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I have posted a new set of Linter patterns for your bot at my sandbox. As always, I have checked them as well as I can, but they should be checked again for sanity. I'll be happy to examine any test edits. I estimate that these patterns will fix errors on a total of 15K to 20K pages. Thanks for all you do! – Jonesey95 (talk) 01:31, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jonesey95, I'll try to get to it this weekend but I've been unfortunately busy in real life. — Qwerfjkltalk 21:44, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. I've been gathering these patterns for a couple of months, so another week or more is no big deal. – Jonesey95 (talk) 00:24, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jonesey95, okay, running now. The searches found 17,262 unique pages, though the search for insource:/span id\=\"Lilac Soul\".*count\<\/span\>\]\)\<\/span\>\<\/sup\>/ times out so I might optimise it and rerun afterwards. — Qwerfjkltalk 13:28, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson is clean of linter errors after 4 bot edits (3 by MalnadachBot and 1 by mine). — Qwerfjkltalk 13:32, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like I had an overly broad set of patterns for User:OlYeller21. Is it possible to remove those from the pile? If not, the net effect is fixing 1500 pages and adding a minor error to maybe 500 pages. I can fix the minor error on those pages if it is too late or too much trouble, since I gave you the wrong page list. – Jonesey95 (talk) 14:07, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jonesey95, I've stopped the run, not sure how many pages were affected. Should I remove the replacement from the run or do you want to fix it? — Qwerfjkltalk 14:43, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is the new search string for that user: [1]. So the whole string would be:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%2F%5C%5D%5C%5D%5C%27%5C%27%5C%27%5C%3Csup%5C%3E%5C%5B%5C%5BUser_talk%3AOlYeller21%2F+insource%3A%2FTalktome%5C%3C%5C%2Fspan%5C%3E%5C%5D%5C%5D%5C%3C%5C%2Fsup%5C%3E+%2F+-insource%3A%2F%5C%28UTC%5C%29%5C%27%5C%27%5C%27%2F&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns1=1&ns2=1&ns3=1&ns4=1&ns5=1&ns6=1&ns7=1&ns8=1&ns9=1&ns10=1&ns11=1&ns12=1&ns13=1&ns14=1&ns15=1&ns100=1&ns101=1&ns118=1&ns119=1&ns126=1&ns127=1&ns710=1&ns711=1&ns828=1&ns829=1`` [[User:OlYeller21|<span style="color:#827839;">Ol<span style="color:#FBB117;">Yeller</span></span>]]'''<sup>[[User_talk:OlYeller21|<span style="color:#827839;">Talktome</span>]]</sup>'''`` [[User:OlYeller21|<span style="color:#827839;">Ol<span style="color:#FBB117;">Yeller</span></span>]]'''<sup>[[User_talk:OlYeller21|<span style="color:#827839;">Talktome</span>]]</sup>'''

Is that enough to replace it? That string should yield 958 pages instead of 1,500. If that doesn't work, just remove it. I knew there would be a bug somewhere; it just comes with the territory, what with people changing their signatures in small ways. – Jonesey95 (talk) 14:53, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jonesey95, okay, I've restarted the run. There might be some errors from the first run. — Qwerfjkltalk 15:28, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. There were a few dozen, but I have fixed them. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:46, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can the bot handle newline characters somehow? For example, can it fix this pattern? Old:

'''''[[WP:ADOPT|Get adopted]]''
|-

New:

'''''[[WP:ADOPT|Get adopted]]'''''
|-

Detecting the line break, or at least the end of a line, is necessary to make this replacement correctly. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:07, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jonesey95, I'm pretty sure it can. For instance, the first run contained

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=%22Sep+21%3A+Wikicurious+for+Latin+Music%3A+Editing+to+the+Beat%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns1=1&ns2=1&ns3=1&ns4=1&ns5=1&ns6=1&ns7=1&ns8=1&ns9=1&ns10=1&ns11=1&ns12=1&ns13=1&ns14=1&ns15=1&ns100=1&ns101=1&ns118=1&ns119=1&ns126=1&ns127=1&ns710=1&ns711=1&ns828=1&ns829=1``<big>P.S. Upcoming WikiNYC meetups:
:*Wed Sep 25: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Election 2024|Wikimedia NYC Annual Election/Members Meeting 2024]]!
:*Sat Oct 26: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikidata Day 2024|Wikidata Day 2024]]!
:</big>``<big>P.S. Upcoming WikiNYC meetups:</big>
:*Wed Sep 25: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Election 2024|Wikimedia NYC Annual Election/Members Meeting 2024]]!
:*Sat Oct 26: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikidata Day 2024|Wikidata Day 2024]]!

And it worked just fine. Qwerfjkltalk 15:16, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OK, that is helpful. There are a number of patterns that require line break detection to work. I'll put together a new batch in the next week or so. The last batch fixed something like 25K to 30K errors, or about 1% of all remaining errors, which was great. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:53, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Page: Electronica

Diff: Special:Diff/1269846427

I only set out 2 update or "revive" a "dead" reference, & Idid revive the reference

68.192.87.41 (talk) 07:19, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

68.192.87.41, that's good, but all references should have titles, so you should add one when replacing the reference, so that in case the URL goes dead it can be recovered. In this case it seems Citation bot added a title for you. — Qwerfjkltalk 16:09, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well I thought there was a title. I only remember adding a URL 68.192.87.41 (talk) 01:47, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

68.192.87.41, there was a title, but you removed it when replacing the reference. — Qwerfjkltalk 08:15, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery 01:34, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

how do I create a creation? --Milan35711 (talk) 03:43, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Milan35711, Welcome! Creating a new article from scratch is extremely challenging, and new editors are strongly recommended to spend a few months learning how Wikipedia works, by making improvements to some of our existing seven million articles before trying it. When you do decide to have a go at a new article, you are highly encouraged to read WP:Your first article. If you haven't already also check out WP:TUTORIAL; it's a lot of fun! Happy editing! — Qwerfjkltalk 08:15, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

After checking the apparently bad reference, I can find no reason for this error. The reference from that article does not contain a bare url. Bit of a mystery...

@Richard Nowell, the error was fixed and s no longer present, but it was because you passed the title as an unnamed parameter instead of |title=. Qwerfjkltalk 10:05, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I see that now. Sometimes people can't see the wood for the trees. Thanks for the fix! (I've now removed the ref from this section).Richard Nowell (talk) 12:03, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Dear Wiki Community, You are humbly invited to participate in the Wiki Loves Folklore 2025 an international media contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the 1st till the 31st of March.

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Hello How do i contribute to wiki for UPVC more information? --AshishTripathi2025 (talk) 12:14, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

AshishTripathi2025, what do you mean by "UPVC"? — Qwerfjkltalk 18:20, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Qwerfjkl, I've been using your script User:Qwerfjkl/scripts/unusedCategories.js for almost three years without issue. A day or two ago, the script suddenly stopped working, but only here on my laptop at home. At my work desktop, it functions perfectly fine. Any idea can could be causing an issue on my laptop? ✗plicit 11:24, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Explicit, so, does the console show anything? The script loads Anomie's linkclassifier - does that load for you (turning links to tagged pages pink)? — Qwerfjkltalk 16:24, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Linkclassifier works as usual. I'm guessing the console is that blue button that I click which shows what pages previously populated a category – that's the bit that has completely disappeared on my end. ✗plicit 00:02, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Explicit, sorry, I mean the developer console (usually accessible with ctrl+⇧ Shift+j). — Qwerfjkltalk 10:37, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, my bad. I'm not knowledgeable in this area. There are... a lot of warnings. In yellow, I found a relevant one: Loading failed for the <script> with source “https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Qwerfjkl/scripts/unusedCategories.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript”. ✗plicit 12:03, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Explicit, that does indeed sound like the pertinent error, but I'm not sure what I can do to fix that - could you try asking at VPT? — Qwerfjkltalk 21:08, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I cannot use the Mass CfDS tool. I can load Special:MassCfDS, but the Submit button suddenly stopped working for me. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 00:55, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

LaundryPizza03, strange. What do you mean by stopped working - pressing it does nothing? Can you check the developer console as above? The script works for me. — Qwerfjkltalk 10:38, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The button just did nothing when I clicked on it. It went away as mysteriously as it started happening. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 01:40, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, at least it's working now. — Qwerfjkltalk 12:23, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Dear Qwerfjkl,

I hope you’re doing well. I have recently submitted Draft:Charles Odii (DG SMEDAN) for review and would appreciate your assistance in reviewing and improving it.

Charles Odii currently serves as the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Small Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in October 2023.

If you have time, I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or edits to ensure the article meets Wikipedia’s standards. If you think removing the bracketed “DG SMEDAN” from the title would be more appropriate, please feel free to do so.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Charles_Odii_(DG_SMEDAN)

Thank you for your time and expertise. Looking forward to your feedback. Imaaaaam (talk) 09:48, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Imaaaaam, the page looks mostly good. It does have some WP:CITEBOMB, and perhaps has a mildly promotional tone, but other than that looks good. On the issue of CITEBOMB, each assertion only needs 3 sources at most (and only then for a contentious claim). You also seem to be placing all the references at the end of each section - it's better to put them right after whatever it is they are supporting. — Qwerfjkltalk 16:30, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your response means a lot to me Sir. I will work on the reference properly with the hope that you will help in reviewing it Sir. God bless you for your response. It means a lot to me and my work. Imaaaaam (talk) 16:36, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Someone just declined my submission 😭😭😭🥹🥹🥹. What do I need to do, Sir? Imaaaaam (talk) 18:01, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I just removed parts that might have been flagged as promotional and resubmitted. 🥹🥹🥹 Imaaaaam (talk) 18:08, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(User has been blocked as sock.) — Qwerfjkltalk 18:34, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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So I started editing before I had an account is my IP address all out there now? I tried to fix when I made my account! --DeezNutzBB (talk) 04:32, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DeezNutzBB, yes. Edits made when not logged in will remain attached to your IP address. — Qwerfjkltalk 16:50, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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hello I do not know anything about editing on Wikipedia can you help me by showing me a video --Goofyskibbi (talk) 20:21, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Goofyskibbi, what specifically do you want to do? If you're not sure, you can look at the task centre. — Qwerfjkltalk 14:24, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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