Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/RileyBot 17

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RileyBot 17

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

Time filed: 07:19, Friday, February 5, 2016 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic

Programming language(s): Python or AWB

Source code available: Not yet

Function overview: Find section redirects and add Template:R to section to the page if the template (and any of its redirects) is not already on the page.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/RileyBot 15, Wikipedia:Bot_requests/Archive_54#Redirects_to_sections

Edit period(s): Continuous

Estimated number of pages affected: 11,000 says my DB scan.

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes

Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): Yes

Function details: Run through a list (list created via db scan) that contains only section redirects and adds Template:R to section to the page if the template (and any of its redirects) is not already on the page. As a safety, the bot will ignore the section redirect if "<nowiki>" and "</nowiki>" tags are around it.

Discussion

•  Comment. This task was previously approved for trial at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/RileyBot 15 but due to retirement, never occured. Reopening now that I am back. -- Cheers, Riley 07:19, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

  Sounds mostly fine; is it aware of {{redr}} and friends? — Earwig ^talk 03:11, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

  @The Earwig: Indeed it is, as well as any other redirect templates I can think of. Trial complete. Specific contributions -- Cheers, Riley 06:04, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

  Hmm, we didn't get a chance to test any edge cases, but that sorta makes sense given how few pages are likely to already include (e.g.) {{redr}} without also being tagged as a section. Last question: are you checking for Category:Redirects to sections directly? — Earwig ^talk 04:13, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

  It's checking indirectly via templates and directly via Category:Redirects to sections. :) -- Cheers, Riley 05:27, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

  Good, that's what I was hoping.  Approved. — Earwig ^talk 05:36, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

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