Operator: DannyS712 (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 15:03, Friday, July 19, 2019 (UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: manual
Programming language(s): Javascript
Source code available: Modified version of User:Qwertyytrewqqwerty/DisamAssist
Function overview: Disambiguate links following page moves without flooding recent changes
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):
Edit period(s): As needed
Estimated number of pages affected: Variable, probably only used for more than 30 links per dab page
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): Yes
Function details: Sometimes an RM is closed with consensus to disambiguate, and a new dab pages is created. All incoming links to that page were, minutes ago, working links to the page that was moved, and after the dab page is created they must be retargeted to keep working. Having closed a recent requested move and then making over 250 edits to retarget links, this would avoid flooding recent changes (though the script does limit the rate of edits)
This is a WP:CONTEXTBOT issue, many of the links this bot will be "fixing" will be incorrect (as the initial link will be wrong in the first place), making the issue worse, not better. Leave this to the human dab solvers to deal with. Iffy★Chat -- 08:39, 29 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Approved. with the stipulation that it is indeed always run manually with care to ensure that "meaning" of statements in articles is preserved (per Xaosflux). As per usual, if amendments to - or clarifications regarding - this approval are needed, please start a discussion on the talk page and ping. --TheSandDoctor Talk 03:04, 19 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]