Forum:A thread for discussion of the subject of the reporting of the various bugs of the Uncyclopedia/Comments 01

Fixing red links in WantedPages

Would it be alright to start redirecting pages in Special:WantedPages? Automobile, for example, should redirect to Car but are pages still being imported at this point? There are also miscellaneous pages currently listed (e.g. [[%PAGE%‏‎]], [[M:Religion and Wikipedia‏‎]], and various interwiki links) that link up to 100+ articles. MadMax (talk) 13:47, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

We should have all the pages imported, so have at it. Only thing I know of that's still missing are some files (and only the files themselves, not the description pages) and we should have those in the next couple days. -— Lyrithya ༆ 21:33, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Ok. Thanks. MadMax (talk) 21:38, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Fixing links to wikia

I think I've gotten most of the external links pointing to the old wikia site. I'm assuming specific mentions on articles, talk, and user pages (e.g. John Scherer/Outrage!/Response) are to be left alone?

There's a lot of nomination pages on VFH, Pee Review, etc. that use the wikia.com address in the title. Similarly, there's links on plenty of the forums as well. There were some wikia image links that wouldn't display in preview when I tried fixing them. Will external links for uncyclopedia.org need to be changed too? MadMax (talk) 17:31, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

Technically, everything is adjustable, but I don't know what Uncyc's userpage policy says: is someone's userpage entirely his property, or can we make the changes which are - in my view - not harmful to the content's context? We're basicly not wiping out every W*k*a-link from the article base since each change to the content is logged in the page history. But hey: what about using a robot? There must be scripts around somewhere | Cartoonist | Spit it out! | 03:05, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

The problem with a script is that several of them have context, examples coming from the move to the wikia domain in 2008 from the .org domain and if we got a robot to do it they would also be changed and whilst they do point to the wikia site they sort of need to. Futhermore several hundred exist in forums which would all be bumped which is bad. For now it's safer to do in manually, I'm mainly working on diffs and whatnot on talk archives and the odd one in mainspace. These can be corrected because otherwise it doesn't make much sense, also it gives more links to this site which will boast are search engine ratings. But yeah not everything needs changing... As for the .org links I thought Skully changed them all last April but yes they should be updated too as they redirect to the Wikia site. ~Sir Frosty (Talk to me!) 03:14, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Broken images

I've been going through the Category:Pages with broken file links and have run across some problems. These mostly concern files that have been mistakenly deleted as unused images.

1. Trying to restore a file for an image deleted prior to 2011will result in an error message. This also occurred on the old website, so I assume its not related to the move, but I just thought I'd mention it.
2. Successfully restoring files does not remove the page from the broken links category even after several days.
3. Files from imported pages do not exist despite a record of it being uploaded (e.g. EMC's File:Anuslogo.jpg).

In addition, I'm seeing a few external image links that are broken in non-mainspace pages. I was able to repair some of these when I was fixing the links to wikia but it didn't always work (I noted those I wasn't able to fix in the edit summary). Should wikia image links be changed to uncyclomedia.co? MadMax (talk) 12:11, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

A significant number of the files hosted on site as of January 2010 were moved over to the mirror, as we're a large number of files (but not all) hosted as of early to mid 2012. You may also be able to locate files using wayback machine. Obviously this isn't a technical fix as much as it is an advantage in having back-ups off site of site content. I also created User:Puppy/image as a way of determining what file pages we had and where they were used. Note this only reflects the file pages - it doesn't determine the images themselves.

My experimentation with Category:Pages with broken file links elsewhere showed me that this category was not dynamic. The pages that were shown were those that had broken file links at the time the page was last updated. (Or at least, I think that's how it worked.) this means you'll get false positives in there as well as not covering reflecting pages that develop broken links when a file is deleted. Or - in other words - it's pretty useless. I did consider a DPL solution to address this at one stage but the server load that it presented was pretty heavy, and it crashed more often than it worked, unless I stripped the bulk of the variables out of it, which then made it too slow and with too few results to be worthwhile.

The next option is to run a not that looks for links in a page that are file creation links - so for instance File:This does not exist creates http://server name/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=file name as URL encoded. Once you have a listing of files then searching other wikis for the link to the media via [[Media:file name]] is a matter of simple cut and paste. I also have a script a friend of mine out together that will import images on a large scale based upon the URIs of the image files.

Hope that helps. If not, then not much else I can do to assist. Nominally Humane! 03:11 13 Feb

Oh, and File:Anuslogo.jpg will reflect a page, whereas Media:Anuslogo.jpg will reflect the file itself. Hence the redlink can be useful. Especially when worked into a DPL that displays files. Nominally Humane! 03:17 13 Feb

That does help, thanks. I've found that editing a page a second time (after the broken image is fixed) will remove it from the category. I've been going through Special:UnusedFiles and listing missing files at Uncyclopedia:RadicalX's Corner. The majority I've found, however, are linked to inactive user pages. Is there a shortcut I could use to find missing files in mainspace articles instead of searching them one by one? MadMax (talk) 08:38, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Status of ICU

I noticed the articles on Category:ICU have been listed since early-January (and currently appear as redirects in the category). Should these be deleted? MadMax (talk) 12:23, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Hea Max. Think I got em. They must have slipped through the cracks somehow as they did not show up at UN:M. MrN 17:20, Feb 13

Thanks. MadMax (talk) 08:28, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Am I just dreaming or...

But I can't find the QVFD-button anymore? Is it broken or is it in no use anymore? Cat the Colourful (Feed me!) Zzz 13:34, 23 February, 2013 (UTC)

You're not dreaming; the code behind it was broken because it uses something called "YUI", which isn't standard on MediaWiki. I'm gonna rewrite it. Should be available shortly! ~ BB ~ (T) ~ Wed, Feb 27 '13 2:40 (UTC)

Wonderful, thanks! Cat the Colourful (Feed me!) Zzz 09:56, 4 March, 2013 (UTC)

More minor issues

1. Broken files I've deleted are appearing in Special:UnusedFiles even after the cache is updated.
2. A few pages are appearing in categories as redirects (e.g. Bob Dylan in Category:American musicians.
3. I can't seem to find the spam filter to block text from pages. Was this brought over during the move (I notice the exclude title feature is not included on Special:WantedPages now)?
4. I used to be able to search the backlog of Special:WantedPages on the old site, bypassing the 1,000 limit cache, by using this link. Apparently, this is no longer working. MadMax (talk) 08:28, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Regarding Bob Dylan, I've fixed that one instance by making a null edit to the page. I'm currently investigating what seems to be widespread database corruption with the page_is_redirect field. Legoktm (talk) 09:20, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

File reverting

For a long time, I've been bugged by a user called TheHauntingHour2. I'm sick of his stupid edits but now, thanks to him, I found a weird bug. He reverted to a version that was done at 2007 (and reverted back then), I reverted him and now the shit is somehow broken. Take a close look at the thumbnails and to the versions I reverted. I first reverted him to the latest version (before him), which showed me the thumbnail of his edit. Which was weird. So, aware that I did something, I reverted myself to Haunting's edit (yes, the same one I tried to revert...), and the thumbnail was the same, altough the thumbnail from the HISTORY OF THE REVERTING HAD CHANGED! So, I reverted myself again to the same version of my first revert (yes, I know this is confusing), and now it looks the same as HH's edit.. It's pretty confusing but take a look. What is this madness? Cat the Colourful (Feed me!) Zzz 16:04, 25 July, 2013 (UTC)

Ah, so I've found the reason for this. This one is really fucked up sdo listen up carefully:

So, first of all, this is partly my fault. Once I get back to home with a better computer, I'll fix up everything because this needs file downloading and uploading again. Sorry, REALLY. Here comes the important part:

This is a big glitch that may destroy the whole file-reverting system. IF one, like HauntingHour, makes a bad new version of a file AND YOU UNDO HIM FIRST BEFORE PRESSING THE FILE REVERT-BUTTON down somewhere there, it's game over :( I did this mistake, first rollbacked his edits (which does not do a thing as I noticed) and after notiving nothing happened, noticing the file revert-button and pressing it THEN. This causes the file to die, you see, making reverting almost impossible. I did this on few first cases, and afterwards noticed there's a connection. I tested it WITHOUT rollbacking/undoing and file reverting worked finely. See his contributions for example. I'm sorry for this, it was an accident. I'll fix up things after few weeks. Cat the Colourful (Feed me!) Zzz 16:19, 27 July, 2013 (UTC)

Ah, seeing over his contribs SOME MORE it seems he has broken himself too some files. See this. Actually I haven't been responsible of the breaking up at all, it seems he has fucked up things himself, altough not all. Some of them were broken BEFORE I did some of my edits, it seems. So, I've asked this before and I ask it again; could someone ban this guy? If not for terrible edits, but for file destroying as well. I'll put him to BP. I'm SICK of him, seriously. Cat the Colourful (Feed me!) Zzz 16:25, 27 July, 2013 (UTC)

Disabling Forum talk pages

I notice that UnNews blocks the discussion tab on its main page. Could something similar be applied to the Village Dump? It seems to be a semi-regular target for spambots recently. MadMax (talk) 04:23, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Blocking the tab doesn't do much, as I believe those spambots never even see the actual page -- they just use the API. Best idea would be to set up an abuse filter rule that prevents people from editing that "namespace". I'll get Lyrithya or somebody on that. ~ BB ~ (T) ~ Tue, Apr 30 '13 2:02 (UTC)

I've set up Special:AbuseFilter/25 which prevents the creation of any new pages in the forum talk namespace. Legoktm (talk) 21:35, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Spambots

There's been a few persistent spambot active on the site lately. I've blocked more than a few of them over the past week but they keep coming back. They use a wide range of addresses but usually repeat the same phrases in edit summaries:

1. "Knight intends to champion for aeration Loew differences to renew love rears?"
2. "Magic interested in chasing Paul substitute to get the blood out of the number one scorer"

Each spams these websites:

1. [1]
2. [2]
3. [3]
4. [4]
5. [5]
6. [6]
7. [7]
8. [8]
9. [9]
10. [10]
11. [11]
12. [12]
13. [13]
14. [14]
15. [15]
16. [16]

Can these phrases or domain names be blocked by the abuse filter? MadMax (talk) 04:05, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

In addition, accounts are being created by spammers (typically using a combination of letters and numbers) to post ads on their user pages. MadMax (talk) 04:09, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

The word "vuitton" should also be blocked. MadMax (talk) 23:52, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

Ok. Legotkm added some abuse filters from mediawiki.org, and he says they should work. I'll check back later to see. ~ BB ~ (T) ~ Wed, Jul 17 '13 2:23 (UTC)

There's a new batch of spammers using an account with a first name ending in two or three numbers (e.g. John123). Multiple accounts seem to be created at the same time. Since the forum is getting locked every few days should this thread be moved to a more official page? MadMax (talk) 21:44, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

We should have the abuse filter deny any page to be created with the combo of 1 external link, and no sections, created by a non-autoconfirmed user. --The Shield of Azunai DSA510 Insight into the mind of an aspergian: 21:47, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Actually, no external links for non-autoconfirmed users. --The Shield of Azunai DSA510 Insight into the mind of an aspergian: 21:55, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

To change up my idea moar, try extending the time it takes to get autoconfirmed. --The Shield of Azunai DSA510 Insight into the mind of an aspergian: 18:18, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

Username not found

I tried to edit a page in the username space it says "User account "username" is not registered. Please check if you want to create or edit this page. Any help? -- MagicBus All aboard! 17:28, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

Um, when we say "create a page in userspace, we mean User:MagicBus/Some page name or something of that sort. Not at "User:Username/whatever"  ~ BB ~ (T) ~ Fri, Aug 16 '13 21:06 (UTC)

That was an example. I know that i could create a page with my username. I looked up Hell! and I edited it then it said: "User account "BeatleMania65" is not registered. Please check if you want to create or edit this page." MagicBus 18:09, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

MagicBus: Oh! Ok. I see what you mean. The thing is, while we were able to import all of the pages from the old Wikia site, we were unable to import user accounts, as Wikia wouldn't be caught dead giving us access to them. So, whenever an old Uncyclopedia member logs in here, we have a special module which can retrieve their Wikia data and recreate their account here. Until a specific user does that, though, you will see that message when editing stuff in their user space--even though the page exists. Not much that can be done about it.  ~ BB ~ (T) ~ Mon, Aug 19 '13 3:47 (UTC)