Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/DASHBot 17

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DASHBot 17

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Operator: Tim1357 (talk · contribs)

Automatic or Manually assisted: Auto

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available: using replace.py and custom regexes

Function overview: Tag all untagged "==Trivia==" sections in articles with {{Trivia}}.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia:Manual of Style (trivia sections).

Edit period(s): When I remember to do the scan.

Estimated number of pages affected: First run, a bit over 12,000

Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Y

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

Function details: The bot will find sections with the strict name "== Trivia ==" and place the tag directly underneath the trivia header. Skips the page if any {{Trivia}} variant is found.

Discussion

I see that {{Trivia}} is only for use on "sections that contain indiscriminate and unselective lists." How will the bot determine whether the trivia section contains a list that is in fact neither discriminate nor selective? Also, I see for "discussion" you linked Wikipedia:Manual of Style (trivia sections); nothing at that page shows support for mass bot-tagging of 12000 articles. Anomie⚔ 20:59, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes. I will untransclude this discussion from WP:BRFA until I get a community discussion. Tim1357 ^talk 22:24, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Withdrawn by operator. Tim1357 ^talk 03:13, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

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