Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/BattyBot 60

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Approved.

BattyBot 60

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

Time filed: 03:52, Sunday, September 12, 2021 (UTC)

Function overview: Fix broken external links to Department of Census and Statistics -Sri Lanka

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic

Programming language(s): AutoWikiBrowser

Source code available: AWB

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia:Bot requests#Replacing copy and pasted link on a ton of articles

Edit period(s): One-time run

Estimated number of pages affected: Requester stated "around 1,500 articles"

Namespace(s): Mainspace

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No):

Function details: Per Gonnym, create Template:DCS Sri Lanka to be [http://www.statistics.gov.lk Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka] and then fix external links by replacing * [http://www.statistics.gov.lk/home.asp Department of Census and Statistics -Sri Lanka] with *{{DCS Sri Lanka}} and also run AWB's general fixes. GoingBatty (talk) 03:52, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Found 2,088 main-space pages (vs. 1,500). -- GreenC 04:53, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Approved for trial (50 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. Primefac (talk) 18:47, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@GreenC and Primefac:

Trial complete. - see these 50 edits. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 04:56, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Approved. Primefac (talk) 16:20, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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