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The automation department of the Military history WikiProject uses various automated and semi-automated methods to perform batch tasks that would be extremely tedious to do manually; it collects requests for tasks, discusses whether they are suitable for automation, and attempts to match them with bot operators or users of semi-automated tools for implementation. All project members are invited to request tasks and to comment on the suitability of outstanding requests.

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[edit] Participants

[edit] Bot operators

  1. Grafikm_fr (talk · contribs) running Grafikbot (talk · contribs)
  2. Plange (talk · contribs) running PlangeBot (talk · contribs)

[edit] AWB users

  1. Grafikm_fr (talk · contribs)
  2. Plange (talk · contribs)

[edit] How to help

Depending on the nature of the task, it can be either completely automated and run by a bot, or semi-automated via AWB, requiring a user's decision to whether or not implement the changes. Indeed, in order to minimize false positives, some of the operations should be performed by hand. For instance, {{Infobox Weapon}} is used in civilian firearms articles and some of articles using this infobox should therefore not be tagged as military history articles.

Rules of thumb:

  • If you don't have a bot, don't take up a task that can be automated and involves a great number of articles - you will lose precious time pressing Ctrl-S in AWB.
  • Don't create your own bot if there is no need to - a few bots will probably be more than enough.
  • Don't assign yourself a task if you don't have time for it.
  • If you can only do a part of a task, once finished, update the number of articles remaining, and change it back to unassigned.
  • If the task is semi-automated only, it is because there are numerous false positives, so check every article before saving.
  • Don't forget to uncheck "ignore unexisting pages" in AWB's "Set options" tab when dealing with talk pages!
  • If you want to help, look at the list of unassigned tasks below, assign one to yourself by adding your name to it, and start kickin' :)
  • Once completed, put this fact in a visible manner somewhere in the list.

[edit] General notes

When a task involves tagging articles from a stub tag and automatically rating them as "Stub-Class", the auto parameter in {{WPMILHIST}} must be set:

{{WPMILHIST
|class=Stub
|auto=yes
...
}}

[edit] Current tasks

[edit] Adding tasks

To add a task, use the following boilerplate:

; <name of task>
* Scope: <which pages to modify?> 
* Number of pages: <how many pages in scope?>
* Task: <what needs to be done to each page?>
* Participants:

and add it to the appropriate section below:

[edit] Automated

These tasks do not involve any substantial number of false positives or editor judgement, and can be done by bot.

[edit] Tagging and auto-assessment

Tagging Military history stubs
Tagging Polish battle stubs
  • Scope: All articles in Category:Polish battle stubs
  • Number of pages: ~70
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}} (with Polish-task-force=yes) and auto-assessed as Stub-Class
  • Participants:
Tagging United States battle stubs
Tagging Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815) stubs
Tagging War of 1812 stubs
  • Scope: All articles in Category:War of 1812 stubs
  • Number of pages: ~60
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}} (with Napoleonic-task-force=yes) and auto-assessed as Stub-Class
  • Participants:
Tagging Australian World War II stubs
  • Scope: All articles in Category:Australian World War II stubs
  • Number of pages: ~80
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}} (with Australian-task-force=yes and WWII-task-force=yes) and auto-assessed as Stub-Class
  • Participants:
Tagging Canadian military stubs
  • Scope: All articles in Category:Canadian military stubs
  • Number of pages: ~240
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}} (with Canadian-task-force=yes) and auto-assessed as Stub-Class
  • Participants:
Tagging European military stubs
Tagging Polish military stubs
  • Scope: All articles in Category:Polish military stubs
  • Number of pages: ~60
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}} (with Polish-task-force=yes) and auto-assessed as Stub-Class
  • Participants:
Tagging Russian military stubs
Tagging United Kingdom military stubs
Tagging Royal Air Force stubs
  • Scope: All articles in Category:Royal Air Force stubs
  • Number of pages: ~230
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}} (with Aviation-task-force=yes and British-task-force=yes) and auto-assessed as Stub-Class
  • Participants:
Tagging United States military stubs
Tagging United States Army stubs
Tagging Navy stubs
  • Scope: All articles in Category:Navy stubs
  • Number of pages: ~410
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}} (with Maritime-task-force=yes) and auto-assessed as Stub-Class
  • Participants:
Tagging Naval ship stubs
  • Scope: All articles in Category:Naval ship stubs
  • Number of pages: ~570
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}} (with Maritime-task-force=yes) and auto-assessed as Stub-Class
  • Participants:
Tagging Fortification stubs

[edit] Simple tagging

Deep tagging Military units and formations
Deep tagging Military personnel by nation
Deep tagging Military historiography
Deep tagging Military and war museums


[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Semi-automated

These tasks may involve a substantial number of false positives or editor judgement, and should not be done by bot.

Tagging Firearms stubs
  • Scope: All military-related articles in Category:Firearms stubs
  • Number of pages: ~510
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}} (with Weaponry-task-force=yes) and auto-assessed as Stub-Class
  • Participants:
Tagging Pistol stubs
  • Scope: All military-related articles in Category:Pistol stubs
  • Number of pages: ~30
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}} (with Weaponry-task-force=yes) and auto-assessed as Stub-Class
  • Participants:
Tagging Weapon stubs
  • Scope: All military-related articles in Category:Weapon stubs
  • Number of pages: ~670
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}} (with Weaponry-task-force=yes) and auto-assessed as Stub-Class
  • Participants:
Deep tagging Military decorations
  • Scope: All military-related pages in Category:Military decorations and all sub-categories
  • Number of pages: Unknown, but large
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}}
  • Participants:
Deep tagging Military science
  • Scope: All military-related pages in Category:Military science and all sub-categories
  • Number of pages: Unknown, but large
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}}
  • Participants:
Deep tagging Military equipment
  • Scope: All military-related pages in Category:Military equipment and all sub-categories
  • Number of pages: Unknown, but large
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}}
  • Participants:
Deep tagging Military by country
  • Scope: All military-related pages in Category:Military by country and all sub-categories
  • Number of pages: Unknown, but very large
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}}
  • Participants:
Deep tagging Warfare by type
  • Scope: All military-related pages in Category:Warfare by type and all sub-categories
  • Number of pages: Unknown, but large
  • Task: Each talk page to be tagged with {{WPMILHIST}}
  • Participants:

[edit] Planning

[edit] Logs

[edit] Resources