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This page is for requesting AWB Access for English Wikipedia only. Other projects have their own check pages and you should ask administrators there to add you.

If approved, your name will be added to the CheckPage. If you will make many or fast automated edits using AWB, you may wish to use a separate (or bot) account for that purpose; first create the account, give it a userpage declaring it to be your alternate account, then make the request using your main account.

Please note that administrators may not ping you in replies, so please check on your request if you have not heard anything.

Especially for new users, it is helpful (although not strictly required) to explain what specific task you intend to use AWB to do in your request.

You do not usually need AWB access to:

fix duplicate references (see User:Polygnotus/DuplicateReferences)
fight vandalism (see WP:CUV/T)
do category maintenance (see WP:CATALOT)
rate articles (see WP:RATER)

User:JesusisGreat7

JesusisGreat7 (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (edit CheckPage)

Hi, I’m requesting AWB access to add categories (which I usually add manually), fix typos, and tag articles that contain a lot of LLM content, like over here [1]. I know AWB doesn’t detect it automatically, but tagging articles after reviewing would make cleanup easier. Jesus isGreat7 ☾⋆ | Ping Me 14:43, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Automated comment This user has had 1 request for autowikibrowser declined in the past 90 days ([2]). — MusikBot ^talk 14:50, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Red0ctober22

Red0ctober22 (requesting AutoWikiBrowser, Page mover) (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (edit CheckPage)

I am requesting this permission to help speed up an ongoing process I am partaking in. I recently helped orchestrate the moving of the Delaware Valley page to Philadelphia metropolitan area, and there are over 1500 links to Delaware Valley, many of which are links to "Delaware Valley" but with the text showing "Philadelphia metropolitan area", so I want to speed up the process of making all these links directly to the page instead of redirects. Red0ctober22 (talk) 23:49, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Spiral6800

Spiral6800 (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (edit CheckPage)

This is my second request for AWB permissions. My first request was denied in July, citing a lack of editing experience. I made hundreds of edits in the mean time and have gained more experience with Wikipedia and its policies. So I'm requesting permission to perform batch edits via AWB, mainly for adding Rcat templates, as well as for fixing broken links using Regex, where the URL schema has changed (e.g. http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airbus-launches-a-new-systems-enhancement-package-for-in-service-a320-family-aircraft/ -> https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2007-09-airbus-launches-a-new-systems-enhancement-package-for-in-service)

I asked a follow-up question in the last thread, but didn't get an answer. So if this request is denied, please answer my following questions: By which metrics do you measure experience, and how do you think could I enhance my editing skills and knowledge? What would be a good point in time to make another request? Spiral6800 (talk) 18:20, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Automated comment This user has had 1 request for autowikibrowser declined in the past 90 days ([3]). — MusikBot ^talk 18:30, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:8rz

8rz (requesting Autopatrolled, AutoWikiBrowser) (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs ^{(blocks · rights · moves)} · rfar · spi · cci) (edit CheckPage)

Have already accumulated 1000+ edits over the past few days. I will be using AWB to mass fix typos, lint errors, regex for bigger edits where \n and \r aren't supported with the advanced replace option in source edit.

Returning AWB user (with previous experience) on my previous account User:Renamed user e2bceb05e0c43dd19cc50e3291d6fac5. 8rz (talk) 10:31, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Here is more proof that I am capable of using AWB. Usually I don't share information like this publicly, but for the sake of proof here it is

Full regex breakdown

([A-Z]+)\s(\w+|\w+\-\w+)\s(\w+\-\w+|\w+\s\w+|\w+|)
→ {{flagicon|$1}} [[$2 $3]]

{|
|-style="vertical-align:top"
|

• Seeds:
The top four/eight [[Single-elimination tournament#Seeding|seeds]] received a [[Glossary of tennis terms#Bye|bye]] to the second round.

S:(\w+|\w+\-\w+)\s(\w+\-\w+|\w+\s\w+|\w+|)\s([A-Z]+)
→ {{flagicon|$3}} [[$1 $2]] ''()''
D:(\w+|\w+\-\w+)\s(\w+\-\w+|\w+\s\w+|\w+|)\s([A-Z]+)\s\/\s(\w+|\w+\-\w+)\s(\w+\-\w+|\w+\s\w+|\w+|)\s([A-Z]+)
→ {{flagicon|$3}} [[$1 $2]] / {{flagicon|$6}} [[$4 $5]] ''()''

* if forgotten to remove *? from \s*?:
# {{flagicon|G}} [[Gabriela Sabatini AR]]
(#\s\{\{flagicon\|)(\w+\}\})\s(\[\[\w+\s\w+|\w+\s\w+\-\w+)\s([A-Z]+)\]\]
→ $1$4$2 $3]]

• Draws:
Expanding names in finals section:
(expand names in finals section FIRST:
1. make sure all flags are present
2. use " / " not "<br />")

• Finals:
S: (\w+|\w+\-\w+)\s(\w+\-\w+|\w+\s\w+|\w+|)\s([A-Z]+)
→ {{flagicon|$3}} [[$1 $2]]
D: (\w+|\w+\-\w+)\s(\w+\-\w+|\w+\s\w+|\w+|)\s([A-Z]+)\s\/\s(\w+|\w+\-\w+)\s(\w+\-\w+|\w+\s\w+|\w+|)\s([A-Z]+)
→ {{flagicon|$3}} [[$1 $2]] <br /> {{flagicon|$6}} [[$4 $5]]

 Section draws:
1. (\w{1})(\w+)\s(\w+\-\w+)\s(\w+) (X-Y)
→ {{flagicon|$4}} [[$1$2 $3|$1 $3]]
2. (\w{1})(\w+)\s(\w+\s\w+)\s(\w+) (X Y)
→ {{flagicon|$4}} [[$1$2 $3|$1 $3]]
3. (\w{1})(\w+)\s(\w+)\s(\(\w+\))\s(\w+) (tennis)
→ {{flagicon|$5}} [[$1$2 $3 $4|$1 #3]]
4. (\w{1})(\w+)\s(\w+)\s(\w+) (regular)
→ {{flagicon|$4}} [[$1$2 $3|$1 $3]]

Merging 1,2,4 into one:
(\w{1})(\w+\-\w+|\w+)\s(\w+\-\w+|\w+\s\w+|\w+)\s(\w+)
→ {{flagicon|$4}} [[$1$2 $3|$1 $3]]

* if forgotten the forename's initial letter:
S:\[\[(\w{1})(\w+)\s(.+)\|(.+)\]\]
→ [[$1$2 $3|$1 $4]]
D:

* to expand each section's last brackets (check for correct 'RD'):
S:(RD4\-team\d+\=)('''\{\{flagicon\|.+\}\}\s\[\[.+)\|.+\]\]'''
→ $1$2]]'''
  (RD4\-team\d+\=)(\{\{flagicon\|.+\}\}\s\[\[.+)\|.+\]\]
→ $1$2]]

D:(RD4\-team\d+\=)('''\{\{flagicon\|.+\}\}\s\[\[.+)\|.+\]\]\s(\/\s\{\{flagicon\|.+\}\}\s\[\[.+)\|.+\]\]'''
→ $1$2]] $3]]'''
(RD4\-team\d+\=)(\{\{flagicon\|.+\}\}\s\[\[.+)\|.+\]\]\s(\/\s\{\{flagicon\|.+\}\}\s\[\[.+)\|.+\]\]
→ $1$2]] $3]]

• Wiping full brackets:
S: 
1. remove ''' first → 
2. (\{\{flagicon\|.+\}\})\s(\[\[.+\]\])
→ [[]] ( )
D: (\{\{flagicon\|.+\}\})\s(\[\[.+\]\])\s(\{\{flagicon\|.+\}\})\s(\[\[.+\]\])
→ [[]] ( ) <br /> [[]] ( )

(seed\d+\=|score\d+\-\d+\=).+
→ $1

For context, after creating the page template,

I would fill out the necessary information: name, surname, and country to get from a stub to a finished article, like so:

Step 1: Fill out the added seeded players using the first line of the above code.
Step 2: Add the players and their countryflags in the finals and then expand them to the standard Wiki format.
Step 3: Fill out the rest of the draws with the players and flags, followed by expanding the players' names and countryflags in the draws into a standard wiki format.

Rinse and repeat for related pages using the above regex. 8rz (talk) 12:01, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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