Reducing impact from [[:Module:parameters]] problems

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Reducing impact from Module:parameters problems

There's nothing anyone can do about all the "remove_holes" module errors, but the parameter-based ones are still popping up all the time, and many are no-brainer bot fodder. These are the ones I'm seeing the most of:

  • {{l|...|lang= / {{m|...|lang= / {{label=|...|lang=
  • |}} and other empty parameters with no positional parameters following.
  • Sc= / SC=
  • |ланг=сч and other parameters with names in the wrong script (my personal favorite: |сц=Латинх ).
  • sg= instead of head=
  • pl= in {{head}} instead of plural|

Getting rid of those should lighten the load of module errors by dozens a day, and leave mostly the quick ones that just need a null edit to clear.

Chuck Entz (talk)02:54, 24 May 2015

I have been checking and fixing these during the day. But I can't do it when I'm asleep, so that's when they build up.

CodeCat11:21, 24 May 2015

No, I was talking about a preemptive bot run based on the dumps, to get them before the edit queue gets to them. These have been here for years, so we don't need to worry about the dumps being out of date. This is a parameter change, just like any number of ones that you've had MewBot implement- it's just not a specific one. It would be nice to not have these continue to dribble in even after the remove_holes ones have run their course.

Chuck Entz (talk)15:36, 24 May 2015