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

Time filed: 15:25, Saturday, July 25, 2015 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic

Programming language(s): AutoWikiBrowser

Source code available: AWB with custom module documented at User:BattyBot/CS1 maint: Extra text

Function overview: Fix citations to remove articles from Category:CS1 maint: Extra text

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Category:CS1 maint: Extra text, Help talk:Citation Style 1/Archive 8#Question about CS1 maint: Extra text

Edit period(s): Daily

Estimated number of pages affected: 17,000+

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes

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

Function details: To remove articles from Category:CS1 maint: Extra text, this bot task will fix citations that have parameters that contain text that duplicates static text provided by the template. (e.g. this edit) The bot will also apply AWB general fixes as needed. GoingBatty (talk) 15:25, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion[edit]

Approved for trial (100 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. -- Magioladitis (talk) 00:54, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Trial complete. - see these edits. GoingBatty (talk) 10:05, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

 Approved. -- Magioladitis (talk) 13:00, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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