Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Alphachimpbot 8


 * The following discussion is an archived debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. The result of the discussion was Symbol keep vote.svgSymbol support vote.svg Speedily Approved.

Alphachimpbot
Operator: Alphachimp

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Auto

Programming Language(s): AWB

Function Summary: Will replace and fix CIA Factbook links

Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): one time run

Edit rate requested: X edits per TIME 15-20 edits per minute

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): Y

Function Details: ''This is similar to a task my bot has already done and been approved for. Someone requested it of me, and the text of the request is here:''

(This is based on a similar request here: Bot_requests/Archive_8.)

I was wondering if you could set Alphachimpbot on this task:

Replace all mentions (under References, Notes, etc.) of the broken link http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ (or the same, except with https instead of http) with https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Also, any other links to https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications should be replaced with https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/. I suspect they have done significant further restructuring they might have done to the section (or site, even), so that's something to check out. (See .)

Many thanks in advance. - Thehotelambush 23:12, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

This is simple, this is easy, I'm requesting it more as a formality, seeing as I'm already approved for basically the same thing. Thanks guys, alphachimp  04:08, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Discussion
I have already done this using AWB a few weeks ago (link to contribs). I used list of countries and edited all of them, but if you still see a need for the task, I'm in favour. Also, someone noted that a template (e.g. WFB) would be great as a substitution on each article with a link to the factbook because in future, you would only have to edit the template instead of editing all articles. E talk 08:59, 29 May 2007 (UTC)


 * --ST47 Talk 10:24, 29 May 2007 (UTC)


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