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According to the Wikivoyage script policy, scripts have to be approved by Wikivoyage bureaucrats. To create a script that runs against Wikivoyage, post the name and reason for the script beneath the line below.
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I've discussed this a bit with Max off-wiki, but the bot's purpose will be to convert all listings from the shorter date format to the longer format as per Wikivoyage talk:Time and date formats/Archive 2006-2020#Expanded short names for days of the week. While there was overall support in that discussion to switch to the expanded form, the main argument against it, and why it had never been done, was that the change needed to be done by a bot. Now that's not a concern, all that's needed is for this bot to be approved. //shb (t | c | m) 12:24, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
- Support as nominator. //shb (t | c | m) 12:25, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
- Support per consensus. The three-letter names make more sense. Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs) 12:31, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
- Support. Happy to see this. Ikan Kekek (talk) 12:38, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
- Support ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 13:07, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
- Support Pashley (talk) 14:10, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
- Support the bespoke one-and-two letter abbreviations on Wikivoyage are not used elsewhere, which has meant that the experienced editors here have always had to waste time shortening the days when new editors add a listing. Changing it to a three-letter format will lead to a bit more work in the short term as the bot probably won't change everything, especially when the abbreviation is used outside listings. But in the long-term it will be better. Also easier to understand for readers. Gizza (roam) 23:42, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
- Can we get a test run of, say, 50 articles, to make sure that the script is behaving the way we expect it to? WhatamIdoing (talk) 23:55, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
- I support WhatamIdoing's suggestion. It seems wise to do a trial run first. —Granger (talk · contribs) 03:08, 10 September 2026 (UTC)
- I think that can be done without a bot flag – I’ve asked Max offwiki to do so. //~2026-49007-84 (talk) 04:56, 10 September 2026 (UTC)
- @WhatamIdoing: Done – see Special:Contributions/DreamRimmer bot. No issues as far as I can see. //shb (t | c | m) 10:02, 10 September 2026 (UTC)
- There was one reversion. We'll need to edit Wikivoyage:Time and date format to reflect the new consensus. Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:19, 10 September 2026 (UTC)
Done that too. Please copyedit as necessary. //shb (t | c | m) 11:53, 10 September 2026 (UTC)
- There was one reversion. We'll need to edit Wikivoyage:Time and date format to reflect the new consensus. Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:19, 10 September 2026 (UTC)
- I support WhatamIdoing's suggestion. It seems wise to do a trial run first. —Granger (talk · contribs) 03:08, 10 September 2026 (UTC)
- Support. Good idea, and the test run looks fine. —Granger (talk · contribs) 04:12, 11 September 2026 (UTC)