Reftalk
This user is a bot
(talk · contribs)
StatusActive
OperatorUser:GreenC bot
AuthorUser:GreenC
Approved?no
Flagged?Yes
Edit ratePeriodic
Edit period(s)Manual
Automatic or manual?Automatic
Programming language(s)GNU Awk
Exclusion compliant?Yes
Source code published?GitHub
Emergency shutoff-compliant?Yes

reftalk is a bot that adds {{reflist-talk}} to candidate talk page sections. If a talk page section contains <ref></ref> tags but no <references /> or equivalent (eg. {{reflist}}) the bot will add {{reflist-talk}} in the appropriate talk page section.

Bot history edit

The bot runs on a semi-regular basis. If a talk page has not been modified since the last time the bot ran, it is skipped. For example, during the March 2022 run, it checked all talk pages that had been modified after September 2021.

  • First run in February 2019 edited 22,459 pages.
  • Second run in September 2021 edited 5,086 pages.
  • Third run in March 2022 edited 2,875 pages.
  • Fourth run in September 2022 edited 2,122 pages.
  • Fifth run in March 2023 edited 1,744 pages.
  • Sixth run in September 2023 edited 1,588 pages.

FAQ edit

  • Where was the bot discussed?
BRFA
Village pump (proposals)
Wikipedia:Bot_requests/Archive_82#reflist_talk (questions about frequency and methods)
  • 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=reftalkbot}}