 | Warning: You take full responsibility for any action you perform using the Answer Edit Requests tool. You must read and understand Wikipedia policies and use this tool within these policies, or risk being blocked from editing. |
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| Description | Provides an interface for reviewing and answering protected edit requests |
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| Author(s) | User:Awesome Aasim (framework for editing, quick edit form, basic layout of tool, etc.) AER EPH script based on work by User:Jackmcbarn |
| Status | BROKEN, ish |
| First released | April 24, 2020 |
| Version | 1.3.??? |
| Updated | October 17, 2022 |
| Browsers | all |
| Skins | all (desktop is strongly recommended) |
| Source | User:Awesome Aasim/editrequest.js |
Answer Edit Requests (AER) is a (somewhat experimental) tool that allows for processing and answering edit requests. Importing the script does not do anything, but when you visit this page, you will be able to browse and answer edit requests.
Note: this is not a replacement for the edit protected helper script. You still need it installed to answer edit requests you see while casually reading talk pages.
Installation
editAdd
importScript("User:Awesome_Aasim/editrequest.js")
Additional Informtion
editPlease review every edit you make with the tool. There may still be problems that you may need to fix up after making the edit.
Bugs can be reported on the talk page.
Prerequisites
editTo use this tool, you must:
- Be an autoconfirmed/confirmed user (this may be subject to change).
- Not be blocked from editing.
If you do not meet either of the two conditions, then you will not be able to use the tool and answer edit requests.
You can only answer edit requests for pages that you are able to edit. So if you are autoconfirmed, you can only answer requests to edit semiprotected pages.
Instructions
editUpon visiting Special:BlankPage/EditProtected, you will see a form where you can make edits. The tool will fail to run if you are not an autoconfirmed user. Even if you are able to run the script, you will only see edit requests for pages that you can edit.
Control Buttons
editThere are four buttons at the top and bottom of every page: "Edit", "Open talk", "View history", and an arrow. The "Edit" button will open up a quick edit form where you can quickly make the change needed. This edit form is a very basic edit form, and should not be used for complicated edits. The "Open talk" button will open the talk page in a new tab or window and will allow you to answer the edit request there. The "View history" button opens the history of the page to be edited. The arrow will advance to the next edit request.
Talk Page
edit | Parts of this feature is currently broken and thus disabled. |
Underneath the buttons, you will see the talk page of the page to be edited and the actual page. Clicking on links will open them in a new tab. By clicking on "edit request below" in the prompt, you can jump straight to the protected edit request prior to editing. You will also see the WP:EPH script buttons for your convenience, even if you do not have the script installed. All edits made with the edit protected helper script in the edit request tool will be marked with ( EPH | AER ) in the edit summary. Answering the edit request on the talk page will advance to the next edit request automatically.
There are also quick shortcuts (like Unclear / X to Y) that will allow you to quickly respond to the edit request. Just click, and you are done.
Page Content
editThe page content section contains the contents of the actual page. You can view to see what the requestor was talking about when they said "Change X to Y". Use your browser's find function to find the text on the page. Clicking on links will open them in a new tab. If you can quickly make the edit, simply click on the "Edit" button to open up the editor. The "Preview" button will attempt to preview the quick edit, but it may fail if the article is too large. The "Save" button will save the edit. You will then have to go to the talk page section and click Done afterward.
The End
editWhen you reach the end of all the edit requests to process, you will be alerted and prompted to reload the page. If there are no pages to process, you can try out other tasks at backlog.
Preferences
editThe first time you use the tool, you will have your preferences set. They will be stored in this page. While you can edit your settings there, it will probably be easier if you just use this page.
If you enabled "beta" and cannot disable it, simply change "beta" to false here to disable it.