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This is the first WikiProject I'm joining. I forgot where I originally found the
Category:Pages with duplicate reference names link from, I think it was from a technical discussion related to adding warnings and automatically categorizing articles with redundant reference names. As I started slowly going through it, I wondered if there was a related WikiProject, and this seems to be it. The backlog is so huge, that I'm inviting others to also join in
. I'm not sure who started, but when I did, apart from recently changed articles, the A-B was already done.
It's a mostly systematic and boring task, but apart from exceptions, per-article work is not too long, so it's easy to just put in some available time, and stop anytime. I so far found a few sometimes challenging aspects, maybe some of this could eventually be part of the WikiProject documentation:
That's about it for now I think. PaleoNeonate ( talk) 19:21, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
Hi! I know this WikiProject deals with this category: /info/en/?search=Category:Wikipedia_references_cleanup , and I think it may be helpful if /info/en/?search=Category:CS1_errors was added as a subcategory of that because people looking in the ref cleanup category may also want to help fix some pages with CS1 errors. The category /info/en/?search=Category:Articles_with_invalid_ISBNs from WP:CHECKWIKI could also possibly be added for the same reasons. BhamBoi ( talk) 03:53, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi! I'm pretty sure this is the place to ask, so I'm asking if we could do {{ citation needed}} tag removal drives. There's a large amount–according to Category:Articles with unsourced statements, there's more than 606,000 articles containing either citation needed or {{ failed verification}} tags. So, in order to reduce those by replacing the tags with reliable sources, should we start a drive to remove and replace the tags listed above? Thanks! Tails Wx 03:50, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
Use of the ReferenceExpander bot without manually checking its output has led to references being contracted instead. For example, the bot sometimes follows a link that now redirects to a new, uninformative place, but since the link technically "works" the auto-generated citation omits the archive-URL and creates a footnote that is nicely templated but completely useless. It also removes all sorts of ancillary information included in manually-formatted citations, like quotations. If multiple citations were gathered into the same footnote, it creates a replacement based on only the first of them. It can see a citation to a chapter in an edited collection and replace the authors' names with the editors of the volume. It can see a URL for a news story and create a {{ cite web}} footnote that omits the byline which had been manually included. A list of potentially affected pages is available here.
Some of these are quick fixes, while others take more work. Any help at all would be appreciated. XOR'easter ( talk) 00:05, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
|last=Staff |first=News
and such. And it tends to change access-date parameters to the date that the script edited the page, rather than the last date that a human actually read the source, which basically fabricates history. My own feeling is that the fixes are getting easier, and more of the potentially problematic edits are turning out fine, but help bringing this whole task to a conclusion would still be greatly appreciated.
XOR'easter (
talk)
22:14, 9 July 2023 (UTC)I got this idea from Tails Wx, who proposed a {{ citation needed}} drive. I doubt anybody watches this page, but here's my proposal anyways:
Perhaps we should initiate a Bare URL drive, like GOCE drives, to reduce the backlog and increase editor participation. Edward-Woodrow :) [ talk 14:23, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
Talk:Pawn Stars § What to do about notes masquerading as citations?. I could really use some guidance here, please advise.
SmileySnail (
talk)
07:19, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
To make category pages easier to use, for the individual months within Category:Articles with unsourced statements I added these:
These additions are "cloned" from changes done for:
This update is being posted at:
Overall, I am hopeful these changes will help editors new to article citations and those regularly working to reduce the backlog. Regards, JoeNMLC ( talk) 22:02, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
Wondering what is/has happened with Category:Articles with unsourced statements from September 2023? For "Sports" topic there are 14,637 articles. Is this possible from a bot run? August 2023 has 9,715 articles and Sept is only the 9th day. Regards, JoeNMLC ( talk) 23:16, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
Hello. The footnotes of Pompey need some work. Some citations don't have links to the works cited, for example. If you have the time or interest, your input is appreciated. Regards, Thinker78 (talk) 02:39, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
Under Open Tasks there is a reference to a project that is no longer maintained:
Articles in Category:Articles with bare URLs for citations. Consider using tools:~dispenser/view/Reflinks for this.
skarz ( talk) 05:42, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Hello. The Technical Wishes team at Wikimedia Deutschland is seeking to look over the shoulders of some Wikipedians who predominantly use Visual Editor, or switch between wikitext and Visual Editor when editing, especially when working with references.
Sessions will take 30–45 minutes and will include testing an early prototype for sub-referencing (= reusing references with different details) with Visual Editor. Compensation is available. If you are interested, please sign up here.
Please note that most likely, we won’t be able to have sessions with everyone who is interested. Our UX designer will try to create a good balance of wiki contributors, e.g., in terms of editing experience, tech experience, editing preferences, gender, disability and more. If you’re a fit, she will reach out to you to schedule an appointment.
-- For the Technical Wishes project, Johanna Strodt (WMDE) ( talk) 11:19, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
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This is the first WikiProject I'm joining. I forgot where I originally found the
Category:Pages with duplicate reference names link from, I think it was from a technical discussion related to adding warnings and automatically categorizing articles with redundant reference names. As I started slowly going through it, I wondered if there was a related WikiProject, and this seems to be it. The backlog is so huge, that I'm inviting others to also join in
. I'm not sure who started, but when I did, apart from recently changed articles, the A-B was already done.
It's a mostly systematic and boring task, but apart from exceptions, per-article work is not too long, so it's easy to just put in some available time, and stop anytime. I so far found a few sometimes challenging aspects, maybe some of this could eventually be part of the WikiProject documentation:
That's about it for now I think. PaleoNeonate ( talk) 19:21, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
Hi! I know this WikiProject deals with this category: /info/en/?search=Category:Wikipedia_references_cleanup , and I think it may be helpful if /info/en/?search=Category:CS1_errors was added as a subcategory of that because people looking in the ref cleanup category may also want to help fix some pages with CS1 errors. The category /info/en/?search=Category:Articles_with_invalid_ISBNs from WP:CHECKWIKI could also possibly be added for the same reasons. BhamBoi ( talk) 03:53, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi! I'm pretty sure this is the place to ask, so I'm asking if we could do {{ citation needed}} tag removal drives. There's a large amount–according to Category:Articles with unsourced statements, there's more than 606,000 articles containing either citation needed or {{ failed verification}} tags. So, in order to reduce those by replacing the tags with reliable sources, should we start a drive to remove and replace the tags listed above? Thanks! Tails Wx 03:50, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
Use of the ReferenceExpander bot without manually checking its output has led to references being contracted instead. For example, the bot sometimes follows a link that now redirects to a new, uninformative place, but since the link technically "works" the auto-generated citation omits the archive-URL and creates a footnote that is nicely templated but completely useless. It also removes all sorts of ancillary information included in manually-formatted citations, like quotations. If multiple citations were gathered into the same footnote, it creates a replacement based on only the first of them. It can see a citation to a chapter in an edited collection and replace the authors' names with the editors of the volume. It can see a URL for a news story and create a {{ cite web}} footnote that omits the byline which had been manually included. A list of potentially affected pages is available here.
Some of these are quick fixes, while others take more work. Any help at all would be appreciated. XOR'easter ( talk) 00:05, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
|last=Staff |first=News
and such. And it tends to change access-date parameters to the date that the script edited the page, rather than the last date that a human actually read the source, which basically fabricates history. My own feeling is that the fixes are getting easier, and more of the potentially problematic edits are turning out fine, but help bringing this whole task to a conclusion would still be greatly appreciated.
XOR'easter (
talk)
22:14, 9 July 2023 (UTC)I got this idea from Tails Wx, who proposed a {{ citation needed}} drive. I doubt anybody watches this page, but here's my proposal anyways:
Perhaps we should initiate a Bare URL drive, like GOCE drives, to reduce the backlog and increase editor participation. Edward-Woodrow :) [ talk 14:23, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
Talk:Pawn Stars § What to do about notes masquerading as citations?. I could really use some guidance here, please advise.
SmileySnail (
talk)
07:19, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
To make category pages easier to use, for the individual months within Category:Articles with unsourced statements I added these:
These additions are "cloned" from changes done for:
This update is being posted at:
Overall, I am hopeful these changes will help editors new to article citations and those regularly working to reduce the backlog. Regards, JoeNMLC ( talk) 22:02, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
Wondering what is/has happened with Category:Articles with unsourced statements from September 2023? For "Sports" topic there are 14,637 articles. Is this possible from a bot run? August 2023 has 9,715 articles and Sept is only the 9th day. Regards, JoeNMLC ( talk) 23:16, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
Hello. The footnotes of Pompey need some work. Some citations don't have links to the works cited, for example. If you have the time or interest, your input is appreciated. Regards, Thinker78 (talk) 02:39, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
Under Open Tasks there is a reference to a project that is no longer maintained:
Articles in Category:Articles with bare URLs for citations. Consider using tools:~dispenser/view/Reflinks for this.
skarz ( talk) 05:42, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Hello. The Technical Wishes team at Wikimedia Deutschland is seeking to look over the shoulders of some Wikipedians who predominantly use Visual Editor, or switch between wikitext and Visual Editor when editing, especially when working with references.
Sessions will take 30–45 minutes and will include testing an early prototype for sub-referencing (= reusing references with different details) with Visual Editor. Compensation is available. If you are interested, please sign up here.
Please note that most likely, we won’t be able to have sessions with everyone who is interested. Our UX designer will try to create a good balance of wiki contributors, e.g., in terms of editing experience, tech experience, editing preferences, gender, disability and more. If you’re a fit, she will reach out to you to schedule an appointment.
-- For the Technical Wishes project, Johanna Strodt (WMDE) ( talk) 11:19, 10 July 2024 (UTC)