Operator: Robertsky ( talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 00:48, Sunday, November 12, 2023 ( UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: automatic
Programming language(s): AutoWikiBrowser
Source code available: AWB
Function overview: Replace {{ ct}} with {{ UCI team code}}
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Template_talk:UCI_team_code#Requested_move_30_October_2023
Edit period(s): one time run
Estimated number of pages affected: 11,500
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): No
Function details: Making use of regex {{ct\|(.*?)}} to replace transclusions of {{ ct}} with {{ UCI team code}} in the article namespace, in preparation of usurpation of {{ ct}} redirect for {{ Contentious topics}}.
Going by the linkcount tool, there are currently 11,400+ articles to be worked on, and 200-300 non-article namespace pages to look at. This bot will primarily work on the article namespace as the usage of the {{ ct}} template is pretty much direct there, whilst the non-article namespaces will be worked on either manually or semi-automated manner in case of surprises.
As for the result of the regex application to find and replace the template, I have worked on some of the pages which can be seen at Special:Contributions/RobertskySemi.
If this passes, I would like to request for AWB perms for the bot account as well. Can it be granted through here, or I will have to request at the AWB perms board? – robertsky ( talk) 07:32, 12 November 2023 (UTC) reply
Hmm. This will make old revisions very annoying to read on 11,500 articles for the benefit of creating a short redirect for {{ Contentious topics}}, which is a disambiguation template and not even something we'd ever use directly? I admit I'm not a big fan of this. — The Earwig ( talk) 06:26, 17 November 2023 (UTC) reply
I would agree with Earwig. Template:Contentious topics is a placeholder template as well. I'd be suspicious that the benefits of having that at {{ ct}} outweigh the negatives of breaking old page revisions. I know we'd generally give up support for old page revisions where this materially improves our ability to present or deliver content (eg appropriate TfDs), but there's definitely a weighing of pros/cons that needs to be done. ProcrastinatingReader ( talk) 09:33, 18 November 2023 (UTC) reply
<includeonly>{{UCI team code}}</includeonly><noinclude>[disambiguation stuff]</noinclude>
Awesome
Aasim 16:31, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
replyApproved for trial (50 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. There seems to be a disparity where two different templates are using the same prefix, so that should be fixed. Primefac ( talk) 08:36, 31 December 2023 (UTC) reply
Operator: Robertsky ( talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 00:48, Sunday, November 12, 2023 ( UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: automatic
Programming language(s): AutoWikiBrowser
Source code available: AWB
Function overview: Replace {{ ct}} with {{ UCI team code}}
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Template_talk:UCI_team_code#Requested_move_30_October_2023
Edit period(s): one time run
Estimated number of pages affected: 11,500
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): No
Function details: Making use of regex {{ct\|(.*?)}} to replace transclusions of {{ ct}} with {{ UCI team code}} in the article namespace, in preparation of usurpation of {{ ct}} redirect for {{ Contentious topics}}.
Going by the linkcount tool, there are currently 11,400+ articles to be worked on, and 200-300 non-article namespace pages to look at. This bot will primarily work on the article namespace as the usage of the {{ ct}} template is pretty much direct there, whilst the non-article namespaces will be worked on either manually or semi-automated manner in case of surprises.
As for the result of the regex application to find and replace the template, I have worked on some of the pages which can be seen at Special:Contributions/RobertskySemi.
If this passes, I would like to request for AWB perms for the bot account as well. Can it be granted through here, or I will have to request at the AWB perms board? – robertsky ( talk) 07:32, 12 November 2023 (UTC) reply
Hmm. This will make old revisions very annoying to read on 11,500 articles for the benefit of creating a short redirect for {{ Contentious topics}}, which is a disambiguation template and not even something we'd ever use directly? I admit I'm not a big fan of this. — The Earwig ( talk) 06:26, 17 November 2023 (UTC) reply
I would agree with Earwig. Template:Contentious topics is a placeholder template as well. I'd be suspicious that the benefits of having that at {{ ct}} outweigh the negatives of breaking old page revisions. I know we'd generally give up support for old page revisions where this materially improves our ability to present or deliver content (eg appropriate TfDs), but there's definitely a weighing of pros/cons that needs to be done. ProcrastinatingReader ( talk) 09:33, 18 November 2023 (UTC) reply
<includeonly>{{UCI team code}}</includeonly><noinclude>[disambiguation stuff]</noinclude>
Awesome
Aasim 16:31, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
replyApproved for trial (50 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. There seems to be a disparity where two different templates are using the same prefix, so that should be fixed. Primefac ( talk) 08:36, 31 December 2023 (UTC) reply