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Hi! This test file is unused. Is it still needed? MGA73 (talk) 12:18, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
Deleted. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 12:28, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 4 September 2024
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editHello! I have a request, and thought you might be the best person to ask here on Wikivoyage for either information on where to make this sort of request, or if you could assist me directly with it.
I know you're aware of syntax errors collectively called as Lint, and that I've been clearing these up here on Wikivoyage this past month. I've cleared about 75% of this site's 30k total errors so far, and have found there's a small set of pages (128; mostly talk pages/user pages) that have full page protection that I won't be able to clean without a little assistance. I wondered if you would be willing to lower these pages' protection levels temporarily (determination reserved by you on a page by page basis) to allow me temporary access to address their errors in an edit or two per page and then notify you when I'm done (less than 24hrs) so you can re-protect as needed/desired?
If there's any hesitation on my intentions or skill, I have had a similar arrangement with Primefac on the English Wikipedia where they allowed me to clear a few thousand Tidy Font (link color) errors in full protected Admin talk archives last fall, and I've been delinting on en.wiki for about two years.
I don't wish to request and edit all 128 pages in one go, so I thought I'd start my request with the 22 pages of most interest (highest quantity of lint, or are the last page or two of an error type sitewide):
User talk:Ikan Kekek/archive
User talk:ThunderingTyphoons!/Archive 3 (2019-2021)
User talk:ThunderingTyphoons!/Archive 2 (2016-2018)
User talk:SHB2000/Archive 2021
Talk:China/Archive 2013-2018
User talk:ArticCynda
User talk:Ibaman/Archive 2020
User talk:Libertarianmoderate
User:(WT-en) Admrboltz
User:(WT-en) ForestH2
User:(WT-en) Ksauerman
Wikivoyage talk:Main Page Old
User talk:Ibaman/Archive 2019
User:(WT-en) Edmontonenthusiast
Wikivoyage talk:Wikitravel Press
User:(WT-en) DCetina
Talk:Asia/Archive 2003-2012
User talk:Peterfitzgerald/Archives (wts-old) 2007-2010
User:Sertmann
User:(WT-en) HappyV
User:(WT-en) Sibiryak
User:(WT-en) Moroccoexplored
Would these be fine? Happy to discuss any concerns or clarify any details, Zinnober9 (talk) 17:47, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
- Most of these pages really don't need to be read. I'm willing to let you edit my archive if you like, though, for whatever it's worth. Do I have to temporarily allow auto-confirmed users to edit it? Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:08, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Ikan Kekek, Zinnober9: I assume this is because all of the pages are admin/template editor protected – I think the best port of call is for you to obtain temporary adminship (via WV:URN) and then fix all of those lint errors, while I've given you temp editor perms to edit some of them. Thanks again for all the work you've put in :-). --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 03:52, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
- That makes sense. Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:07, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
- That is correct, admin/template editor protection levels and these pages are/were beyond my editing clearance. That's an interesting reply, not the direction I was expecting based on my en.wiki experiences, but each wiki is a little bit different with procedural things. I've been used to en.wiki's RFPP (Request For Page Protection) page for requesting protection adjustments +/- to various levels of protected pages, and been used to Primefac temporarily reducing/removing protection from pages I was interested in fixing (similar to how Ikan was thinking above I think?). Temporary Adminship wasn't on my radar, but if this is a standard sort of case, I'll look into that. Zinnober9 (talk) 06:43, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
- In your case I'm almost certain that a 3-month-long temp adminship will almost pass – Ikan Kekek can probably attest to this that most of us here are far more relaxed about granting permissions to those have a valid use for them, unlike at enwiki (we're more like Commons in this regard, though even more so). --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 09:24, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
- I've made the nomination at WV:URN. This seems like a good idea. Ground Zero (talk) 11:41, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
- Sweet; I've given my word of support. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 11:52, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
- I'm honored, thank you. Do I need to make any introductory sort of statement there, or just watch that page and answer any questions that arise? Zinnober9 (talk) 06:53, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
- The lattter, haha; we're super chill here so no need for any of that intro statements that you see on enwiki. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 07:00, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
- Some people have made a brief introductory statement, though. Since many people probably don't know you, it certainly wouldn't be out of line. Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:35, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
- I mean GZ's already made the brief intro statement anyway. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 08:39, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
- Some people have made a brief introductory statement, though. Since many people probably don't know you, it certainly wouldn't be out of line. Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:35, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
- The lattter, haha; we're super chill here so no need for any of that intro statements that you see on enwiki. --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 07:00, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
- I've made the nomination at WV:URN. This seems like a good idea. Ground Zero (talk) 11:41, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
- In your case I'm almost certain that a 3-month-long temp adminship will almost pass – Ikan Kekek can probably attest to this that most of us here are far more relaxed about granting permissions to those have a valid use for them, unlike at enwiki (we're more like Commons in this regard, though even more so). --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 09:24, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Ikan Kekek, Zinnober9: I assume this is because all of the pages are admin/template editor protected – I think the best port of call is for you to obtain temporary adminship (via WV:URN) and then fix all of those lint errors, while I've given you temp editor perms to edit some of them. Thanks again for all the work you've put in :-). --SHB2000 (t | c | m) 03:52, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
Tech News: 2024-37
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