user:DragonflySixtyseven/Maintenance stuff

Filename issues

  • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/shortnames/ Tool listing short filenames for renaming]
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_files_that_shadow_a_file_on_Wikimedia_Commons Filenames shadowed on Commons]
  • [https://quarry.wmcloud.org/query/68122 1000 shortest filenames on enwiki]

Circular refs

  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%2Fcite+web%5B%5E%7D%5D%2A%3Fhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2F&title=Special:Search&profile=default&fulltext=1&searchToken=51bt7ed4p0mxu8fykoeog2l1u articles that cite Wikipedia]

Refnames

  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&profile=advanced&fulltext=Search&search=+insource%3A%22%2F%3Cref+name%3D%5C%22%3A0%5C%22%3E%2F%22+&ns0=1&ns11=1&searchToken=a5b3dh25voxf4x57mgad9laeg search hits for bad refnames] (put in searchbox entire nowiki'd string: insource:"//" - or alter the number. 0, 1, 2, 3, 01, 02, 03, etc.)

Warning: if you try to search for only "ref name=:", it'll show you every instance of "ref name", not just the flawed ones.

Dangling referrer tags

  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=+insource%3A%22%26utm_source%22+&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns11=1&searchToken=2qe4mfjajqpidx27l5f8ro0x7 search hits for dangling UTM Source links] (put in searchbox entire nowiki'd string: insource:"&utm_source")
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=+insource%3A%22%26utm_medium%22+&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns11=1&searchToken=44pgs51xirndwkomg4bv2c2gi search hits for dangling UTM Medium links] (put in searchbox entire nowiki'd string: insource:"&utm_medium")
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=+insource%3A%22%26utm_campaign%22+&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns11=1&searchToken=1s9azpr84fzxe8ywc3j6rom33 search hits for dangling UTM Campaign links] (put in searchbox entire nowiki'd string: insource:"&utm_campaign")
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=+insource%3A%22%26utm_term%22+&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns11=1&searchToken=8wc4oyi98um9n3z0yjqxarirl search hits for dangling UTM Term links] (put in searchbox entire nowiki'd string: insource:"&utm_term")
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=+insource%3A%22%26utm_content%22+&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns11=1&searchToken=e3i333qdh1gs8phr94hmoznai search hits for dangling UTM Content links] (put in searchbox entire nowiki'd string: insource:"&utm_content")
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=+insource%3A%22cmpid%22&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns11=1&searchToken=6lj7tsg70zffswj1abejt8087 Search hits for dangling CMPID links]
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=+insource%3A%22dlvrit%22&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns11=1&searchToken=99d53vylxsvl497i5dqqqg8dg Search hits for dangling DLVRIT links]
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=+insource%3A%22notebook_id%22&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns11=1&searchToken=8kxqpkr4aslrdo4mp5dq2envx Search hits for dangling NOTEBOOK_ID links]
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=+insource%3A%22feedtype%3DRSS%22&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns11=1&searchToken=dq3so48wg81rv0fhnwe60b268 Search hits for dangling "Feedtype" links]
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=+insource%3A%22feedname%22&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns11=1&searchToken=aw97t8kpo6x5vy8ehbzb3845p Search hits for dangling "Feedname" links]
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=insource%3A%22%3Fhp%26action%3Dclick%22&advancedSearch-current={%22namespaces%22:[0]} Search hits for dangling "?hp&action=click"

Timebinding

  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=+insource%3Acurrently&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns11=1&searchToken=53zdhvl7n3zddeozuzvxyuuh9 Search hits for 'currently']
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=+insource%3Arecently&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&searchToken=emv86p9r3t3zql9xjlnzbu55p Search hits for 'recently']

Opinions (beware of false positives!)

  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=+insource%3Aclearly&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns11=1&searchToken=d3nd34zjfxa0xs24nfuo8gtmk Search hits for 'clearly']
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=+insource%3Aobviously&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns11=1&searchToken=47ard7py3jvpkfrhnzljtmj3w Search hits for 'obviously']

"Lead"/"Led" (beware of false positives!)

  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22have+lead%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%22namespaces%22%3A%5B0%5D%7D&ns0=1 Search hits for 'have lead']
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22has+lead%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%22namespaces%22%3A%5B0%5D%7D&ns0=1 Search hits for 'has lead']
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22had+lead%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%22namespaces%22%3A%5B0%2C11%5D%7D&ns0=1&ns11=1 Search hits for 'had lead']
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22were+lead%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%22namespaces%22%3A%5B0%2C11%5D%7D&ns0=1&ns11=1 Search hits for 'were lead']
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22been+lead%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%22namespaces%22%3A%5B0%5D%7D&ns0=1 Search hits for 'been lead']
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22are+lead%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%22namespaces%22%3A%5B0%5D%7D&ns0=1 Search hits for 'are lead']
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22being+lead%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%22namespaces%22%3A%5B0%5D%7D&ns0=1 Search hits for 'being lead']
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22having+lead%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%22namespaces%22%3A%5B0%5D%7D&ns0=1 Search hits for 'having lead']
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22is+lead%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%22namespaces%22%3A%5B0%5D%7D&ns0=1 Search hits for 'is lead']
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22which+lead%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%22namespaces%22%3A%5B0%5D%7D&ns0=1 Search hits for 'which lead']
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22that+lead%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%22namespaces%22%3A%5B0%5D%7D&ns0=1 Search hits for 'that lead']

Eliminate false positives by replacing suitable instances of "lead" with "{{not a typo|lead}}". Don't change direct quotes - instead, add "{{sic}}", and then add with the comment. Don't change URLs, don't add "sic", but a comment in metadata works fine. Remember to properly terminate your comment with a "-->" or you'll make things worse. Yes, comments don't break the URLs, but they might interact poorly with archive bots.

:Please keep in mind that many editors are also replacing "lead" with "lede" without actually understanding the reasons why.

:According to [ http://grammarist.com/usage/lead-lede/ ]: "Long ago the noun lede was an alternative spelling of lead, but now lede is mainly journalism jargon for the introductory portion of a news story—or what might be called the lead portion of the news story. Strictly speaking, the lede is the first sentence or short portion of an article that gives the gist of the story and contains the most important points readers need to know."

:Also see [ http://howardowens.com/lede-vs-lead/ ], [ http://lisawaananen.com/noted/2014/09/12/lead-vs-lede-and-tradition-vs-substance/ ], [ https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/10/lede-time.html ], and [ https://thebettereditor.wordpress.com/2012/12/08/should-we-bury-this-lede/ ] --Guy Macon (talk) 02:24, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

::Good spot. I just searched and fixed. I found pleasingly few obvious errors, though I left several cases where either word would fit but I'd have used "lead". Certes (talk) 10:43, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

:::Misuse of "lede" is rampant on pages discussing Wikipedia edits, but of course per WP:TPOC we don't fix those. Good to hear it isn't common in article space. --Guy Macon (talk) 13:13, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Search-engine sloppiness

  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22www.google.com%2Fsearch%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%22namespaces%22%3A%5B0%5D%7D&ns0=1 Search hits for "www.google.com/search"]
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22%3Freferrer%3Dhttp%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%22namespaces%22%3A%5B0%5D%7D&ns0=1 Search hits for "?referrer=http"
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=insource%3A%22bing.com%22&advancedSearch-current={%22namespaces%22:[0]} Search hits for 'bing.com']