GreenC bot #5
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Remove |accessdate= in CS1|2 templates that don't have a |url= (under certain conditions). The bot fixes errors found in the tracking category Category:Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL.

Using the following strategies:

  • 1. Remove |accessdate= in CS1|2 templates that don't have a |url= but do have a value assigned to any of the various 'permanent-record' identifiers. Excluding templates {{cite web}}, {{cite podcast}}, and {{cite mailing list}}. Normally |isbn= would be excluded from the identifier list, but if a {{cite book}} it would be included.
  • 2. Remove |accessdate= in {{Cite book}}, {{Cite news}} and {{Cite journal}} with no |url=. Per the documentation, "Access dates are not required for links to published research papers, published books, or news articles with publication dates." If a publication date is provided, remove |accessdate=.

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