This task processes WP:CFD closes that are listed at WP:CFD/W and WP:CFD/W/L.

Process

• The working page must have full (sysop) edit protection.
• The bot can only recategorize when a page is categorized using category syntax ([[Category:Foo]]).

1. The bot iterates over each section of the page using the section header to determine the mode.
2. Within a section the bot iterates over each line if wikitext.
   • Each line consists of three parts: prefix, wikilinks, and suffix. Everything else is ignored.
     • All wikilinks on the line
       • They must be to a CfD page or a category. The bot will not process the rest of the section if any other wikilink is found.
       • If a CfD link does not contain a section, the bot will attempt figure it out based on the linked CfD page.
     • The prefix is the plain text at the beginning of the line.
       • The prefix on a line with a CfD link applies to all lines until the next CfD link.
       • If the prefix contains "NO BOT" (case sensitive), the bot will not process it. (These should be placed on WP:CFD/W/M instead.)
     • The suffix is the plain text at the end of the line.
       • The suffix on a line with a CfD link applies to all lines until the next CfD link unless that line has a suffix.
3. If a CfD link was found and there is at least one category link is on the line, the bot will check and process the request.

Empty mode

• The bot removes the category from all pages and deletes the empty category.
• Checks:
  • There must be one category on the line.

Merge mode

• The bot merges the category to one or more target categories and deletes the empty category.
• If the prefix contains "REDIRECT" (case sensitive) and there is a single merge target, then the bot will redirect the category to the target using ((category redirect)) instead of deleting it.
• Checks:
  • There must be one or more merge targets on the line.
  • All merge targets must exist and not be a redirect.

Move mode

• The bot moves the category to a target category without leaving a redirect and removes the ((cfx full)) template.
• If the prefix contains "REDIRECT" (case sensitive), then the bot will leave a redirect.
• Checks:
  • There must be one move target on the line.
  • If the current category is a redirect, then the target must exist.
  • The target must not be a redirect.

Retain mode

• The bot removes the ((cfx full)) template and adds ((old CfD)) to the talk page.
• If the suffix does not contain the discussion action and result for ((old CfD)), the bot will attempt figure them out based on the linked CfD page.
• On the working page, the action/result must be one of the following.
  • no consensus (for|to) action
  • not action
  • keep (The action is assumed to be delete.)
• Checks:
  • There must be one category on the line.
  • There must be an action and result (on the line or bot detected).