User:GreenC bot/Job 17/bot/doc

tagbot modifies template {{Unreferenced}} to include |status=hasaref if it detects the template might no longer be needed i.e. an article has references. Templates with |status=hasaref are added to tracking Category:All articles possibly lacking sources.

This page triggers a bot to search for and tag up to 20 candidate articles per request.

Usage

1. To run, change STOP to RUN # where "#" is how many articles to tag. Default: 5 Max: 20

Example: BOT=RUN 2 will tag 2 pages

1. The bot monitors this page every 2 minutes.
2. When a RUN is detected the bot begins searching and tagging.
3. When finished, the bot resets this page back to STOP
4. Tagged pages are listed in tracking category Category:All articles possibly lacking sources
5. After an article has been added to the tracking category, editors inspect the article and remove {{Unreferenced}} if it is determined it is no longer needed. Or replace with other tags such as {{Refimprove}}. If the bot made a mistake, change |status=hasref to |status=nobot and the bot will in the future leave the article alone.

System info

• The tracking category must have 5 or less before the bot will RUN.
• The requester's username is included in edit summaries.
• Once the bot is running it can not stop by setting BOT=STOP.
• If it seems like the bot is stuck in BOT=RUN contact User:GreenC
• If the page is edited to anything other than BOT=STOP or BOT=RUN (vandalism or mistake) the bot resets the page back to BOT=STOP.