Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/PrimeBOT 22

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PrimeBOT 22

Operator: Primefac (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)

Time filed: 16:51, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic

Programming language(s): AWB

Source code available: WP:AWB

Function overview: Remove template being deleted, {{Contains Chinese text}}, from articles

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): TFD

Edit period(s): one time run

Estimated number of pages affected: 3797

Namespace(s): Main, User/talk, Talk, WP

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes

Function details: For Article/User spaces, will be a find/remove of {{contains Chinese text.*?}} or one of its 8 redirects. In the Talk and WP-space, will comment-out the template call (e.g. {{contains Chinese text → {{t|contains Chinese text)

Discussion

why do we need another BRFA when SporkBot is already approved for orphaning templates listed in TFD/H? Frietjes (talk) 17:20, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I've filed similar tasks in the past and it hasn't been an issue. But if it ain't broke... Primefac (talk) 17:32, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a reason that this is undesirable? At the moment, there are nearly 4000 pages where this needs fixed. Seems like a second bot wouldn't be a net negative to me. SQL ^{Query me!} 01:10, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I was actually debating requesting that PrimeBOT be able to remove templates "on-demand" so to speak so that I don't have to go through this process every time I close (or come across) a thousand-transclusion template (or even multi-hundred) that needs orphaning. Just haven't made up my mind to do so. Primefac (talk) 01:23, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Withdrawn by operator.. Primefac (talk) 21:12, 23 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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