Forum:I could do with a bot, how do you go about it?

OK, I've created about 80 template tables today - except that I forgot to put the final "|}" at the end of them!! :o All the templates start with the word "Box". I presume I could get a bot to automatically add "|}" to the end of them but I don't know how I would go about it? Any help appreciated! TellyFan 23:47, July 26, 2011 (UTC)
 * Damn! That must have hurt! :p
 * Well... You can make a template that calls those 80 templates and adds the extra |} at the end. Something like: Template:I_forgot_this_stupid_close_table


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 * I'm joking! Don't do this! I can't help you with that since I've never setup a bot.
 * 01:48, July 27, 2011 (UTC)


 * Take a look at AWB. It would probably be the easiest for what you are trying to do. If you need any more help. Post here.--

It did hurt but at least it gave me an excuse to put them all in a category as well. In the end I just did it manually - I averaged more than 1 a minute and I decided it was quicker than trying to learn something new - especially as (at first glance at any rate) it seemed like I'd have to oversee the bots' work anyway. Thanks for the info though. TellyFan 15:38, July 27, 2011 (UTC)


 * AWB would've saved you a little more time probably. It's not an actual bot, it just speeds up your navigation through your wiki. It basically lets you create a list of pages to edit, and then goes through them one by one. You can add some tasks to make it easier (like automatically append text to the page). But in the end it's still the same as if you were editing the page. Might be worth looking into it for the next time. - Tjcool007 (Talk) 19:29, July 27, 2011 (UTC)