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'''Please do not start manually editing or correcting infoboxes'''.  I realise that the infobox changeover will result in pages '''temporarily''' displaying some errors.  Your manual edits could impair bot replacement.  There will definitely come a time where lots of manual help will be required, but '''that time is not now'''.  I'll send up a flair when the bot has done all it can do, in about a week or so.
'''Please do not start manually editing or correcting infoboxes'''.  I realise that the infobox changeover will result in pages '''temporarily''' displaying some errors.  Your manual edits could impair bot replacement.  There will definitely come a time where lots of manual help will be required, but '''that time is not now'''.  I'll send up a flair when the bot has done all it can do, in about a week or so.


Please instead '''list''' the problems you're seeing '''in this thread'''. The chances are that if you see a problem on one page, it will exist on a lot of pages, meaning that a simple bot run can fix it.  Listing the problems here gives me a more orderly plan of attack.   
== Specific discussions ==
 
Thanks to [[user:Tybort]]'s hard work, we now can offer you a neat list of ''other'' forum threads that concentrate on specific parts of the new infobox.  Please be sure to read ''all'' these threads so that you're fully up to speed on this frankly major refit.
 
   
Also if you have a thought on a variable that you think an infobox is missing, please add it to this thread.
 
Thanks. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}&nbsp;<span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">21:13: Sun&nbsp;11 Mar 2012&nbsp;</span>
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== Want to add a comment?==
If you'd like to be part of the discussion about infoboxes, you have a few options:
*Add your ideas to one of the specific threads above
*Start a new forum thread on a topic not already covered.  Title it "Infobox: <whatever>".  Then put it in [[:category:Infobox discussions]]
*If your comment is rather general, or you don't think it's worth a free-standing discussion, you can just add it below.
*If you see what you think is the bot editing in a pattern that looks crazy — that is, if looks like the bot is making ''crazy or unhelpful'' edits — send an emergency message to [[user talk:CzechBot]]. I'll take an immediate look and shut things down if necessary. 
 
Thanks.  {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}&nbsp;<span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">21:13: Sun&nbsp;11 Mar 2012&nbsp;</span>

Revision as of 14:53, 12 March 2012

Index → Panopticon → New infoboxes and you
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If you've been paying attention this weekend, you'll have noticed that we've finally started moving to standardized infoboxes. Obviously, the inclination is going to be to "kick the tires" and try it out. However, this implementation is a complicated process, that's going to require several bot runs and a whole bunch of time.

Please do not start manually editing or correcting infoboxes. I realise that the infobox changeover will result in pages temporarily displaying some errors. Your manual edits could impair bot replacement. There will definitely come a time where lots of manual help will be required, but that time is not now. I'll send up a flair when the bot has done all it can do, in about a week or so.

Specific discussions

Thanks to user:Tybort's hard work, we now can offer you a neat list of other forum threads that concentrate on specific parts of the new infobox. Please be sure to read all these threads so that you're fully up to speed on this frankly major refit.


Want to add a comment?

If you'd like to be part of the discussion about infoboxes, you have a few options:

  • Add your ideas to one of the specific threads above
  • Start a new forum thread on a topic not already covered. Title it "Infobox: <whatever>". Then put it in category:Infobox discussions
  • If your comment is rather general, or you don't think it's worth a free-standing discussion, you can just add it below.
  • If you see what you think is the bot editing in a pattern that looks crazy — that is, if looks like the bot is making crazy or unhelpful edits — send an emergency message to user talk:CzechBot. I'll take an immediate look and shut things down if necessary.

Thanks.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍  <span style="">21:13: Sun 11 Mar 2012 

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