Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/PrimeBOT 32


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PrimeBOT 32
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Time filed: 19:37, Sunday, May 3, 2020 (UTC)

Function overview: Replace invalid numerical representations in sports templates in accordance with MOS:NUMBERSIGN

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic

Programming language(s): AWB

Source code available: WP:AWB

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Bots/Requests for approval/PrimeBOT 31, Special:PermaLink/954684116

Edit period(s): Initially a one-time run, then maybe once a quarter

Estimated number of pages affected: No more than 3k templates in initial run, then likely <100 per subsequent run/quarter

Namespace(s): Template

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes

Function details: As detailed in Task 31, MOS:NUMBERSIGN say that when abbreviating "number" the shorthand No. should be used and not #. Within sports templates, the bot will change  and   into. For the "initial run" the bot will focus on templates transcluding CBB Standings Entry (basketball) and CBSB Standings Entry (baseball), but the future/quarterly runs will also include the original CFB Standings Entry (football) to catch that year's standings.

Discussion

 * — xaosflux  Talk 19:16, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Edits; first 25 (newest to oldest) are CBSB, second 25 are CBB. Primefac (talk) 19:44, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

As per usual, if amendments to - or clarifications regarding - this approval are needed, please start a discussion on the talk page and ping. -- The SandDoctor Talk 05:11, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
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