Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Helpful Pixie Bot 53

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Denied.

Helpful Pixie Bot 53

Operator: Rich Farmbrough (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)

Automatic or Manually assisted: Automatic

Programming language(s): Perl/AWB

Source code available: AWB, yes; Perl no.

Function overview: It happens that Commons cateogry is used where there is no valid target category. This task takes two steps to resolve and aovd the problem.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia:Bot requests/Archive 47#checking for improper use of Template:Commons_category

Edit period(s): Continuous

Estimated number of pages affected: Ongoing, uncertain. Part 1. TBD Part 2. C. 50k

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Yes

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

Function details: # If the target category does not exist comment out the template.# If no category is specified, specify the current pagename. This prevents valid targets being dropped in page moves.

Discussion

Should the default be to replace {{Commons category}} with {{Commons}} where the target category does not exist?

Rich Farmbrough 04:01, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note were this speedy approved part 2 could commence during the bot's usual tasks, thus reducing the required number of edits. Rich Farmbrough, 00:48, 8 May 2012 (UTC).[reply]

OK tens of thousands of edits could have been saved there, but never mind. Rich Farmbrough, 03:56, 15 May 2012 (UTC).[reply]

Denied. per Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Rich_Farmbrough#Rich_Farmbrough_prohibited_from_using_automation, with no prejudice on the task being carried out by another bot operator, or by RF if the editting restrictions are lifted. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 19:47, 15 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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