Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/LivingBot 24


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LivingBot 24
Operator:

Time filed: 22:27, Tuesday September 17, 2013 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic, but heavily watched

Programming language(s): PHP / Peachy

Source code available: Yes

Function overview: To replace placeholder names in lists of UK listed buildings with the first lines of their addresses

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Trivial, but in any case see e.g. similar edit by User:Edwardx

Edit period(s): One time run

Estimated number of pages affected: Around 200 (that order of magnitude)

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes (not particular applicable, mind you)

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

Function details: Under time pressure to get the original lists up, I decided a month ago to use placeholders for the 'name' column of lists of UK listed buildings in cases where English Heritage does not provide a name on their listings. However, upon review it has been clear that the reason English Heritage does not provide a name in these cases is because the properties are, in address terms, numbered rather than named, i.e. the first line of their address is "23 High Street" or "93 Park Lane W1". Literally 100% of cases follow this pattern.

In some cases, enterprising volunteers have swapped the placeholder for a tidy version of the first line of the address ; this request is to automatically follow suit in all cases left untouched by volunteers. Note that the placeholders originally were simply repetitions of the "Type" column i.e. no data would be lost in the process of scrubbing them.

If the new address is of the form "93 Park Lane W1", the W1 will be moved to the location field, which becomes Chelsea W1 (for example).

Discussion
Seems like a simple task, small scope, trusted botop, small trial to see the actual results. As per that example edit, I hope the addresses won't be all uppercase? — HELL KNOWZ  ▎TALK 22:32, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
 * A couple of very minor presentational issues, which the bot has now learnt from (addition of a space, omission of a comma), both otherwise happy with it, if approved I'm happy to continue to diff watch until I drift off to sleep. - Jarry1250 [Vacation needed] 23:33, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

All looks good. — HELL KNOWZ  ▎TALK 08:19, 18 September 2013 (UTC)


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