User:Image-req-proj-bot

Situation
There are a large number of requests for photographs some requests are currently in very large categories. For example Category:Plant articles needing photos has over 16,000 requests, Category:Rail transport articles needing images has over 7,000 requests and Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Italy‏‎ has over 6000 requests. Other task such as moving contents of Category:WikiProject Cities articles needing photographs to the appropriate location photo request category; extracting USA, Germany and UK requests from Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of military history to more specific categories.

As these categories are so large no one is going to work through these lists. The size makes it difficult to uses tools such as FIST - Free Image Search Tool and Image checker

Proposal
If these lists were split into smaller categories based on a specific topics it would increase the likelihood of someone addressing these requests. It would also make it easy to work through looking for fulfilled requests or images on other wiki sites.

This should be achieved by removing the need-photo=yes tag from the project template and adding the Image requested template with appropriate classification or refining the current Image requested parameter.

Specification
Use AWB automatic bot user in bot mode to


 * Go through article talk pages in
 * a specific category
 * If article talk page contains the WikiProject
 * removed yes y 1 from need-photo = parameter in WPBiography template
 * If reqphoto template exists on the talk page
 * add to reqphoto template category shown in list for the WikiProject found.
 * else
 * add reqphoto template with category.


 * The bot will also change reqphoto and other derivatives to Image requested

It will use as basis the source used for a number of years with Semi-automatic wiki browser but with options switched off to ensure edits are specific and restricted. And techniques developed withUser:People-photo-bot and User:People-n-photo-bot.

Notification
Discussion for specific large moves will be made beforehand in the appropriate WikiProject pages.

Currently done at:
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Cities
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Plants

Comments
This bot recently added an image needed tag at Commelina tuberosa, but the article already has a good image. You may want to make sure this error hasn't occurred elsewhere. DJLayton4 (talk) 13:54, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
 * not actually an error. I am moving these requests from a list that is difficult to scan for fulfilled requests. Once I have moved all the articles in the list to the category I will then scan it for articles with images. --Traveler100 (talk) 15:17, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Record of plant activity
/archive/Wikipedia requested photographs of plantae

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