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Bug in the bot User:WLKBot operated by me. Rollback of changes requested

There is a bug in the bot User:WLKBot, operated by me User:Kim Bach, when bulk moving images between categories.

The bot has made a substantial number of edits that should be rolled back.

So I'm requesting a rollback of all changes that were made by User:WLKBot since October 1st 2024.

Tool: User:WLKBot

Languages: English Kim Bach (talk) 11:10, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

Is there a tool that can perform such mass reverting easily with one click? I can't find any oldid=941295377 bad edits at first glance. Taylor 49 (talk) 16:48, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

There's w:User:Writ Keeper/Scripts/massRollback on enwiki, don't see anything that would stop this from working on Commons (although I'm not a rollbacker here so can't confirm that) Queen of Hearts (talk) 19:31, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

@Queen of Hearts: The tool doesn't seem functioning here: "You didn't select any edits that could be rolled back". If fixed, this could be a good help. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 19:46, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

I've moved it to commons for testing and tweaks. Documentation at User:Alachuckthebuck/massrollback and script at User:Alachuckthebuck/massrollback.js All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 19:57, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

If someone knows the fix before I do, please leave me a post on my talk page, and I'll implement it. @Aafi, I don't currently have rollback, Filing request at com:RFR All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 20:08, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

@Alachuckthebuck, all the best and I hope this comes as helpful. I've granted you rollback rights as requested and required. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 04:00, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

@Alachuckthebuck: I have had that script in m:User:Jeff G./global.js for seven years with mw.loader.load('//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Writ_Keeper/Scripts/massRollback.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript'); and used it (including here on Commons) without problem. @Aafi: Of course, at least one box will need to be checked in order to "rollback some" successfully. Please note that there are thousands of edits requested to be rolled back, and that the bot's user talk page had activity yesterday.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:46, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

"at least one box will need to be checked in order to "rollback some" successfully" - do you think I went on selecting no box? Of course, I know what "rollback selected" means and how it is to be used. I once again tried selecting my latest test edit as guided and it brings "You didn't select any edits that could be rolled back!" _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 11:49, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

@Aafi: Sorry, it worked for me, although my summary was admittedly short on details. Of course, the edit has to qualify for rollback in the sense that it is the current edit.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:41, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

To clarify, All edits that are the current revision of a page that have been made by WLK bot other than the 5 edits made on the 17th to its talk page should be rolled back? I'm about to run the script, and want to make sure I won't break anything. Thanks @Jeff G. for helping with the script. All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 16:38, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

In progress, I've done the first 100 as a test, will scale to running them in 1k batches in a few hrs. @Krd, Do you see anything amiss? All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 17:01, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

 done by alachuckthebuck about 15k reverts, 2 userrights granted, and a script migration, its done. All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 23:54, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

@Kim Bach, It's done, your good to go, the only things not undone were category creations, redirect creations, and the edits made on the 17th to the talk page. All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 23:55, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Queen of Hearts (talk) 23:58, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

@Queen of Hearts, can you take a look at my userights and see if you can fix the expiration on LR? Krd meant to put the expiration on account creator, but overshot the mark. All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 00:01, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done Queen of Hearts (talk) 00:05, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

@Aafi,@Kim Bach, I have been asked by @Hjart, and @Rsteen to undo the rollback. For Context, this whole ordeal has been over the word "the" in the (3 thousand) category titles created by the bot for 35 thousand plus images. All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 03:15, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

I suspect there is some miscommunication. Given the bot operator's request about undoing the edits made by their bot, I am in favor of respecting the request. If this requires more help, I suggest seeking help at Commons:Bots/Work requests. However, that needs a clear instruction from the bot operator - why is there even is confusion/miscommunication? I'd like to understand that. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 08:15, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Apparently, @Kim Bach requested the rollback per discussion on the talk page, but further debate happened regarding the topic on User_talk:Ham_II#"in_the_Statens_Museum_for_Kunst", and I only found out after the run. I was requested to rollback my edits, but I have declined the request on the grounds of more discussion being needed, and Cat-a-lot being a more suitable tool to just move the files to the new cats and remove the old ones (the categories were not deleted). Another option is just fixing the bug in the code, and having WLKBot do the move. All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 15:36, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Broken request and dead delinker

Two problems detected:

• There is a broken request at User:CommonsDelinker/commands File:H Graf - Prinz Sigismund von Prueßen (Jan. 1866).jpg the file is deleted
• Commons delinker is partially dead. No replaces have been done for a week

Taylor 49 (talk) 17:36, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

• • I fixed the first problem. Abzeronow (talk) 17:46, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

• CommonsDelinker is still partially dead -- no file replaces have been done for 10 days. Taylor 49 (talk) 22:27, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

• CommonsDelinker finally did file replaces today. Abzeronow (talk) 17:40, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

• What's wrong with CommonsDelinker? Indeed a few replacements were done today, but ca 90% of the requests got status "pending" instead. Taylor 49 (talk) 22:29, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

FYI

I have just blocked Dhwani221 for uploading blatant copyright vios. Earlier today, I deleted six of their uploads which were wrongly licensed as "own work" but elsewhere published by others, and issued them a warning. They returned again with some more copyright violations. In the second batch, I have deleted four of their new uploads as blatant copyright violations and then issued a block. I might have been very strict with the indef block and ask other admins to re-review it. I have DRed the remaining files: see Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Dhwani221.

It appears that they upload the images here only for the sake of having these images added to en-wiki pages. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 15:17, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Rev del request

• File:President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea with First Lady Kim Keon Hee visit the Korean War Memorial on April 25, 2023 in Washington, D.C..jpg
• File:President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea with First Lady Kim Keon Hee visit the Korean War Memorial, April 25, 2023 in Washington, D.C.jpg - I cropped out the statues. Thanks, -- Ooligan (talk) 21:16, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done - Jmabel ! talk 21:19, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the prompt response Jmabel. Best regards, -- Ooligan (talk) 21:32, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Mass-message request for WLM-Suriname 2024

Hello! I'm one of the organizers for Wiki Loves Monuments in Suriname. Could the follow message be sent out to all of last year's contributors?

• Target: Listed at User:MichellevL (WMNL)/WLMSU thank you message 2024

Thank you so much and please let me know if I need to add anything! MichellevL (WMNL) (talk) 09:17, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Doing this now. Ymblanter (talk) 19:55, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

 Done Ymblanter (talk) 19:59, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Removal of redundant rights

Please remove patroller rights of user Omphalographer since they are image-reviewer now. Thanks, Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 18:44, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

 Done Abzeronow (talk) 18:48, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Iwaqarhashmi (talk) 18:49, 2 November 2024 (UTC)