Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/SmackBot XXX
- The following discussion is an archived debate. Please do not modify it. To request review of this BRFA, please start a new section at WT:BRFA. The result of the discussion was
Approved.
Operator: Rich Farmbrough (talk · contribs)
Automatic or Manually assisted:
Programming language(s): AWB
Source code available: AWB
Function overview: Remove un-needed parameters form {{portal}} templates, merge templates into {{Portal box}}. Perform various minor clean-up where appropriate.
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):
Edit period(s): one time
Estimated number of pages affected: 11,000
Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Y
Already has a bot flag (Y/N): Y
Function details:
- Remove redundant image names from portal flags, and box up portals - also replace obsolete "portalpar" with portal as we go
Given that 1 has happened; - Fix some incorrect caps in headers
- Replace some infobox redirects with their targets
- Also fix up any maintenance tags at the same time
- Other minor fixes
Discussion
[edit]This will pave the way for merging {{Portal}} and {{Portal box}}, and for providing a simpler way to use them, as well as moving on with a simpler cleaner implementation. Rich Farmbrough, 16:41, 26 May 2010 (UTC).
- A thread relating to this task appeared at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive616#Rich Farmbrough and unapproved bot jobs (again) Josh Parris 12:07, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
- {{BAGAssistanceNeeded}} Rich Farmbrough, 18:54, 1 June 2010 (UTC).
- Doesn't appear to be controversial and no comments in a week.
Approved. MBisanz talk 19:29, 6 June 2010 (UTC) - The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. To request review of this BRFA, please start a new section at WT:BRFA.
