User:Novem Linguae/Work instructions/DougColdwellGARs

Algorithm for GARCloser to use on Doug Coldwell GAs. Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/NovemBot 6.

Rough draft. SandyGeorgia and others, feel free to edit.

Runs

Run 1 - 10 articles. As stipulated in the BRFA. This will be the bot's trial period.
Run 2 - All remaining articles (212ish).

10 second throttle between API calls
edit summary for all edits should include "NovemBot Task 6", and possibly a link to Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/February 2023

make sure there isn't already an open GAR (check for GAR/link template on talk page)
- log any found. share log after the run.
make sure the article is still a GA (check for Good article template on article page, and |status=GA on talk page)
- log any found. share log after the run.

create a pro forma GAR page using the following wikicode. Will do individual reassessments, not community reassessments, per this discussion. Reason: trying not to spam the GAR archive pages.
- Subst or transclude this template: Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/February 2023/GAR notice
place GAR/link template? will involve 2 edits to talk page instead of 1, but is simpler from a coding perspective (won't need to modify GARCloser code as much)
no need to notify nominator talk page (Doug Coldwell), is blocked and would just spam his talk page
no need to notify reviewer talk pages, this was already done via WP:MMS
no need to transclude the GAR on the article talk page, per this discussion