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

Time filed: 21:40, Monday, November 13, 2017 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Supervised Manual for now; I've added a "print and verify the diff" stage for this run.

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available: Available at Github.

Function overview: Adds or removes the "Vital article" template to match the lists found at Wikipedia:Vital articles/Expanded.

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Discussed at Wikipedia talk:Vital articles/Level/5

Edit period(s): One time run; a follow-up proposal that includes the currently-in-development Level 5 list will probably run continuously.

Estimated number of pages affected: about 180.

Namespace(s): Talk; transclusions outside talk space (e.g. User talk:Kanisk virat/sandbox) will be handled manually.

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes

Function details: Adds or removes the "Vital article" template to level-4 articles. When adding, it does so at the end of a WPBS or "Banner holder" block if one exists, otherwise it adds it at the very end of section 0 (immediately before the first heading). This worked well in my manual edits to fix the level 3 list; for a few pages (Talk:Ring Nebula) it will not, but I can fix them manually on this run. In the initial run, I am not modifying the "Science" and "Society" lists; some discussion as to how they should be handled in the template (possibly involving a change for all currently-listed pages) is needed.

Discussion[edit]

• Approved for trial (50 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete.—CYBERPOWER (Chat) 13:45, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks. I've done 5 edits, and have a few minor fixes before doing the remaining 45. power~enwiki (π, ν) 17:08, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • 50 edits done. I'll stick to manual for the rest of this run; page moves aren't handled correctly by default yet. power~enwiki (π, ν) 19:44, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Trial complete. there's a template! power~enwiki (π, ν) 05:45, 22 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
•  Approved.—CYBERPOWER (Merry Christmas) 18:06, 2 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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