Operator: DannyS712 ( talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 10:07, Sunday, February 10, 2019 ( UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: automatic
Programming language(s): AutoWikiBrowser
Source code available: AWB
Function overview: Substitute templates in Category:Wikipedia templates to be automatically substituted
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/AnomieBOT 45, User talk:AnomieBOT
Edit period(s): As needed
Estimated number of pages affected: >100 per run, I'd guess around 200 each
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): Yes
Function details: Currently, AnomieBOT won't substitute templates with more than 100 transclusions unless the specific template is listed at User:AnomieBOT/TemplateSubster force. There are a number of templates currently with more than 100 transclusions and not listed there. I would, using AWB, simply substitute the templates that AnomieBOT won't do automatically, to avoid editors needing to add it to the force list each time. (I have AnomieBOT's page on my watchlist, so this would be run as needed when I see it post about needing help)
What's the point of duplicating the work of AnomieBOT when the templates could just be added to its subpage and handled that way? Nihlus 10:53, 10 February 2019 (UTC) reply
There are a number of templates currently with more than 100 transclusions and not listed there– Okay, well what is that number? And, maybe I'm missing something, but what do you mean by AB
can't cope? ~ Amory ( u • t • c) 11:20, 10 February 2019 (UTC) reply
if($row->{'ct'} > $max_transclusions && !($force{$title} // 0)){
that tells it not to automatically substitute templates with more than 100 transclusions unless explicitly told. In such cases, I could manually determine that the templates should be substituted, and then do so - I can already do this with AWB, but I just don't want to push the save button so many times :) --
DannyS712 (
talk) 11:32, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
reply
Denied. As mentioned in the discussion above, there are good reasons for the "100-edits" stopgap, and plenty of TPEs watch the bot's page to take care of such issues. To answer DannyS712's last question, nothing has been done wrong, just that it might have been a little unnecessary to manually make 500+ edits when the bot can handle it. Primefac ( talk) 18:37, 10 February 2019 (UTC) reply
Operator: DannyS712 ( talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 10:07, Sunday, February 10, 2019 ( UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: automatic
Programming language(s): AutoWikiBrowser
Source code available: AWB
Function overview: Substitute templates in Category:Wikipedia templates to be automatically substituted
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/AnomieBOT 45, User talk:AnomieBOT
Edit period(s): As needed
Estimated number of pages affected: >100 per run, I'd guess around 200 each
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): Yes
Function details: Currently, AnomieBOT won't substitute templates with more than 100 transclusions unless the specific template is listed at User:AnomieBOT/TemplateSubster force. There are a number of templates currently with more than 100 transclusions and not listed there. I would, using AWB, simply substitute the templates that AnomieBOT won't do automatically, to avoid editors needing to add it to the force list each time. (I have AnomieBOT's page on my watchlist, so this would be run as needed when I see it post about needing help)
What's the point of duplicating the work of AnomieBOT when the templates could just be added to its subpage and handled that way? Nihlus 10:53, 10 February 2019 (UTC) reply
There are a number of templates currently with more than 100 transclusions and not listed there– Okay, well what is that number? And, maybe I'm missing something, but what do you mean by AB
can't cope? ~ Amory ( u • t • c) 11:20, 10 February 2019 (UTC) reply
if($row->{'ct'} > $max_transclusions && !($force{$title} // 0)){
that tells it not to automatically substitute templates with more than 100 transclusions unless explicitly told. In such cases, I could manually determine that the templates should be substituted, and then do so - I can already do this with AWB, but I just don't want to push the save button so many times :) --
DannyS712 (
talk) 11:32, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
reply
Denied. As mentioned in the discussion above, there are good reasons for the "100-edits" stopgap, and plenty of TPEs watch the bot's page to take care of such issues. To answer DannyS712's last question, nothing has been done wrong, just that it might have been a little unnecessary to manually make 500+ edits when the bot can handle it. Primefac ( talk) 18:37, 10 February 2019 (UTC) reply