Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/ScannerBot
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Operator: 0xDeadbeef (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 01:48, Thursday, May 5, 2022 (UTC)
Function overview: Removes tracker tags in external links and links in references.
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Manual
Programming language(s): WP:JWB
Source code available: JWB
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):
Edit period(s): One time run, but carried over multiple editing periods
Estimated number of pages affected: maximum 100 over 1h, 10,000+ overall
Namespace(s): Mainspace
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes if JWB is exclusion compliant
Function details: [&?]utm_\w+=[^ &/}|]* is used to find URLs within the article that have tracker tags. I will then review the change in JWB and remove these parameters.
Discussion
Comment: if a bot account is needed, I will probably use ScannerBot. 0xDEADBEEF (T C) 01:51, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
Note: This bot appears to have edited since this BRFA was filed. Bots may not edit outside their own or their operator's userspace unless approved or approved for trial. AnomieBOT⚡ 10:53, 5 May 2022 (UTC) — AnomieBOT (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. - Note: This bot has edited its own BRFA page. Bot policy states that the bot account is only for edits on approved tasks or trials approved by BAG; the operator must log into their normal account to make any non-bot edits. AnomieBOT⚡ 11:40, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
