User:WxBot

WxBot
This user is a bot
(talk · contribs)
	Tornado observed by the VORTEX team on May 3, 1999, in central Oklahoma
Status	Active
Operator	Inks.LWC (talk · contribs)
Approved?	Yes
Flagged?	Yes
Task(s)	Link and template replacement for WikiProject Meteorolgy and its descendant projects
Edit rate	≤6 per minute
Edit period(s)	As needed
Automatic or manual?	Automatic
Programming language(s)	AWB
Exclusion compliant?	Yes
Source code published?	No
Emergency shutoff-compliant?	Yes

This user account is a bot that uses AutoWikiBrowser, operated by Inks.LWC (talk). It is used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually, in accordance with the bot policy. The bot is currently inactive but retains the approval of the community.
To stop this bot until restarted by the bot's owner, edit its talk page. If that page is a redirect, edit that original redirecting page, not the target of the redirect. Administrators: if this bot continues causing harm after receiving a message, please block it or remove from the approved accounts.

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This user has been on Wikipedia for 11 years, 6 months and 18 days.

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This user is a bot. It performs tedious and repetitive tasks and is operated by Inks.LWC.

If the bot is malfunctioning, admins may block it by clicking here.

This user is a member of WikiProject Meteorology.

This user participates in the
Non-tropical storms task force.

This user participates in
WikiProject Tropical cyclones.

This user actively participates in WikiProject Severe weather.

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About WxBot

Why the name "WxBot"? "Wx" is an abbreviation for "weather".

WxBot is run by Inks.LWC (talk · contribs), and is designed to perform tasks for WikiProject Meteorology and its descendants (WikiProject Non-tropical storms, WikiProject Severe weather, and WikiProject Tropical cyclones).

Currently, approved tasks for the bot include link replacement and template replacement; however, additional tasks can be requested. Click here to make a request for the bot to perform a task. If the task you would like the bot to perform is not link or template replacement, please keep in mind that it will take a few days to get approval for the new task (but that will be a one time thing for that entire type of task); in no way should this discourage you from requesting tasks that have not yet been approved—I just want you to be aware that it may take a bit of time.

Members of non-meteorological projects are welcome to make requests.

Runs

Number	Task	Status	Description	Pages in Universe	Pages edited	Date
1	HPC link replacement	Done	Changing hpc.ncep.noaa.gov links to wpc.ncep.noaa.gov in Article and File namespace pages, except where the link is part of an archived link	655	655	April 14, 2013^[1] April 15, 2013^[1] April 17, 2013
2	HPC link replacement	Done	Changing hpc.ncep.noaa.gov links to wpc.ncep.noaa.gov in Wikipedia talk and Talk namespace pages and subpages of Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones, except where the link is part of an archived link or discussion	102	98	April 18, 2013
3	Hurricane button bar style changes	Done	Changing the style of the Hurricane button bar templates in the Atlantic and EPAC basins by substituting parameters and templates	99	99	April 28, 2013 April 29, 2013 April 30, 2013
4	Hurricane button bar name consistency	Done	Changing tropical depressions labeled "Depression" to "Unnumbered" to be consistent with the majority of templates	99	3	April 30, 2013
5	Hurricane button bar cleanup	Done	Removing the now obsolete `type` parameter from all Hurricane button bar templates	199	169	May 18, 2013

Notes

^ ^a ^b Part of bot trial

Tasks

Number	Task	Status	Description	Approval Date
1	Link replacement	Approved	Replacing URLs in references as needed for the projects WP:Meteorology and its descendant projects (i.e. hpc.ncep.noaa.gov --> wpc.ncep.noaa.gov)	April 17, 2013
1	Template replacement	Updating templates if the projects consolidate or substitute templates		April 17, 2013

[bot_trial-1] Part of bot trial

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