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A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks for the mention on NHRP wikitalk. I'm just getting started and still trying to figure things out. Thanks for your help and support....Colin Colinhester (talk) 01:20, 3 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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		For all your help on getting WP:NRHP 75% Illustrated (spread it around!) Smallbones_(smalltalk) 02:34, 3 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your AddCommonsCatLinks.js

Hi Dudemanfellabra, it's me again. Your script fails with IDs containing spaces (like de:Liste der Naturdenkmäler im Bezirk Villach-Land). I had a glimpse at your code, but I didn't get it. Do you think you can fix this? Or is it by design? IDs are mainly external stuff, so there isn't a simple solution in changing the IDs. regards --Herzi Pinki (talk) 22:27, 10 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct that the code will break if the ID has spaces. When the code extracts the ID from the row template, it strips all the spaces from it so that no trailing/leading spaces make it through to the category sortkey. I suppose a workaround would be to create a regex that only strips spaces at the beginning/end of the string instead of spaces in the middle, but I'm not sure if that would break any other registers. Are the Bezirk Villach-Land IDs official IDs or just made up ones for this script? If they are the latter, I would suggest changing them by adding a hyphen or something. I would prefer not to have to change the code for this one register, but if you can show me a source using those official IDs, I'll see what I can do.--Dudemanfellabra (talk) 01:35, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

data are originating from https://www.data.gv.at/katalog/dataset/428a5912-1ac8-46cc-bd22-269fb24089fe (although I do not have an idea how to read this kind of stuff) which is Open Government Data and the Ids do have the same structure (with space) for all 10 districts of Carinthia. If you can hint me to the snippet that does the replacement, I will gladly poke around. I tried to change this, but it did not have the expected result. regards --Herzi Pinki (talk) 09:38, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I cannot access the database linked from that page. Is there anything online (or could you copy something here) that identifies, e.g. "Sommer-Linde in Kraa" with the ID number "VL 12"? As for how to actually fix it, your first try would have been mine, but again I'm not sure if it would work. I would have to test it with other registers as well. A second attempt would be to modify the regex to replace only spaces that were at the beginning or end of the string or next to commas, but I don't have that regex in my back pocket at the moment :P.--Dudemanfellabra (talk) 22:49, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, [1] this works for single valued ids, tested here, not tested for multiple valued ids. regards --Herzi Pinki (talk) 20:56, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Herzi Pinki: Thanks for coming up with this regex. I have not tested it, but I agree that it should work for IDs with spaces in them. This is the regex I was describing above that only replaced spaces at the beginning or end of the string (the .trim() part) or those next to commas (the .split() with regex part). I have made the corresponding edit to my script here.--Dudemanfellabra (talk) 22:19, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Gasolier listed at Redirects for discussion

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Your help desk question

You didn't get any responses, but the people who might know if such a thing is possible would be at WP:VPT.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 21:58, 30 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Holy Trinity Church (Nashville)

On 31 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Holy Trinity Church (Nashville), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite the cornerstone being laid in 1852, the Church of the Holy Trinity in Nashville, Tennessee, was not consecrated until 36 years later, in 1888? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Holy Trinity Church (Nashville). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Holy Trinity Church (Nashville)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 31 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, and a question

Thanks for the watchlist code; I'll be implementing that selectively whenever someone leaves a ton of edits in my watchlist, minor or otherwise. (I'd rather not implement it as a permanent thing, since sometimes editors who make a lot of small edits will later make controversial edits that I disagree with, but it's very useful as a temporary thing.)

Your post reminded me of another code-related question I've been wondering about but keep forgetting to ask. Whenever your Commons script flags an image that doesn't exist on Commons, I try to move the image over to Commons, since those images have Commons-appropriate licensing 95% of the time. I'm generally in favor of moving freely licensed images to Commons for several reasons (mostly that it helps a lot with organization and lets wikis in other languages use them), and I'd like to move any images like that in the NRHP lists to Commons in a somewhat more consistent manner than doing so when the script happens to catch them while I'm adding something else. Given that you can already check whether an image exists on Commons or not, how difficult would it be to run a script to find all the images in NRHP lists that don't exist on Commons? TheCatalyst31 ^{Reaction•Creation} 03:11, 27 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

About the choice of temporarily vs. permanently implementing the code I posted, it does notify you if any edits are hidden and allows you to show them by clicking a link in the watchlist header. Even if you leave it there permanently, you still won't miss any edits.

For the script to check if an image is not available on Commons, I could probably write something up pretty quickly, but I have several other things on my immediate to-do list that I'd like to check off first.--Dudemanfellabra (talk) 03:19, 27 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick response. The script isn't something I need anytime soon; I was more wondering if it was possible to do without significant work. (One of these days I'll actually learn Javascript so I can write this stuff myself.) As for the other code, if that's the case then I'll just add it permanently. TheCatalyst31 ^{Reaction•Creation} 03:30, 27 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Script issue

I was trying to add Commons cats to Grade I listed buildings in Cambridge but I get an error, unfortunately. Some sort of issue with row formatting. Kelly ^hi! 08:38, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) @Kelly: The script has issues with tabs in unexpected places; I've run into the same issue before. In this case, the problem was an oddly formatted comment, which I moved to the correct place; the script seems to be working again now. TheCatalyst31 ^{Reaction•Creation} 22:30, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@TheCatalyst31 and Kelly: Just on a side thought. I have taken to put an identifier in front of the comment like here. That way the comment will eventually show up in commons:Commons:Monuments database/Unknown fields/monuments us (en) or a similar page and can be handled of the list eventually if wanted. Agathoclea (talk) 14:30, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

China & nlwiki

Hey Dudemanfellabra,

Your script works great :) Thanks for it, first time I found it. But somehow, it doesn't work for this list for Tianjin, Shanghai, Heilongjiang, Hainan, Ningxia.

Also, in the French & Dutch Wikipedia this would be of great help, but I'd need to figure out how to edit the templates correctly... Could you add it to one of the templates in nlwiki, and send me the diff? Then I know for sure where to add it... Thanks! effeietsanders 20:37, 5 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, it seems that for some of the templates, it works without the vpass at all, and in others it doesn't. I'm not able to figure out what is the trigger exactly.. effeietsanders 09:24, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Just wanted to say that you are missed. Got some ideas I want to pass by you once you are back editing. Agathoclea (talk) 14:16, 15 December 2016 (UTC) [reply]

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Before you disappear

Can you document how to update the progress Duplicates page (and any other page that the Progress page depends on that isn't updated by UpdateNRHPProgress)? Thanks! Magic♪piano 21:35, 4 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Magicpiano: I emailed you.--Dudemanfellabra (talk) 22:05, 4 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

if you decide to return and have trouble with anyone I would be glad to offer whatever advice I can to prevent problems for everyone. NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 10:16, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

AddCommonsCatLinks

I have the script from User:Dudemanfellabra/AddCommonsCatLinks installed on my JavaScript page and it used to work for me, but has ceased to function and I can't work out why. The "button" at the top doesn't appear on pages which include the English Heritage Listed Building rows. I currently want to run it on Grade II* listed buildings in North Somerset but it doesn't appear. Any thoughts appreciated.— Rod ^talk 12:27, 4 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Rodw:: Do you use Chrome by any chance? I had a similar issue last year. I didn't update the scripts at the time since Dudemanfellabra was still somewhat active, but now that Magicpiano and I are maintaining these scripts, I should update the official one when I get the chance. In the meantime, the ones in that link should work. TheCatalyst31 ^{Reaction•Creation} 12:38, 4 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Yep - chrome user. I added the User:84/nrhp-chrome srcipts from your link & button reappears. I now get "undefined" when I run it on a list.— Rod ^talk 12:48, 4 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Huh. I'll take a look at it, but in the meantime since it's working for me, I can run it on the list for you. TheCatalyst31 ^{Reaction•Creation} 01:11, 5 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

West Square, Salisbury, North Carolina

Despite what a sign said, a source said you were right. I was hoping to have some people look at a draft article when it's ready and tell me if the topic is notable or something else should be done with the content.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions •

Since Dudeman isn't around, I'll try to help. The junction of Fulton and Innes appears to be part of the Salisbury Historic District; see that article for links to its National Register nomination forms, particularly this one, which includes a map with the district boundaries. Magic♪piano 14:12, 21 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, my objective was to write an article on the West Square Historic District, since a sign said it was on the National Register. I have a map with the district boundaries as well, but it's a printout describing both districts. West Square is a local historic district and I'm guessing it's not notable.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:34, 21 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

JavaScript RegExp problem

I noticed you have experience in JavaScript. I'm hoping you can help me with a problem I've run into writing a userscript.

Please see my post at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject JavaScript#Nested RegExp.

Thank you. The Transhumanist 12:16, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Error running script on Grade II* listed buildings in Sedgemoor

I have been trying to run your script on Grade II* listed buildings in Sedgemoor & when I click "Check Commons for images and categories" I get the error message "Row mismatch! This is probably due to an incorrectly formatted row template in the wikicode, e.g. a missing }} or a misplaced HTML comment. If you cannot find the error on this page or believe it is due to something else, please let me know at :en:User_talk:Dudemanfellabra, and I will try to resolve the problem. The script will now exit itself. Sorry!" I have tried to identify any potential causes of the error (probably introduced by one of my edits) as it worked on 13 June 2017. If you have any idea what I have done to break it I would be grateful.— Rod ^talk 07:57, 16 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. When you add a row, make sure to use "EH listed building row" instead of "English Heritage listed building". The script only looks for the former and not any redirects.--Dudemanfellabra (talk) 02:03, 17 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - working fine now & I will try to ensure I get EH rather than English Heritage right on the other lists.— Rod ^talk 07:16, 17 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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Need help with en:User:Dudemanfellabra/AddCommonsCatLinks.js

Hi Dudemanfellabra, hope you're fine. I have tried and failed with de:Benutzer:Herzi Pinki/Liste der Kulturgüter in Tujetsch (you can testedit if you need to), a reduced version of de:Liste der Kulturgüter in Tujetsch. Your script fails with the general row template mismatch error, but I cannot find it. It is the same behaviour for all Swiss lists (tried three -> all is still assumption). The behavior is identical with your version of the script as well as with mine. Maybe you can find some time and have a look at. best --Herzi Pinki (talk) 13:49, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Just so you know, Dudemanfellabra has not contributed in over a year, you might try sending him email. As far as I know, that script is otherwise orphaned. Magic♪piano 22:03, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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AddCommonsCatLinks - fails of button display

@Dudemanfellabra, Agathoclea, and TheCatalyst31: I have a problem with AddCommonsCatLinks. In Firefox, the buttons of this tool usually don't appear by the first upload of the list page. As I click many times the refresh button, they appear after all. But while a few months ago it was enough to click once or twice, now usually ten or even thirty times. In Chrome, the buttons appear normally just the first time. However, as I can read in the discussion, some colleagues have an opposite experience: Firefox works fine and Chrome doesn't work. --ŠJů (talk) 16:56, 3 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@ŠJů: As far as Javascript is concerned I am a user, not a developer, although I feel this has to change. In my experimenting about I found that some contributing factors are caching and memory load of the browser. I could ease the issue by using bookmarks. I would bookmark pages that would not load, close them and then from time to time open the whole bookmark folder. Another option was to open the page in a new tab. In the combination I would get through most In a few tries. A fresh pageload has more chance than a refresh. Agathoclea (talk) 09:54, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

As mentioned above, this script is orphaned due to Dudeman's absence. If someone wants to adopt it, I can tell them how to fix this problem. (No, I'm not interested in adopting it; enough on my plate as it is.) Magic♪piano 15:05, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I kept hoping for a return, but I would be prepared to adopt the script with some help. I had a couple of ideas to expand on it anyway. Workwise I need to branch out into some javascript projects anyway in the coming weeks, so it should go in the same learning curve. Agathoclea (talk) 17:12, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

editToken

Hello Dudemanfellabra,

Your scripts User:Dudemanfellabra/ReorderNRHPlist.js, User:Dudemanfellabra/NRHPmap.js, User:Dudemanfellabra/AddCommonsCatLinks.js and User:Dudemanfellabra/UpdateNRHPProgress.js are no longer functional because they attempt to get an editToken from mw.user.tokens. The scripts should instead get a csrfToken. editTokens were removed from mw.user.tokens on October 3, 2019 at Phabricator during this edit as they were redundant to csrfTokens.– BrandonXLF (talk) 00:06, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@BrandonXLF: do you know how to fix this, and can you? I would like to use one of these scripts, but can't, likely because of this. User:Dudemanfellabra hasn't edited in over 2.5 years, so I'm skeptical they will address this anytime soon, if ever.

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(talk) 15:23, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ɱ: Since other users can't edit a user's .js files unless they're interface administrators, the scripts have been migrated to other users' userspace. The Commons category is now at User:TheCatalyst31/AddCommonsCatLinks.js, and the rest are at User:Magicpiano/NRBot/<script name>.js. TheCatalyst31 ^{Reaction•Creation} 16:16, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]