Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Josvebot 8

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Josvebot 8

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Operator: Josve05a (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)

Time filed: 18:08, Thursday December 5, 2013 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Manual

Programming language(s): WPCleaner

Source code available: yes at sourceforge

Function overview: Tag links to disambig-pages with {{Disambiguation needed}}.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): Periodically (Prob. daily with some exceptions)

Estimated number of pages affected: 1-100/hour/run

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes. These edits will be manually done, so if theree is a visable templatlate in the article, I will skip the page.

Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): Yes

Function details: Josvebot will tag links within articles with {{Disambiguation needed|date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}}} if the link is linking to a disambig-page.

I will make a list of 10-20 pages and run through them. If an article is linking to a disambig-page I will right-click on the link and press "Mark as needing help" that will result in the the program will tag the page with a template.

Discussion

"The tag is intended to be used only when an editor has tried to fix the link but not succeeded.". —  HELLKNOWZ  ▎TALK 18:19, 5 December 2013 (UTC)

Did not see that in the doc first. I am now closing due to that this request WILL be denied.-(t) Josve05a (c) 18:25, 5 December 2013 (UTC)

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