Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/SmackBot IX and X


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SmackBot task approval IX
Task: to rename occurrences of template "invalid isbn" to template "please check ISBN".

Method: Automatically using AWB.

Speed: 1-8 per minute.

Number: c. 1000 articles.

Frequency: Once.

Duration: Will take between 2 hours & 1 day.

Testing: trivial with AWB

Reason: some editors find the "invalid isbn" template an insult.

Rgds, Rich Farmbrough, 22:03 7 September 2006 (GMT).
 * Approved Keep the rate lower during peak times. —  xaosflux  Talk 02:07, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

SmackBot task approval X
Task: to add and populate the "popofyear" parameter to articles using the "Infobox Swiss town" template.

Method: Automatically using AWB.

Speed: 1-8 per minute.

Number: c. 1800 articles.

Frequency: Once.

Duration: Will take between 4 hours & 1.5 days.

Testing: tested on several hundred articles. verging on trivial.

Reason: The template creates "as of" links, including many to "as of" pages that are deprecated. This will fix all or almost all of these.

Rgds, Rich Farmbrough, 22:03 7 September 2006 (GMT).
 * Can you show an example diff? Voice -of- All  23:12, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Certainly, here is one. Rich Farmbrough, 11:42 10 September 2006 (GMT).
 * That edit seemed to have no visual effect. I am still not sure, what did not work with them before? Voice -of- All  16:58, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
 * If you hover over "(December 2004)" in the infobox you will see it links to "as of 2004", rather than the previous "as of December 2004", which is deprecated per As of. Regards, Rich Farmbrough, 17:13 10 September 2006 (GMT).


 * Symbol keep vote.svg Task approved. Today would be good time to run it. Voice -of- All  18:58, 10 September 2006 (UTC)


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