Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/PearBOT 8


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PearBOT 8
Operator:

Time filed: 21:12, Thursday, January 30, 2020 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: automatic

Programming language(s): AutoWikiBrowser

Source code available:

Function overview: Substitute or remove templates after consensus at TfD

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): When needed

Estimated number of pages affected: Varies widely

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes

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

Function details: Since people have disapproved of my use of AnomieBOT's templatesubster to implement TfDs since it generates a bad edit summary I guess I'll get my own bot to do it. The plan is to use the template substitution function built into standard AWB for all operations with orphaning being done by clearing the template and substituting it. Since this feature is well tested, I've previously shown exactly the kind of things I want to do at User:AnomieBOT/TemplateSubster force and there is a clear consensus for the edits I believe this BRFA could be speedily approved. All edit summaries will contain a link to the relevant TfD discussion.

Discussion

 * Where is the discussion that said the bot's process cannot be used? From everything I've seen there is one or two editors who have that interpretation, but there is nothing prohibiting the bot from being used. Primefac (talk) 14:40, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
 * , I'd rather not use it if there are reasonable alternatives and it's contentious. That being said this is now redundant to AnomieBOT 78. Consider this request withdrawn. ‑‑Trialpears (talk) 16:10, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I should also note that there are currently three bots that implement TFD discussions, which includes two that can handle this sort of functionality. Primefac (talk) 14:43, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
 * See Bots/Requests for approval/AnomieBOT 78. Primefac (talk) 16:09, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. To request review of this BRFA, please start a new section at WT:BRFA.