Operator: KuduIO ( talk · contribs)
Time filed: 00:01, Monday September 12, 2011 ( UTC)
Automatic or Manual: Automatic unsupervised
Programming language(s): Python and regular expressions
Source code available: Standard pywikipedia, regular expression / parameters may be available on request
Function overview: Move all hatnotes to the very top of the articles per the Manual of Style.
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia:Bot requests/Archive 43#Request for hatnote bot
Edit period(s): One-time run, then daily
Estimated number of pages affected: ? (articles)
Exclusion compliant (Y/N): Y
Already has a bot flag (Y/N): N
Function details: Affects only article lead section.
Are there *any* cases where the top is not the best place for a hatnote? Are some used in sections, perhaps? - Jarry1250 Weasel? Discuss. 17:23, 12 September 2011 (UTC) reply
Approved for trial (50 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. Let's at least see how it performs and then (hopefully) wait for some feedback. Per
WP:COSMETICBOT, be careful to not make edits that only affect whitespace and newlines, as is often the case with misformatted lead templates. —
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