Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/SmackBot XX


 * The following discussion is an archived debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. The result of the discussion was Symbol keep vote.svgSymbol support vote.svg Speedily Approved.

SmackBot XX
Operator: Rich Farmbrough

Automatic or Manually assisted: Auto

Programming language(s): AWB

Source code available: Will vary from run to run

Function overview: Update names of arguments in infoboxes together with general infobox tidying

Edit period(s): Irregular.

Estimated number of pages affected: Maybe a few hundred to a few thousand per run.

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Y

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): Y

Function details: Typically used on infoboxes imported form foreign language wikis, but would also apply to local parameter name changes and other minor fixes. Sample of manually overseen edits is here.

Discussion
Basically something I do by hand (with AWB). But my enter key is wearing out. The particular infobox update illustrated was a request at bot requests and was run by hand. Since then another 250 communes have been imported. Rich Farmbrough, 19:22, 19 September 2009 (UTC).

I would prefer if there is no space between parameters and values. I think this is also what the majority prefers. It saves a lot of space. -- Magioladitis (talk) 21:40, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Check this one. It's terrible. -- Magioladitis (talk) 17:53, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
 * So is this. Rich Farmbrough, 22:25, 22 September 2009 (UTC).
 * Yes, it is. Infoboxes should have one line for every parameter. -- Magioladitis (talk) 22:36, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Can you advertise the bot to projects or is there otherwise some central place to make this known? If the bot is approved for updating parameters in infoboxes will it be allowed to do this for any infoboxes as requested? Looks useful, appropriate bot tax. --69.225.3.119 (talk) 04:33, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Mr.Z-man 00:32, 24 September 2009 (UTC)


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