This user is a bot | |
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(talk · contribs) | |
Status | Active |
Operator | User:GreenC |
Author | User:GreenC |
Approved? | Yes |
Flagged? | Yes |
Automatic or manual? | Automatic |
Programming language(s) | BotWikiAwk |
Exclusion compliant? | Yes |
Source code published? | accdate.awk |
Emergency shutoff-compliant? | Yes |
Remove |accessdate=
in CS1|2 templates that don't have a |url=
(under certain conditions). The bot fixes errors found in the tracking category Category:Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL.
Using the following strategies:
- 1. Remove
|accessdate=
in CS1|2 templates that don't have a|url=
but do have a value assigned to any of the various 'permanent-record' identifiers. Excluding templates{{cite web}}
,{{cite podcast}}
, and{{cite mailing list}}
. Normally|isbn=
would be excluded from the identifier list, but if a{{cite book}}
it would be included. - 2. Remove
|accessdate=
in{{Cite book}}
,{{Cite news}}
and{{Cite journal}}
with no|url=
. Per the documentation, "Access dates are not required for links to published research papers, published books, or news articles with publication dates." If a publication date is provided, remove|accessdate=
.
- 1. Remove
Bot discussions:
- Help_talk:Citation_Style_1/Archive_43#Clearing Category Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL
- Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/GreenC bot 5
More information:
- Help:Citation Style 1#Access date how and when to use
|access-date=
- Help talk:Citation Style 1#Clearing Category Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL
- FAQs from a similar previous bot: User talk:CitationCleanerBot/Archive 1#Accessdates