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

Time filed: 05:22, Sunday, July 16, 2017 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic

Programming language(s): AWB

Source code available: WP:AWB

Function overview: Remove deprecated parameter from ((infobox video game))

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Template talk:Infobox video game#Distributor

Edit period(s): one-time run

Estimated number of pages affected: Max of ~22k

Namespace(s): All

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): yes

Function details: Remove deprecated parameter |distributor= from ((infobox video game)), which was determined to be a confusing and often unnecessary parameter to have in the infobox. Bot will find and remove \|[\s]*distributor[\s]*=[\s]*(?:(?:\{\{[^}]*?)))|(?:\[\[.*?]])|[^\|}])* (test cases)

Discussion[edit]

It may be helpful to remove other previously supported parameters at the same time. It looks like the main offenders in Category:Pages using infobox video game with unknown parameters are |media=, |ratings=, |requirements=, |show image=, and |version=. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:10, 16 July 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• I would have no issues making this amendment. In the regex above it would simply require changing distributor to the other parameter names. Primefac (talk) 13:20, 16 July 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  Dealing routinely with templates myself, any chance you're going to encounter a nested template? Because as it is, the regex will botch the template if it tries to remove a parameter with a template as its value.—CYBERPOWER (Chat) 16:18, 16 July 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  Good catch. Updated regex is above, along with new test cases list. I do also plan on only running this inside ((Infobox video game)) and its redirects to avoid removing valid parameters in other templates. Primefac (talk) 16:26, 16 July 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Alright let's do a quick trial. Approved for trial (50 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete.—CYBERPOWER (Chat) 16:28, 16 July 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Trial complete. - Edits. Primefac (talk) 17:18, 16 July 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
•  Approved. Looks good, and doesn't seem likely to have additional serious bugs.—CYBERPOWER (Chat) 17:45, 16 July 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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