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Time filed: 00:42, Saturday, December 3, 2016 (UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic
Source code available: User:ZackBot/river_cleanup
Function overview: Remove instances of {{{basin_countries}}}
from {{infobox river}}
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):
Edit period(s): one time run
Estimated number of pages affected: 11,472 (all in Category:Pages using infobox river with "basin countries" parameter
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): yes
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): yes
Function details: Simply will go through all pages in the deprecation category and replace the param with the new syntax that is used in nearly every info box that has anything to do with geographic location.
Discussion
Can you link to a discussion to remove this parameter somewhere? It looks like the template still displays it when populated. — xaosflux Talk 01:01, 3 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Xaosflux: There are multiple threads on Template talk:Infobox river about this. Not sure if they will satisfy what you are looking for... The existence of the deprecation category and tracking of these occurrences seems to suggest it, as does the fact that this is the new convention. What are your concerns? --Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 07:58, 3 December 2016 (UTC)
- Just making sure there is a consensus for the removal before you make 10000+ changes, the category was made by @Rehman:. Rehman, any comments? — xaosflux Talk 15:24, 3 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Xaosflux: Gotcha! Makes total sense to me! :-) --Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 19:20, 3 December 2016 (UTC)
- Just making sure there is a consensus for the removal before you make 10000+ changes, the category was made by @Rehman:. Rehman, any comments? — xaosflux Talk 15:24, 3 December 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for the ping, User:Xaosflux. I personally have no serious concerns with this, but, it would be better if this could be coupled with more fixes since we will be editing quite a number of articles. The other fixes may include the updating of coordinates parameters (as per the template talkpage), among other fixes. Hence I feel like we should hold this request for now. Rehman 06:44, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Rehman and Xaosflux: I'm happy to add that to the script, but I'm pretty sure that JJMC89 bot is already doing that. I'm not seeing what the problem is with it editing so many articles? it is a simple edit... --Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 06:21, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
- I would also like to point out that there is precedent... See User:Monkbot. --Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 07:27, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
- I support this task, and this bot should not try to replicate the tricky work that JJMC89 bot is doing. If Rehman has other specific infobox cleanup edits to suggest (besides coordinates), they can be listed here or on the infobox's talk page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 07:31, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Xaosflux: any further thoughts? Seems like the only concern that has been raised is that it is solely a cosmetic change, but there is some debate as to whether that is true. --Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 03:05, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- I'd really like to see some more people weigh in on this so giving it some time. — xaosflux Talk 03:09, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Xaosflux: works for me! :-) I shall standby. @Frietjes, TimK MSI, and Pigsonthewing: you've all taken part in the discussion on the template talk page or made edits to {{Infobox river}}. Any thoughts? --Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 03:14, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- I'd really like to see some more people weigh in on this so giving it some time. — xaosflux Talk 03:09, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Xaosflux: any further thoughts? Seems like the only concern that has been raised is that it is solely a cosmetic change, but there is some debate as to whether that is true. --Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 03:05, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- I support this task, and this bot should not try to replicate the tricky work that JJMC89 bot is doing. If Rehman has other specific infobox cleanup edits to suggest (besides coordinates), they can be listed here or on the infobox's talk page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 07:31, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
- I would also like to point out that there is precedent... See User:Monkbot. --Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 07:27, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for the input Jonesey95. If you believe dealing with the coordinates now is a complex move, then as you suggest, lets play it safe and leave that out :-) (Unless of course, if that bot can take over the tasks being proposed here). I don't have anything serious in my mind other than what is being proposed, so I support to go ahead. As a side note, please do add an edit summary of something like this if possible, so others would be encouraged to look at the updated infobox. Cheers, Rehman 23:43, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Rehman: I like that idea! Will certainly add a clear edit summary. Just need the go ahead to put this in trial. --Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 22:22, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for the input Jonesey95. If you believe dealing with the coordinates now is a complex move, then as you suggest, lets play it safe and leave that out :-) (Unless of course, if that bot can take over the tasks being proposed here). I don't have anything serious in my mind other than what is being proposed, so I support to go ahead. As a side note, please do add an edit summary of something like this if possible, so others would be encouraged to look at the updated infobox. Cheers, Rehman 23:43, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
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