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Operator: Pkbwcgs (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)

Time filed: 16:04, Wednesday, December 26, 2018 (UTC)

Function overview: The bot will fix CW Error #101 (Ordinal number found inside <sup> tags)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic

Programming language(s): AWB

Source code available: AWB

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):

Edit period(s): One run to clear the backlog at first and then once a week

Estimated number of pages affected: Over 1,100 in the first run; 100 a week afterwards

Namespace(s): Mainspace

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes

Function details: The bot will use find and replace on AWB to fix occurrences of ordinal number found inside <sup> tags in mainspace articles. The bot will use find and replace on AWB. It will find <sup>th</sup> and replace it with th. WP:GenFixes and spell checking will be turned off.

You say 100 a week, but the check page shows 1000 on the list right now. Are you capping it at 100 a week or do you only expect this many after the "backlog" has been cleaned? Primefac (talk) 16:10, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Primefac: I am going to cap it at 100 a week for now. I might raise it to 150 a week soon. Pkbwcgs (talk) 16:24, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Do you know how many of these errors pop up each week? If (for example) there are 200 pages that get added to the list each week, then you're fighting a losing/pointless battle. Why not just clear out the backlog now, and then go with the "once per week" thing? Primefac (talk) 16:39, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Primefac: I think that is what I am going to do. I will clear the backlog now and then do it once a week. Pkbwcgs (talk) 16:50, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for trial (30 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. Primefac (talk) 17:01, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Primefac: Trial complete. That went well. Edits are here. Pkbwcgs (talk) 18:37, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Approved. Clear out the category first, then you can do the weekly thing. If it looks like there will be more than 100 edits per week to keep up with the backlog, there is approval for up to 200 edits without need for further approval. If that number goes higher, please post her for re-approval. Primefac (talk) 18:43, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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