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Operator:DannyS712 (talk ·contribs ·SUL ·edit count ·logs ·page moves ·block log ·rights log ·ANI search)

Time filed: 05:25, Wednesday, November 20, 2019 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: automatic

Programming language(s): Javascript

Source code available:https://github.com/DannyS712/bot/blob/master/redirect-patroller.js

Function overview: Automatically patrol redirects with the difference between the title and the target is using:

• US vs U.S.
• USA vs U.S.A.
• & vs and
• UK vs U.K.
• FC vs F.C.
• SC vs S.C.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers/Archive 34#Bot patrolled redirects

Edit period(s): Continuous

Estimated number of pages affected: Lots of pages patrolled

Exclusion compliant(Yes/No): No

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

Function details: Follow up on other tasks (see1,2,3, and4) to patrol more redirects uncontroversially.

• If possible, I'd like to request speedy approval, so I don't need to add separate logic for handling the trial, now that the bot task in run via cron. I believe that this task falls withWikipedia:Bot Approvals Group/Guide#Trials's suggestion ofIf the task is completely non-controversial, such as extensions to tasks that have already been approved in the past, by an experienced coder in good standing, then the task can be speedily approved without a trial. andWikipedia:Bot policy#Requests for approval's explanation ofNon-controversial, technically-simple tasks or duplicates of existing tasks, especially if performed by trusted bot operators, can be speedily approved. Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk)05:29, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  Not a BAG member but that sounds like a reasonable request.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk)09:57, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• The abbreviation without dots being autopatrolled is a great idea!Maybe this could auto patrol United States -> U.S., United Kingdom -> U.K., etc., too? Keep up the good work!DemonDays64 |Tell me if I'm doing something wrong :P02:24, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  @DemonDays64: maybe, but that would be a future taskDannyS712 (talk)03:03, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• {{BAGAssistanceNeeded}} Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk)05:37, 30 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Just to double-check, this task is for patrolling redirects where theonly difference is punctuation?Primefac (talk)15:13, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  @Primefac: yesDannyS712 (talk)20:27, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• {{BAGAssistanceNeeded}} cc@Primefac any updates? --DannyS712 (talk)05:18, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Approved for trial (5 days). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete.. How does that sound,DannyS712? --TheSandDoctor^Talk10:21, 27 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  @TheSandDoctor: well, now that the task runs more frequently for the redirect whitelist, I'm not sure how to add the trial limit. Could the trial be for a specific number of days instead?DannyS712 (talk)10:35, 27 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  @DannyS712: 5 days sound good? --TheSandDoctor^Talk20:43, 27 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  @TheSandDoctor: Sure. Completely forgot about this, coding now...DannyS712 (talk)04:33, 18 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  DeployedDannyS712 (talk)04:38, 18 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  First round:Special:Permalink/936337128DannyS712 (talk)05:15, 18 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  Trial complete. I didn't see any issuesDannyS712 (talk)03:15, 23 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

 Approved.Primefac (talk)19:00, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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