Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Botryoidal

The following discussion is an archived debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. The result of the discussion was Approved.

Operator: William Allen Simpson

Automatic or Manually assisted: supervised

Programming language(s): Python Wikipediabot Framework

Function overview: CfD, TfD, orphaning, fixing templates that include categories

Edit period(s): infrequently

Estimated number of pages affected: 2,000+ over the next few days

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): N

Function details: It's been several years since I've run this old bot. The approval process is more involved now. Much the same task as before: maintenance functions that require individualized replace functions.

As an example, over the next few days, I'm planning on removing the nocat parameter from {{Surname}} (as I've been doing by hand on complicated names for several days), but have a long simple series that could better be done with the standard replace.py function.

Presumably I don't have to ask approval for every new edit. The bot is already listed as approved (but inactive), so I'm trying out the process again.

Discussion

• Why are you removing the nocat parameter from {{Surname}}? – Quadell ^(talk) 16:52, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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  }}. The nocat parameter is an old leftover, superseded by "cat=none" some years ago, and now all the old "cat=", "language=", and "nationality=" parameters have been removed as well (by hand). This is a very involved cleanup process, thoroughly documented and tracked:
  • Category:Surname template has nocat
  • Category:Surname template has cat none
  • Category:Surname template has cat
  • Category:Surname template has language
  • Category:Surname template has nationality

--William Allen Simpson (talk) 11:40, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am leary of overbroad approvals, so I'll comment here in closing. Any task previously approved under any BAG method is still valid. Non-controversial implementation of the Function above are approved. New things not dealing with XFDs, and template/category cleanup should be brought for BRFA. If you are going to add a new feature (like including SFDs with the TFD and CFD work), please be sure to check with the local project to make sure they are aware/in agreement. Otherwise it looks fine.  Approved. MBisanz ^talk 22:09, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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