User:X201/sandbox/BotReq

Wikipedia_talk:VG

Template_talk:Infobox_video_game

Category:Infobox video game with deprecated parameters

picture format, aspect ratio, input, license, resolution, ratings, requirements, version, preceded by, followed by, latest release version, latest release date, latest preview version, latest preview date, website

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Sorry I got a bit delayed with this (real world stuff). I'm ready to make the bot request for this and I just wanted to make sure everyone was OK with the plan and that we had a consensus for the changes to be made. The request will be; that in order to aid users (especially new ones) in editing the infobox code, and at the same time preserve data, any populated defunct fields should be moved from the template on existing article pages, to a new hidden template at the bottom of the article, so that the data in those fields can be harvested later by WikiData. Any field that is blank can just be binned.

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Hello over at Wikiproject Video games, we need to clean up our articles and remove a hell of a lot of redundant data.

Since the project started a number of template fields have been added and removed from the main article template. We now have 15 defunct fields that still appear in the code for some article pages, and we're now in the position where all of this old data is getting in the way and making things confusing for new users (They copy over template code from existing articles and only to find that some template fields aren't working after they have populated them with data.)

Initially we were just going to delete the data, but Wikidata say they want it, so that negates any semi-automatic editing as its outside the capability of AWB; and the volume of edits makes any manual effort a non-starter.

In order to aid all users (especially new ones) in editing the infobox code, and at the same time preserve data, we want to move the populated defunct fields from the template on existing article pages, to a new hidden template at the bottom of the article, so that the data in those fields can be harvested later by the squirrels at WikiData. Any field that is blank can just be binned.

As we have over 11,000 articles that need this process carried out on them, a bot really is the only way of doing this.

We have a tracking category that lists every article that needs editing.

The discussions around this job are the following:

Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Video_games/Archive_104

Template_talk:Infobox_video_game

Category:Infobox video game with deprecated parameters

I've also put the details in a table to make things easier to read.

Its not going to be easy as some of the fields contain user's own unique but and differing formatting styles, but we know you'll find a way to cope with it. Hope you can help. - X201 (talk) 08:24, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Harvest defunct data from Wikipedia
Hello over at Wikiproject Video games, we need to clean up our articles and remove a hell of a lot of redundant data.

Since the project started, a number of template fields have been added and removed from the main article template. We now have 15 defunct fields that still appear in the code for some article pages, and we're now in the position where all of this old data is getting in the way and making things confusing for new users (They copy over template code from existing articles only to find that some template fields aren't working after they have populated them with data.)

Initially we were just going to delete the data, but a request to save it for Wikidata was made, which is why I'm here.

In order to aid all users (especially new ones) in editing the infobox code, and at the same time preserve the data, we need a bot run by wikidata to harvest and then remove the defunct data fields.

As we have over 11,000 articles that need this process carried out on them, a bot really is the only way of doing this.

We have a tracking category that lists every article that needs editing.

The discussions around this job are the following:

Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Video_games/Archive_104

Template_talk:Infobox_video_game

Category:Infobox video game with deprecated parameters

I've also put the details in a table to make things easier to read.

Its not going to be easy as some of the fields contain user's own unique - and sometimes differing - formatting styles, but we know you'll find a way to cope with it. Hope you can help. -