Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-25407271-20180117164500

Morning, folks.

As most of you know, a clean up has recently begun and it arise many questions as to why I decided to do this, or how things are going to be from now on. We will skip these and go straight to business, since I believe it is more important that we get to work than spend time with epic banter, I will explain how to proceed:

For all the administrators and moderators, please install the following scripts to your accounts:


 * 1) File updater: This will allow you to rename files and update the name all throughout the wiki.
 * 2) Page formatter: This will allow you to set a specific article syntax in the future.
 * 3) Linksweeper: This will allow you to remove links, tutorial coming soon I guess.
 * 4) View Removed: This will allow you to read removed replies in a thread.
 * 5) AjaxThreadDelete: This will allow you to permanently delete a reply in a thread.
 * 6) AjaxBatchDelete: This will allow you to delete several threads at once.

If you don't feel like going through each one (which I recommend so that you read the instructions), you can copy all of my scripts and paste them over your own JavaScript imports using the specified user page extension.

Now, onto the serious matter: how to use them?

Our first task is to remove unnecessary articles and files, and with the help of the scripts above, the task is easier done than said. The clean up, for the moments, consists of clearing up the following pages:

Unused files: This tasks consists of deleting unused files that are rather taking up space that we need for better images. If your scripts have been succesfully installed, this is what you are going to do to help clean out:


 * Enter the page and let all the images load
 * Press "Selective Delete"
 * Press "Check All"
 * Press "Delete Selected"
 * If you wish not to remove an image, you can manually uncheck the file. However, be aware that anyone else may remove it.

I would suggest removing all of them, but if anyone disagrees to such action, be free to speak.

Unused videos: This is the heavy department because videos are easily inserted just by providing a link. The procedure is the same as above.

Most used categories: Title speaks for itself. Delete any category that is not relevant or used vastly (at the bottom, set a limit of 500). Remove backlinks using the Linksweeper and write down the category name.

Short pages: All of the pages listed here are most likely to be info-lacking and low-faith as some of you call them. Review them and see if they are worth keeping, if they're not, remove backlinks and write down the page name somewhere.

Where AjaxBatchDelete comes into place:

The option should be available in "My Tools". It will open a blank page with a big white box. Now:


 * 1) Copy the names of the articles that you want to delete and paste them onto the white box. Separate each name and do not leave any blank line
 * 2) Copy the categories names you want to delete (example: Category:Thread) and paste them onto the white box. Separate each name and do not leave any blank line
 * 3) Click start

Doing so will remove everything that you have listed. Make sure that you have removed all the backlinks to the pages and categories before doing so. When it is done, refresh the page and close the deletion pop ups that will appear at the top of your screen.

All these tasks should help the wiki lose weight, the rests of the tasks I will inform about in the near future when articles and categories have been sorted. Please proceed carefully and ask away if you have any questions.

'''NOTE: All of the tasks above can only be performed by administrators and moderators. If you wish to volunteer, leave a message on my wall with the reasons and I will check on you.''' 