Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/WOSlinkerBot 6
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Operator: WOSlinker (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 18:13, Thursday, May 14, 2020 (UTC)
Function overview: Remove un-needed border, cellpadding & cellspacing options from tables
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic
Programming language(s): Javascript
Source code available: At User:WOSlinkerBot/tabletidy.js
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):
Edit period(s): one time run
Estimated number of pages affected: 6200 (source)
Namespace(s): Mainspace
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No
Function details: There are tables that contain the following {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
The border, cellpadding & cellspacing are not needed because the class is set to wikitable, so those parameters can be removed.
Discussion[edit]
What happens if this code is left in, other than "being messy" and/or "unnecessary"? Primefac (talk) 00:37, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- Nothing happens. If you think that is going count as just a cosmetic edit then let me know and I'll withdraw it. -- WOSlinker (talk) 07:32, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- I'd support this task happening. --TheSandDoctor Talk 05:35, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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