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

Time filed: 19:53, Saturday, May 28, 2016 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: supervised

Programming language(s): Python

Source code available: https://github.com/APerson241/APersonBot/blob/master/battle-catsort/battle-catsort.py

Function overview: Provides a sensible defaultsort for articles with titles that look like "Battle of X"

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): WP:BOTREQ#Proper catsorting and Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Military_history/Archive_135#Providing_a_sensible_defaultsort

Edit period(s): One time run

Estimated number of pages affected: Many (on the order of 5,000)

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No

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

Function details: When the bot encounters an article about a military battle whose title has the form "Battle of X" that doesn't already have a defaultsort, it adds one with the sort key "X" in the proper spot (right before the categories).

{{BotTrial}}. — xaosflux ^Talk 14:57, 29 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

{{OperatorAssistanceNeeded}} Was this trial ever run? — xaosflux ^Talk 16:38, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I ran a few edits and realized I needed to make the logic a bit more complex. Then I started using mwparserfromhell. I sort of stopped working on it because I was busy with other projects, but I'll try diagramming the logic on paper and writing it in today. Enterprisey (talk!) _{(formerly APerson)} 16:44, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Approved for trial (200 edits or 10 days). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. OK - restarting the trial timer. — xaosflux ^Talk 20:49, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Trial complete. @Xaosflux:. Enterprisey (talk!) _{(formerly APerson)} 03:42, 12 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

 Approved. Task approved. — xaosflux ^Talk 17:47, 17 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please use a staggered execution to leave time for any unusual use case feedback:

1. 1000 edits, 2 day wait
2. 1000 edits, 2 day wit
3. Rest of your run

— xaosflux ^Talk 17:47, 17 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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