Operator: — Hyperdeath( Talk)
Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic
Programming Language(s): PHP
Function Overview: Automatically fix articles where unit conversions are made to a ridiculous degree of precision.
Edit period(s): One time run. (Initially)
Problem to be solved: A vast number of Wikipedia articles are blighted by unit conversions which are quoted to a degree of precision far greater than that of the original quantity. To give one example, 1000 feet is formally equal to 304.8 meters. In many articles (including Trans National Place, Dan Osman, Laurel Creek Gorge Bridge, Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, Ceiling projector, Panama Canal expansion project and Altitudinal zonation) this precise conversion is used. To give a distance as 304.8m, however, implies that the value is highly precise and must lie between 304.75 and 304.85m. For this to be correct, the original figure of 1000ft would have to be accurate to within 2 inches, which is not true for any of the above cases. Therefore overprecise conversions are not just bad style, but a subtle form of error. A casual search will reveal similar errors for almost every unit, including those of distance, area, pressure, temperature and more.
Function Details: UnitBot (which has yet to be written) will automatically search for such errors and correct them. It would:
I am personally happy to give this a short trial for the following reasons: 1) It hasn't been coded yet, so it's hard to get a feel for how it will work in practice. A small trial will no doubt alleviate concerns 2) Find out if there are any large inaccuracies / impossibilities. Approved for trial (20 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. -
Jarry1250 (
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c) 17:26, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
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Well, let's start by running your trial of 20 under your bot account, and we'll see how it goes. – Quadell ( talk) 23:13, 15 April 2009 (UTC) reply
Any updates? – Quadell ( talk) 17:23, 6 May 2009 (UTC) reply
Request Expired. – This request was initiated more than four months ago, and the trial still hasn't begun. This request may be re-opened at any time that operator assistance will be more readily available. —
madman
bum and angel 01:42, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
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Operator: — Hyperdeath( Talk)
Automatic or Manually Assisted: Automatic
Programming Language(s): PHP
Function Overview: Automatically fix articles where unit conversions are made to a ridiculous degree of precision.
Edit period(s): One time run. (Initially)
Problem to be solved: A vast number of Wikipedia articles are blighted by unit conversions which are quoted to a degree of precision far greater than that of the original quantity. To give one example, 1000 feet is formally equal to 304.8 meters. In many articles (including Trans National Place, Dan Osman, Laurel Creek Gorge Bridge, Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, Ceiling projector, Panama Canal expansion project and Altitudinal zonation) this precise conversion is used. To give a distance as 304.8m, however, implies that the value is highly precise and must lie between 304.75 and 304.85m. For this to be correct, the original figure of 1000ft would have to be accurate to within 2 inches, which is not true for any of the above cases. Therefore overprecise conversions are not just bad style, but a subtle form of error. A casual search will reveal similar errors for almost every unit, including those of distance, area, pressure, temperature and more.
Function Details: UnitBot (which has yet to be written) will automatically search for such errors and correct them. It would:
I am personally happy to give this a short trial for the following reasons: 1) It hasn't been coded yet, so it's hard to get a feel for how it will work in practice. A small trial will no doubt alleviate concerns 2) Find out if there are any large inaccuracies / impossibilities. Approved for trial (20 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete. -
Jarry1250 (
t,
c) 17:26, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
reply
Well, let's start by running your trial of 20 under your bot account, and we'll see how it goes. – Quadell ( talk) 23:13, 15 April 2009 (UTC) reply
Any updates? – Quadell ( talk) 17:23, 6 May 2009 (UTC) reply
Request Expired. – This request was initiated more than four months ago, and the trial still hasn't begun. This request may be re-opened at any time that operator assistance will be more readily available. —
madman
bum and angel 01:42, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
reply