Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/VWF bot 6

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VWF bot 6

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Operator: Vanderwaalforces (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)

Time filed: 16:19, Thursday, January 29, 2026 (UTC)

Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: automatic

Programming language(s):

Source code available:

Function overview: Automatically delinks the "Country" value in the "subdivision_type" parameter of {{Infobox settlement}} templates across articles, replacing any instance of [[List of sovereign states|Country]] with plain "Country"

Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia:Bot_requests#Infobox_settlement_country_label_easter_egg/overlink_delinking

Edit period(s): Continuous

Estimated number of pages affected: 152,399 from search on mainspace pages

Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes

Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): Yes

Function details: So, it will perform a precise, text-only replacement within {{Infobox settlement}} templates:

• Scans only the article namespace for the presence of the target pattern.
• Identifies the "subdivision_type" parameter inside each Infobox settlement template.
• Detects any occurrence of the value [[List of sovereign states|Country]].
• Replaces the value with "Country".
• Does not affect templates outside {{Infobox settlement}} or any other content in articles.
• Then save with an edit summary: "Delink 'Country' in Infobox settlement subdivision_type".

Discussion

{{BAG assistance needed}} —Vanderwaalforces (talk) 16:02, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

Approved for trial (50 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. Primefac (talk) 18:29, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

Trial complete. See contributions. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 19:22, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

{{BAG assistance needed}} Vanderwaalforces (talk) 15:13, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Approved. Primefac (talk) 16:40, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

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