Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic (operator initiated & supervised)
Programming Language(s): Perl (uses MediaWiki::Bot)
Source code available: Upon request
Function overview: Maintain listing of WikiProject's recognized content
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Bot request
Edit period(s): Once per week (approximate)
Estimated number of pages affected: Minimal
Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Not applicable
Already has a bot flag (Y/N): Yes
Function details:
This task will provide automated maintenance of a WikiProject's recognized content listing. These are pages which list featured content that falls under a WikiProject. It was written in response to a request associated with Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics/Recognized content, but it has been implemented to be generic as possible to allow other WikiProjects (or individual users) to use it if they so desire.
Projects may opt-in by placing this template on the desired page. The bot will use the template parameters to determine which content to list and how to display it on the page. It will only update pages in the User:, User talk:, Project:, Project talk:, Portal:, and Portal talk: namespaces.
Going in, I'm planning on updates once per week. I actually don't expect changes to occur that often and will vary the run time as I get a better feel for how often there is a change. I'd guess it would be more like once per month, but don't have anything to base that on.
Currently, I expect only one WikiProject to use it. Others may opt-in if they so desire.
Expect a lot more than one project. This will be publicized in WP:AALERTS when launched, and it'll be mentioned in the Signpost too. Headbomb { ταλκ κοντριβς – WP Physics} 23:18, 26 December 2009 (UTC) reply
Approved for trial (50 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. MBisanz talk 02:15, 27 December 2009 (UTC) reply
Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic (operator initiated & supervised)
Programming Language(s): Perl (uses MediaWiki::Bot)
Source code available: Upon request
Function overview: Maintain listing of WikiProject's recognized content
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Bot request
Edit period(s): Once per week (approximate)
Estimated number of pages affected: Minimal
Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Not applicable
Already has a bot flag (Y/N): Yes
Function details:
This task will provide automated maintenance of a WikiProject's recognized content listing. These are pages which list featured content that falls under a WikiProject. It was written in response to a request associated with Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics/Recognized content, but it has been implemented to be generic as possible to allow other WikiProjects (or individual users) to use it if they so desire.
Projects may opt-in by placing this template on the desired page. The bot will use the template parameters to determine which content to list and how to display it on the page. It will only update pages in the User:, User talk:, Project:, Project talk:, Portal:, and Portal talk: namespaces.
Going in, I'm planning on updates once per week. I actually don't expect changes to occur that often and will vary the run time as I get a better feel for how often there is a change. I'd guess it would be more like once per month, but don't have anything to base that on.
Currently, I expect only one WikiProject to use it. Others may opt-in if they so desire.
Expect a lot more than one project. This will be publicized in WP:AALERTS when launched, and it'll be mentioned in the Signpost too. Headbomb { ταλκ κοντριβς – WP Physics} 23:18, 26 December 2009 (UTC) reply
Approved for trial (50 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. MBisanz talk 02:15, 27 December 2009 (UTC) reply