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- Selbsportrait (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs (blocks · rights · moves) · rfar · spi · cci)
Hello, I would like to use the editor mainly to have access to backreferences for editing using regular expressions. My actual use case would be to make a 300-line table sortable by last name. Work with data would also be useful. I also would like to be able to speed up formatting more generally, e.g. italics, quote marks, etc. Selbsportrait (talk) 22:27, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
- Pineapple Storage (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs (blocks · rights · moves) · rfar · spi · cci)
I'm back again! I previously requested this to help with WP:POSTMOVE for links to Guna language (then withdrew that request), but since then I've realised there are a few areas I could use this tool in, not least for updating non-linked uses of "Kuna" and "Cuna" for Guna language and Guna people (of which there seem to be quite a lot). I might also use it for linking/redlinking new articles (for instance, some of the drafts I'm currently working on), and also to help out with updating some of the 90,000+ articles transcluding (the now-deprecated) Template:EngvarB to other English-variety templates. Obviously there might also be some typo correction etc. as required. Pineapple Storage (talk) 17:03, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
Automated comment This user has had 1 request for autowikibrowser declined in the past 90 days ([1]). — MusikBot talk 17:10, 24 June 2025 (UTC)- Do you have any lists of what all articles you would link to Guna people? —CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 18:37, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
- Well to be honest, that's part of what AWB would be useful for... The Kuwait News Agency is also known as KUNA, and until 2023 the currency of Croatia was the Croatian kuna, so there are currently 2,372 articles with that term; filtering out "croatia" and "kuna.net.kw" gets this down to 925 articles, and using regex /Kuna / (with the space) reduces it to 401 articles. Beyond that I don't know of a way to filter out the ones that aren't references to Guna language or Guna people without manually going through all (or at least most) of them. Similarly, wikt:cuna is a word in quite a few languages, so there are also 1,069 articles containing it. Regex /Cuna / and filtering out "Tristan da" gets this down to 453 articles, but I think that's the best I can do! Pineapple Storage (talk) 09:21, 30 June 2025 (UTC)
- Yeah, that is what I wanted to see. I have no issues with you linking non-linked uses of "Kuna", "Cuna", "Guna" but you have to be really very careful because these simple words can have lots of totally unrelated meanings, even those that may not be attested by Wikipedia or Wiktionary. Also, while linking them, you should be mindful of MOS:OVERLINK. (Non-administrator comment) All the best, —CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 10:47, 30 June 2025 (UTC)
- For sure, I'm definitely aware of OVERLINK and I wasn't planning to link every mention, I'm just looking to introduce some consistency across linked and non-linked mentions across en-wp following the RM at Guna language. And yep, obviously context is key when determining whether the 'Kuna' or 'Cuna' in question is actually related to the Guna language and people, or whether it's another unrelated usage; the time that identifying this context will take is one of the main reasons why it's such a time-consuming task! 🥲 Pineapple Storage (talk) 12:29, 30 June 2025 (UTC)
- Yeah, that is what I wanted to see. I have no issues with you linking non-linked uses of "Kuna", "Cuna", "Guna" but you have to be really very careful because these simple words can have lots of totally unrelated meanings, even those that may not be attested by Wikipedia or Wiktionary. Also, while linking them, you should be mindful of MOS:OVERLINK. (Non-administrator comment) All the best, —CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 10:47, 30 June 2025 (UTC)
- Well to be honest, that's part of what AWB would be useful for... The Kuwait News Agency is also known as KUNA, and until 2023 the currency of Croatia was the Croatian kuna, so there are currently 2,372 articles with that term; filtering out "croatia" and "kuna.net.kw" gets this down to 925 articles, and using regex /Kuna / (with the space) reduces it to 401 articles. Beyond that I don't know of a way to filter out the ones that aren't references to Guna language or Guna people without manually going through all (or at least most) of them. Similarly, wikt:cuna is a word in quite a few languages, so there are also 1,069 articles containing it. Regex /Cuna / and filtering out "Tristan da" gets this down to 453 articles, but I think that's the best I can do! Pineapple Storage (talk) 09:21, 30 June 2025 (UTC)
- Not-cheesewhisk3rs (t · th · c · del · cross-wiki · SUL · edit counter · pages created (xtools · sigma) · non-automated edits · BLP edits · undos · manual reverts · rollbacks · logs (blocks · rights · moves) · rfar · spi · cci)
Hello again. I'd like AWB rights to fix typos in Category:All Wikipedia articles needing copy edit, especially the really common MOS:CURLY violations. I got denied last time for not having made enough edits but I now have made over 600 mainspace edits so I think this should be fine :) --cheesewhisk3rs (pester) 22:59, 28 June 2025 (UTC) --cheesewhisk3rs (pester) 22:59, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- Automated comment This user has had 1 request for autowikibrowser declined in the past 90 days ([2]). — MusikBot talk 23:00, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- I did say that already. yes I know this is a bot. --cheesewhisk3rs (pester) 23:04, 28 June 2025 (UTC)