Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/BattyBot 70


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BattyBot 70
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Time filed: 19:18, Wednesday, February 15, 2023 (UTC)

Function overview: Remove WikiProject needs-infobox parameters from talk pages where the article has an infobox

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic

Programming language(s): AutoWikiBrowser

Source code available: AWB

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Bot_requests

Edit period(s): Monthly

Estimated number of pages affected: Hundreds

Namespace(s): Article talk pages

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes

Function details: The goal of this bot task is to reduce the number of talk pages in Category:Wikipedia infobox backlog by removing the WikiProject needs-infobox parameters if the associated article contains an infobox (e.g. ). The bot will achieve this in the following manner:
 * 1) Load a list of talk pages from a subset of subcategories of Category:Wikipedia infobox backlog
 * 2) Convert the list of talk pages to articles
 * 3) Preparse the list to skip those articles that do not contain an infobox
 * 4) Convert the list of articles back to talk pages
 * 5) Load the module User:Magioladitis/WikiProjects to convert redirects to WikiProject templates
 * 6) Run the job to remove WikiProject needs-infobox parameters and also general fixes

Thank you for your consideration. GoingBatty (talk) 19:18, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Discussion
There is a possibilty that some Wikiprojects would like to see a specific infobox. Example, the bio articles of WP:Football articles would like "infobox footballer", here is a bad example of incorrect usage of infobox person. Not a mojor thing to consider though. Pelmeen10 (talk) 20:28, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * One could use their watchlist to monitor a category (e.g. Category:Football articles needing infoboxes) to see which pages were removed from the category by the bot. GoingBatty (talk) 03:57, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry I don't know how to use a watchlist to monitor a category unless i have the pages added to my watchlist. Pelmeen10 (talk) 04:07, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * @Pelmeen10: You would add the category to your watchlist, and then change the filters to "Changes by others", "Bot", and "Category changes". GoingBatty (talk) 04:47, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks! Pelmeen10 (talk) 12:37, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Primefac (talk) 10:34, 8 March 2023 (UTC)


 * @Primefac: See these 50 edits.  Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 04:06, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
 * BAG assistance needed GoingBatty (talk) 21:42, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Primefac (talk) 13:37, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
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