Pruner runs once every Monday to remove inactive users from lists (WikiProject membership, FRS, etc), notifying the removed users appropriately. It also renames users who have undergone a rename, and removes indefinitely-blocked users without notifying them.
You can setup Pruner on your own user list by adding a template to the top or bottom of the page, similar to how you might set up archiving.
The full configuration is shown below:
{{User:Yapperbot/Pruner/use
|format=
|inactivity=
|expiredmsg=
|talkmsgheader=
|indeffed=
}}
| Parameter | Details | Example |
|---|---|---|
|format= |
One of the defined user list formats:
|
link
|
|inactivity= |
A timeframe for no edits for users to be removed | 3 years
|
|expiredmsg= |
A template that will be substed in a new section on users' talk pages when they are removed for inactivity. The template is called with its first parameter being the username, its second being the page that the user was pruned from, and its third being the timeframe set. Defaults to User:Yapperbot/Pruner/expired, which you may wish to consider using as a template.
Set to |
User:Yapperbot/Pruner/expired
|
|talkmsgheader= |
The header for the new section created for the talk page expiry message, when it is sent to a user. Defaults to You have been pruned from a list. |
You were pruned!
|
|indeffed= |
The period of time to wait before removing an indefinitely-blocked user from the list (to allow a grace period for them to appeal). Defaults to 2 months. Set to 0 to remove all indefinitely-blocked users immediately. |
5 months
|
Only |format= and |inactivity= are required, but it is strongly recommended that you include the first four four parameters; otherwise, users who are pruned will receive very generic messages.
