show up in the actual text of any other type of featured list. Sgubaldo (talk) 13:37, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have implemented a fix. Let's see how it goes. Hawkeye7(discuss) 02:56, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It is hard making bots foolproof when the fools are so clever. The {{featured article candidates}} template was placed inside the {{WikiProject banner shell}}, so the bot could not find it to remove it. I have corrected the talk and archive pages, and added a check for this situation, so it can be handled manually. If it recurs, I will instruct the Bot on the correct procedure for handling the situation. Hawkeye7(discuss) 21:24, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed The bot does honour {{nobots}} but there was a loophole. I have corrected this, and it should not recur. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 23:42, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Hawkeye. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:54, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
