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Operator: Timeguessr - please contact me on my talk page. Purpose: Improve date-based categorisation across Wikimedia Commons by applying the {{Taken on}} template to files with known capture dates extracted from metadata. Scope: Works on multiple collections, including but not limited to Category:Images from RIA Novosti uploaded with Wikimedia partnership, to improve consistency and discoverability of images by date. Operation: Semi-automatic (Pywikibot script triggered manually). Frequency: Runs intermittently as needed. Edit rate: Approximately 20 edits per minute (throttled). Framework: Python 3 using the Pywikibot library.