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User:GreenC bot/Job 9

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Shorty
This user is a bot
(talk · contribs)
StatusActive
OperatorUser:GreenC bot
AuthorUser:GreenC
Approved?GreenC bot 9
Flagged?Yes
Edit ratePeriodic
Edit period(s)Weekly
Automatic or manual?Automatic
Programming language(s)GNU Awk
Exclusion compliant?Yes
Source code published?Yes
Emergency shutoff-compliant?Yes

shorty is a bot to convert {{SHORTDESC:<xyz>}} to {{Short description|<xyz>}} and move it to the top of the page.

The bot will run continuous on a set schedule.

The bot was disabled April 29, 2021 for lack of need. The last conversion was in July 2020. In total it converted 468 templates.

FAQ

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  • Where was the bot discussed?
BRFA
WikiProject Short description
  • What if the bot made a mistake?
Report errors to User_talk:GreenC bot
  • How do I keep it off a page?
Add {{bots}} somewhere in the page ie. {{bots|deny=shortybot}}
  • Source code
User:GreenC bot/Job 9/source
  • Where does it run?
On Toolforge in /data/project/botwikiawk/shorty see also /data/project/botwikiawk/crontab