Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/SmackBot 1

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SmackBot task approval

Task: replace "External link" with "External links" where more than one external link is present.
Method: Either manually using Firefox, or automatically using AWB.
Speed: If manually in batches of 20 - 100 each taking a few minutes. If with AWB 1-2 per minute.
Number: Approximately 1400 articles.
Frequency: Recurring: 1400 have occurred in less than a month since the previous cleanup.
Testing: A previous run of about 6000 caused no problems.

Regards, Rich Farmbrough 01:13 11 April 2006 (UTC).

So are we going back to the old "wait a week to see if there are any objections" model? Rich Farmbrough 16:41 13 April 2006 (UTC).

Looks good to me. Feel free to go ahead. --Carnildo 18:15, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. Rich Farmbrough 18:45 13 April 2006 (UTC).

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