Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Addbot 15

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The following discussion is an archived debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. The result of the discussion was Approved.

Addbot 15[edit]

Operator: ·Add§hore· Talk/Cont

Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic

Programming Language(s): Python

Function Summary: Adding <references /> if missing and if <ref> tag is present.

Edit period(s) (e.g. Continuous, daily, one time run): Continuous / Weekly Search

Already has a bot flag (Y/N): Y

Function Details: Going over the main article name space and searching for pages where <references /> is missing although a <ref> tag is present and adding a new references section.

Discussion[edit]

Approved for trial (30 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. —Reedy 20:17, 10 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Now hang on, Reedy... will it also check for {{Reflist}} too, or at least a == References == section? Xclamation point 20:23, 10 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
At the moment it check for sections References, Footnotes and Notes (this can be expanded). The bot also checks or these templates: Reflist, Refs, FootnotesSmall, Reference, Ref-list, Reference_list, References-small, Reflink, Footnotes and FootnotesSmall (Again can be expanded). ·Add§hore· Talk/Cont 20:32, 10 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Link. 30 Edits completed. I need to change ti to make sure that it only looks for pages in the article name space but other than that everything to me looks ok. ·Add§hore· Talk/Cont 20:47, 10 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The bot will now only look for articles in the main name space. Can I have another short trial? ·Add§hore· Talk/Cont 18:03, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for trial (50 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. Another trial. MBisanz talk 18:04, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok I think this(see below) has no errors in it. ·Add§hore· Talk/Cont 18:21, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Link is now here for contribs ·Add§hore· Talk/Cont 20:01, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
{{BAGAssistanceNeeded}} ·Add§hore· Talk/Cont 17:35, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What's the reason for not using {{reflist}}? I've been told but it didn't make much sense. BJTalk 03:45, 20 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It could use {{reflist}} just its set to use <references /> instead ~~

 Approved.

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