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Operator: GoingBatty ( talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 19:18, Wednesday, February 15, 2023 ( UTC)
Function overview: Remove WikiProject |needs-infobox=
parameters from talk pages where the article has an infobox
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic
Programming language(s): AutoWikiBrowser
Source code available: AWB
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia:Bot_requests#Category:Wikipedia infobox backlog - articles needing infoboxes
Edit period(s): Monthly
Estimated number of pages affected: Hundreds
Namespace(s): Article talk pages
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes
Function details: The goal of this bot task is to reduce the number of talk pages in
Category:Wikipedia infobox backlog by removing the WikiProject |needs-infobox=
parameters if the associated article contains an infobox (e.g.
this edit). The bot will achieve this in the following manner:
|needs-infobox=
parameters and also
general fixesThank you for your consideration. GoingBatty ( talk) 19:18, 15 February 2023 (UTC) reply
There is a possibilty that some Wikiprojects would like to see a specific infobox. Example, the bio articles of WP:Football articles would like "infobox footballer", here is a bad example of incorrect usage of infobox person. Not a mojor thing to consider though. Pelmeen10 ( talk) 20:28, 15 February 2023 (UTC) reply
Approved for trial (50 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. Primefac ( talk) 10:34, 8 March 2023 (UTC) reply