Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Joe's Null Bot 8


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Joe's Null Bot 8
Operator:

Time filed: 06:26, Tuesday October 8, 2013 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Auto

Programming language(s): PERL

Source code available: Yes, on request

Function overview: Purge/forcelinkupdate files in Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): User_talk:Joe_Decker

Edit period(s): 1/day

Estimated number of pages affected: 100

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): y

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

Function details:  Purge/forcelinkupdates files in Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions 1/day to ensure correct inclusion into  Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old.

As with many of this bot's previous tasks, we have a maintenance template which puts affected files into categories based on time-dependent calculations, and MediaWiki isn't smart enough to notice those change without a kick in the pants. Many of the previous tasks explain this issue at greater length. I continue to monitor the relevant bugzilla bugs.

Note: This most similar to task 7.

Discussion

 * BAG assistance needed

Is there anything different between this and task 7 besides the category? Anomie⚔ 00:09, 17 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Nope. --j⚛e deckertalk 12:20, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok then, I see no need for a trial. Anomie⚔ 13:04, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
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