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

Time filed: 04:33, Tuesday, April 12, 2016 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: automatic

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available: https://github.com/APerson241/APersonBot/tree/master/article-history

Function overview: Scans for and fixes instances where other talk page banners (e.g. ((DYK talk))) could be merged into ((Article history))

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): WP:BOTREQ#Merge talk page banners (permalink)

Edit period(s): Weekly

Estimated number of pages affected: 300 or so on first run, maybe 5 on subsequent runs

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No

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

Function details: First, using the lister.py file, the bot lists talk pages that have transclusions of both ((article history)) and one of ((On this day)), ((DYK talk)), or ((ITN talk)). Then, using the fixer.py file, the bot reads in the parameters of all the templates and merges them into the ((article history)) transclusion.

Discussion[edit]

• Approved for trial (50 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. -- Magioladitis (talk) 06:59, 12 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Trial complete. Edits can be viewed here. APerson (talk!) 00:45, 14 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

 Approved. Magioladitis (talk) 07:15, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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