Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/BU RoBOT 17

{{Newbot|BU RoBOT|17}}

Operator: {{botop|BU Rob13}}

Time filed: 05:18, Friday, June 3, 2016 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic

Programming language(s): AWB

Source code available: AWB

Function overview: Automatically tag articles for WP:WikiProject National Football League as requested by the project (using the typical rules).

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_National_Football_League#Auto-tagging_of_articles

Edit period(s): One-time run initially, possibly more if there's a need

Estimated number of pages affected: Initially, approximately 8,083

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes

Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): Yes

Function details: Places {{tl|WikiProject National Football League}} on the talk pages of articles within categories defined by the WikiProject. Currently, the need is within the category tree of :Category:National Football League players by team (which I've already checked - no inaccurate sub-sub-categories or such). Automatically assesses class if available via another WikiProject template (using the rules discussed at User:BU RoBOT/autoassess, which has seen past use).

• Would you be able to execute your AWB task with manual supervision for a few edits and link to them here, for examination? →Σσς. (Sigma) 08:31, 3 June 2016 (UTC)
• {{re|Σ}} I could, but you'll find a much more complete trial in the edits associated with Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/BU RoBOT 10 and Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/BU RoBOT 13. From a technical standpoint, this task differs only in that I replace "Women/Volleyball" with "National Football League" in the code. There were no technical issues in those trials or the actual runs. If you'd still like to see NFL-specific diffs, ping me. ~ Rob^Talk 01:36, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
• If that is the case, I see no problem with this. →Σσς. (Sigma) 12:12, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

:{{BotTrial|edits=100}} Well we do like "trials" to ensure that no unforseen glitches are introduced. I expect this to be speedy though. — xaosflux ^Talk 13:51, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

::Of course, I just meant for the pre-trial trial that Σ was looking for. {{smilie}} ~ Rob^Talk 14:26, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

:{{BotTrialComplete}} [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/BU_RoBOT&dir=prev&offset=20160603013625&limit=100&target=BU+RoBOT Contribs here]. I looked through the first half and found zero errors. ~ Rob^Talk 19:57, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

::{{tl|OperatorAssistanceNeeded|D}} You appear to be adding a redlinked category to pages, is this expected? — xaosflux ^Talk 15:24, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

:::{{re|Xaosflux}} That is intended behavior by the bot in the sense that the category should be added, but it also shouldn't be redlinked. That category was deleted years ago at a CfD due to being empty, apparently, although it was a tracking category and should have been tagged as {{tl|empty category}}. I've recreated the category since it's no longer empty, so this is fixed. ~ Rob^Talk 15:30, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

:{{BotApproved}} Task approved. — xaosflux ^Talk 17:42, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

:The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. To request review of this BRFA, please start a new section at WT:BRFA.