TASBot Wiki:Village pump - Revision history

YoshiRulz at 15:50, 10 September 2025

2025-09-10T15:50:49Z

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	* collapsible divs need background (at least on Citizen) since the "button" is on the right and easily missable		* collapsible divs need background (at least on Citizen) since the "button" is on the right and easily missable
	* consider [[mw:Extension:DiscordRCFeed]]		* consider [[mw:Extension:DiscordRCFeed]]
			* consider [[mw:Extension:ArrayFunctions]] for {{t\|format run data}}, instead of the arcane [[mw:Manual:Representing_arrays\|<code>#switch</code> and "callback" templates]]
			** or [[mw:Wikibase/Installation\|Wikibase]] (as used on Wikidata)
			** or JSON and [[mw:Extension/Scribunto]] (Lua) but ew no

	==TODOs==		==TODOs==

YoshiRulz at 11:24, 7 September 2025

2025-09-07T11:24:06Z

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	* There are {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Needs_copyediting}} [[:Category:Needs_copyediting\|pages which need copyediting]] (check spelling and grammar)		* There are {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Needs_copyediting}} [[:Category:Needs_copyediting\|pages which need copyediting]] (check spelling and grammar)
	* Continue moving YouTube video links from [[Project:Village_pump/Video_inbox\|inbox]] to relevant articles / {{t\|format run data}} entries		* Continue moving YouTube video links from [[Project:Village_pump/Video_inbox\|inbox]] to relevant articles / {{t\|format run data}} entries
	* Check [[Special:LinkSearch/*\|external links]] for linkrot		* Check [[Special:LinkSearch/*\|external links]] for linkrot, possibly swapping in the Internet Archive, possibly doing so in advance
			** The checking can be done semi-automatically with [[mw:Extension:RottenLinks]]
	* finish moving event pages to <code>Category</code> namespace, and cleaning up names		* finish moving event pages to <code>Category</code> namespace, and cleaning up names
	** [[GDQ]]—either move to {{redlink not wanted\|:Category:Awesome Games Done Quick\|Category:Awesome Games Done Quick}}, or keep it as a disambiguation page (moved to {{redlink not wanted\|Games Done Quick}} ofc) and create the category page from scratch		** [[GDQ]]—either move to {{redlink not wanted\|:Category:Awesome Games Done Quick\|Category:Awesome Games Done Quick}}, or keep it as a disambiguation page (moved to {{redlink not wanted\|Games Done Quick}} ofc) and create the category page from scratch

YoshiRulz at 11:18, 7 September 2025

2025-09-07T11:18:48Z

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	* There are {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Needs_copyediting}} [[:Category:Needs_copyediting\|pages which need copyediting]] (check spelling and grammar)		* There are {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Needs_copyediting}} [[:Category:Needs_copyediting\|pages which need copyediting]] (check spelling and grammar)
	* Continue moving YouTube video links from [[Project:Village_pump/Video_inbox\|inbox]] to relevant articles / {{t\|format run data}} entries		* Continue moving YouTube video links from [[Project:Village_pump/Video_inbox\|inbox]] to relevant articles / {{t\|format run data}} entries
			* Check [[Special:LinkSearch/*\|external links]] for linkrot
	* finish moving event pages to <code>Category</code> namespace, and cleaning up names		* finish moving event pages to <code>Category</code> namespace, and cleaning up names
	** [[GDQ]]—either move to {{redlink not wanted\|:Category:Awesome Games Done Quick\|Category:Awesome Games Done Quick}}, or keep it as a disambiguation page (moved to {{redlink not wanted\|Games Done Quick}} ofc) and create the category page from scratch		** [[GDQ]]—either move to {{redlink not wanted\|:Category:Awesome Games Done Quick\|Category:Awesome Games Done Quick}}, or keep it as a disambiguation page (moved to {{redlink not wanted\|Games Done Quick}} ofc) and create the category page from scratch

YoshiRulz at 07:44, 10 August 2025

2025-08-10T07:44:45Z

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	* current [[MediaWiki:Sitenotice]] is fairly unintrusive, but should we want to make it bigger in the future it should probably be dismissable—that requires [[mw:Extension:DismissableSiteNotice]] w/ <code>$wgDismissableSiteNoticeForAnons = true</code>		* current [[MediaWiki:Sitenotice]] is fairly unintrusive, but should we want to make it bigger in the future it should probably be dismissable—that requires [[mw:Extension:DismissableSiteNotice]] w/ <code>$wgDismissableSiteNoticeForAnons = true</code>
	* The current landing page is fine by MediaWiki standards, but as the face of <code><nowiki>https://tas.bot</nowiki></code> it's not great. Way too many links (above the fold, that is), and the only picture of TASBot is the one in the sidebar. --yoshi		* The current landing page is fine by MediaWiki standards, but as the face of <code><nowiki>https://tas.bot</nowiki></code> it's not great. Way too many links (above the fold, that is), and the only picture of TASBot is the one in the sidebar. --yoshi
			** [https://atl.wiki here's another wiki] which is using Citizen, just as an example, I'm not sure that layout is right for us either
	* upload images ([[Special:ListFiles\|list existing media]])		* upload images ([[Special:ListFiles\|list existing media]])
	** please try reducing filesize with WebP: <code>magick convert input.png -define webp:lossless=true output.webp</code>		** please try reducing filesize with WebP: <code>magick convert input.png -define webp:lossless=true output.webp</code>

YoshiRulz at 18:49, 2 July 2025

2025-07-02T18:49:41Z

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	* move link icon for <code><nowiki><code><a class="external"/></code></nowiki></code> outside monospace bg?		* move link icon for <code><nowiki><code><a class="external"/></code></nowiki></code> outside monospace bg?
	* collapsible divs need background (at least on Citizen) since the "button" is on the right and easily missable		* collapsible divs need background (at least on Citizen) since the "button" is on the right and easily missable
			* consider [[mw:Extension:DiscordRCFeed]]

	==TODOs==		==TODOs==

YoshiRulz at 10:28, 16 April 2025

2025-04-16T10:28:44Z

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	** tl;dr: <q>we should put [technical info] on TASVideos. However, I have one pause here; there is a huge barrier to entry for TASVideos [wiki] at this time [...]</q>		** tl;dr: <q>we should put [technical info] on TASVideos. However, I have one pause here; there is a huge barrier to entry for TASVideos [wiki] at this time [...]</q>
	** <q>In essence, we should first and foremost ensure things like replay device and console verification documentation is complete (enough) on the TASVideos wiki. As CompuCat pointed out however, our needs and perspective is a bit different, and there's no harm in us also having technical details on the TASBot wiki with a perspective more geared toward live presentations at charity events. In fact, that's where I see the TASBot community as differentiated from the TASVideos side when it comes to on-hardware work; the TASBot community is centered around having our cute robot mascot play video games during public presentations, and our needs are going to involve things like proper presentation with visualization on camera that aren't relevant for just seeing if something syncs on hardware. To that end, I think there's room to have the core concepts explained from the different perspectives even if some of it may end up overlapping documentation on the TASVideos side. More documentation (so long as it isn't wholly inaccurate) is always better. There's another caveat here - despite my best efforts, it's still a lot harder for folks to edit wiki entries on TASVideos whereas anyone willing to share an email address is able to edit the TASBot Wiki</q>		** <q>In essence, we should first and foremost ensure things like replay device and console verification documentation is complete (enough) on the TASVideos wiki. As CompuCat pointed out however, our needs and perspective is a bit different, and there's no harm in us also having technical details on the TASBot wiki with a perspective more geared toward live presentations at charity events. In fact, that's where I see the TASBot community as differentiated from the TASVideos side when it comes to on-hardware work; the TASBot community is centered around having our cute robot mascot play video games during public presentations, and our needs are going to involve things like proper presentation with visualization on camera that aren't relevant for just seeing if something syncs on hardware. To that end, I think there's room to have the core concepts explained from the different perspectives even if some of it may end up overlapping documentation on the TASVideos side. More documentation (so long as it isn't wholly inaccurate) is always better. There's another caveat here - despite my best efforts, it's still a lot harder for folks to edit wiki entries on TASVideos whereas anyone willing to share an email address is able to edit the TASBot Wiki</q>
			** another technicality to consider is link rot: links to <code>tasvideos.org/GamesDoneQuick</code> on the Web should be easy enough to find, plus there's any dwango shoutout'd during an event
	* apart from [[:Category:Ambassadors\|Ambassadors]], how should individuals be categorised?		* apart from [[:Category:Ambassadors\|Ambassadors]], how should individuals be categorised?
	** <q>DWYW</q>		** <q>DWYW</q>

YoshiRulz at 13:01, 4 March 2025

2025-03-04T13:01:21Z

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	*** need someone to make the call here; should there be a page for GDQ as a whole, or not? --yoshi		*** need someone to make the call here; should there be a page for GDQ as a whole, or not? --yoshi
	** MAGFest is all cleaned up and ready for new articles		** MAGFest is all cleaned up and ready for new articles
			* some resources for new pages:
			** [https://tracker.tasbot.net/tracker/ tracker.tasbot.net]
			** [https://donations.esamarathon.com/index/esa23s1 ESA Summer 2023 donation tracker]
			* appearances to document:
			** {{TASVideosFP\|443580\|some dates for obscure appearances here}}
			** Bot Bash Charity Brawl, sponsoring Team Offbeat Robotics and their bot Skorpios
			** TWiT's The New Screen Savers, episode 60
	* consider redirecting (not sure how when <code>#REDIRECT</code> only allows local links; maybe [[wikipedia:Template:Soft_redirect]]?) e.g. {{link or redlink not wanted\|desync}} to {{TASVideos\|/Glossary#Desync\|TASVideos.org/Glossary#Desync}}		* consider redirecting (not sure how when <code>#REDIRECT</code> only allows local links; maybe [[wikipedia:Template:Soft_redirect]]?) e.g. {{link or redlink not wanted\|desync}} to {{TASVideos\|/Glossary#Desync\|TASVideos.org/Glossary#Desync}}
	** - introduces chance for link-rot		** - introduces chance for link-rot

YoshiRulz at 21:59, 27 February 2025

2025-02-27T21:59:12Z

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	**** - even so, it would contribute to cognitive load, and it being optional only means janitors have to pick up that workload		**** - even so, it would contribute to cognitive load, and it being optional only means janitors have to pick up that workload
	** + <del>allows quickly checking if a source (read: video) is known</del>		** + <del>allows quickly checking if a source (read: video) is known</del>
	*** - not much of an improvement over site-wide page source search (linked above), and I think literally only I will use this --yoshi		*** - <del>not much of an improvement over site-wide page source search (linked above), and I think literally only I will use this --yoshi</del>
	*** covered by the redlink hack e.g. [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Category:Pages_linking_to_YouTube/2GtbY1XWGlQ]]		*** covered by the {{t\|topicon video}} redlink hack e.g. [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Category:Pages_linking_to_YouTube/2GtbY1XWGlQ]]
	** '''counter-proposal''': <code><nowiki>{{YouTube video/identifier\|timestamp or other querystring}}</nowiki></code> (or dedicated param for timestamp might be better; see [https://lethal.miraheze.org/wiki/Template:Cite_YouTube this template] I wrote on another wiki for logic)		** '''counter-proposal''': <code><nowiki>{{YouTube video/identifier\|timestamp or other querystring}}</nowiki></code> (or dedicated param for timestamp might be better; see [https://lethal.miraheze.org/wiki/Template:Cite_YouTube this template] I wrote on another wiki for logic)
	*** this should probably be optional, so:		*** this should probably be optional, so:

YoshiRulz: This still isn't Markdown no matter how much I think it is

2025-02-27T21:56:03Z

This still isn't Markdown no matter how much I think it is

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	** note that raw encodes do not belong in <code>recording</code> (should we have a separate field for that?)		** note that raw encodes do not belong in <code>recording</code> (should we have a separate field for that?)
	* consider a single-source-of-truth for YouTube video IDs		* consider a single-source-of-truth for YouTube video IDs
	** + ~~would make it easier to see what content needs backing up~~		** + <del>would make it easier to see what content needs backing up</del>
	*** covered by [[:Category:Pages linking to YouTube]]		*** covered by [[:Category:Pages linking to YouTube]]
	** - steeper learning curve for contributors		** - steeper learning curve for contributors
	*** + it could be optional		*** + it could be optional
	**** - even so, it would contribute to cognitive load, and it being optional only means janitors have to pick up that workload		**** - even so, it would contribute to cognitive load, and it being optional only means janitors have to pick up that workload
	** + ~~allows quickly checking if a source (read: video) is known~~		** + <del>allows quickly checking if a source (read: video) is known</del>
	*** - not much of an improvement over site-wide page source search (linked above), and I think literally only I will use this --yoshi		*** - not much of an improvement over site-wide page source search (linked above), and I think literally only I will use this --yoshi
	*** covered by the redlink hack e.g. [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Category:Pages_linking_to_YouTube/2GtbY1XWGlQ]]		*** covered by the redlink hack e.g. [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Category:Pages_linking_to_YouTube/2GtbY1XWGlQ]]

YoshiRulz at 21:55, 27 February 2025

2025-02-27T21:55:24Z

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	** note that raw encodes do not belong in <code>recording</code> (should we have a separate field for that?)		** note that raw encodes do not belong in <code>recording</code> (should we have a separate field for that?)
	* consider a single-source-of-truth for YouTube video IDs		* consider a single-source-of-truth for YouTube video IDs
	** + would make it easier to see what content needs backing up		** + ~~would make it easier to see what content needs backing up~~
			*** covered by [[:Category:Pages linking to YouTube]]
	** - steeper learning curve for contributors		** - steeper learning curve for contributors
	*** + it could be optional		*** + it could be optional
	**** - even so, it would contribute to cognitive load, and it being optional only means janitors have to pick up that workload		**** - even so, it would contribute to cognitive load, and it being optional only means janitors have to pick up that workload
	** + allows quickly checking if a source (read: video) is known		** + ~~allows quickly checking if a source (read: video) is known~~
	*** - not much of an improvement over site-wide page source search (linked above), and I think literally only I will use this --yoshi		*** - not much of an improvement over site-wide page source search (linked above), and I think literally only I will use this --yoshi
	*** ~~I think~~ [[:Category:~~Pages linking to YouTube~~]] ~~+ the redlink hack covers this fairly well now~~		*** covered by the redlink hack e.g. [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Category:Pages_linking_to_YouTube/2GtbY1XWGlQ]]
	** '''counter-proposal''': <code><nowiki>{{YouTube video/identifier\|timestamp or other querystring}}</nowiki></code> (or dedicated param for timestamp might be better; see [https://lethal.miraheze.org/wiki/Template:Cite_YouTube this template] I wrote on another wiki for logic)		** '''counter-proposal''': <code><nowiki>{{YouTube video/identifier\|timestamp or other querystring}}</nowiki></code> (or dedicated param for timestamp might be better; see [https://lethal.miraheze.org/wiki/Template:Cite_YouTube this template] I wrote on another wiki for logic)
	*** this should probably be optional, so:		*** this should probably be optional, so:

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	* There are {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Needs_copyediting}} [[:Category:Needs_copyediting\|pages which need copyediting]] (check spelling and grammar)		* There are {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Needs_copyediting}} [[:Category:Needs_copyediting\|pages which need copyediting]] (check spelling and grammar)
	* Continue moving YouTube video links from [[Project:Village_pump/Video_inbox\|inbox]] to relevant articles / {{t\|format run data}} entries		* Continue moving YouTube video links from [[Project:Village_pump/Video_inbox\|inbox]] to relevant articles / {{t\|format run data}} entries
	* Check [[Special:LinkSearch/*\|external links]] for linkrot		* Check [[Special:LinkSearch/*\|external links]] for linkrot, possibly swapping in the Internet Archive, possibly doing so in advance
			** The checking can be done semi-automatically with [[mw:Extension:RottenLinks]]
	* finish moving event pages to <code>Category</code> namespace, and cleaning up names		* finish moving event pages to <code>Category</code> namespace, and cleaning up names
	** [[GDQ]]—either move to {{redlink not wanted\|:Category:Awesome Games Done Quick\|Category:Awesome Games Done Quick}}, or keep it as a disambiguation page (moved to {{redlink not wanted\|Games Done Quick}} ofc) and create the category page from scratch		** [[GDQ]]—either move to {{redlink not wanted\|:Category:Awesome Games Done Quick\|Category:Awesome Games Done Quick}}, or keep it as a disambiguation page (moved to {{redlink not wanted\|Games Done Quick}} ofc) and create the category page from scratch

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	* There are {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Needs_copyediting}} [[:Category:Needs_copyediting\|pages which need copyediting]] (check spelling and grammar)		* There are {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Needs_copyediting}} [[:Category:Needs_copyediting\|pages which need copyediting]] (check spelling and grammar)
	* Continue moving YouTube video links from [[Project:Village_pump/Video_inbox\|inbox]] to relevant articles / {{t\|format run data}} entries		* Continue moving YouTube video links from [[Project:Village_pump/Video_inbox\|inbox]] to relevant articles / {{t\|format run data}} entries
			* Check [[Special:LinkSearch/*\|external links]] for linkrot
	* finish moving event pages to <code>Category</code> namespace, and cleaning up names		* finish moving event pages to <code>Category</code> namespace, and cleaning up names
	** [[GDQ]]—either move to {{redlink not wanted\|:Category:Awesome Games Done Quick\|Category:Awesome Games Done Quick}}, or keep it as a disambiguation page (moved to {{redlink not wanted\|Games Done Quick}} ofc) and create the category page from scratch		** [[GDQ]]—either move to {{redlink not wanted\|:Category:Awesome Games Done Quick\|Category:Awesome Games Done Quick}}, or keep it as a disambiguation page (moved to {{redlink not wanted\|Games Done Quick}} ofc) and create the category page from scratch