Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Bibcode Bot 2
Operator: Headbomb (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 20:58, Wednesday, October 4, 2017 (UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic
Programming language(s): Python/pywikipedia
Source code available: Ask
Function overview: Update old bibcodes to current bibcodes
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate):
Edit period(s): Couple of times a month
Estimated number of pages affected: ~100-1000
Namespace(s): Mainspace/Template/Wikikpedia spaces mostly
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No
Function details:
Some citations have old/outdated bibcodes, e.g.
- Johansen, A.; Jacquet, E.; Cuzzi, J. N.; Morbidelli, A.; Gounelle, M. (2015). "New Paradigms For Asteroid Formation". In Michel, P.; DeMeo, F.; Bottke, W. (eds.). Asteroids IV. Space Science Series. University of Arizona Press. p. 471. arXiv:1505.02941. Bibcode:2015arXiv150502941J. doi:10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816532131-ch025. ISBN 978-0-8165-3213-1.
The bot will query the ADSABS database with the listed bibcode (Bibcode:2015arXiv150502941J) and compare with the bibcode listed on ADSABS (Bibcode:2015aste.book..471J). If the bibcodes are different, then will should update the bibcode to the one found on the ADSABS database.
- Johansen, A.; Jacquet, E.; Cuzzi, J. N.; Morbidelli, A.; Gounelle, M. (2015). "New Paradigms For Asteroid Formation". In Michel, P.; DeMeo, F.; Bottke, W. (eds.). Asteroids IV. Space Science Series. University of Arizona Press. p. 471. arXiv:1505.02941. Bibcode:2015aste.book..471J. doi:10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816532131-ch025. ISBN 978-0-8165-3213-1.
This will mostly affect 'temporary' bibcodes like those based on arxiv preprints, but will also update other 'old' bibcodes to 'modern' ones.
Don't really see this as substantially different than the first BRFA, but I figured I'd file one for good form. I figure speedy approval is appropriate, since I'll be doing testing once I get the updated code from User:Δ anyway.
Discussion
- Hmmm...So why exactly do these conversion need to be done? If the old links are still functional, why change them?—CYBERPOWER (Message) 23:09, 4 October 2017 (UTC)