Module:RfD - Revision history

Maintenance script: Adapt local policies, template notices and guidance for independent Elite Dangerous Wiki; preserve index layout

2026-10-31T15:50:45Z

Adapt local policies, template notices and guidance for independent Elite Dangerous Wiki; preserve index layout

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:50, 31 October 2026
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	name = 'RedirectBox',		name = 'RedirectBox',
	image = '[[File:Symbol redirect blue.svg\|40px]]',		image = '[[File:Symbol redirect blue.svg\|40px]]',
	text = "'''This title is currently a redirect ''' to [[" .. target .. "]]; click there to go to the current target. The full content of this redirect page, including all [[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Categorizing redirects~~\|redirect categories]], is displayed below."		text = "'''This title is currently a redirect ''' to [[" .. target .. "]]; click there to go to the current target. The full content of this redirect page, including all [[Project:Categorization\|redirect categories]], is displayed below."
	})		})
	else		else
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	name = 'RedirectBox',		name = 'RedirectBox',
	image = '[[File:Symbol redirect vote 4.svg\|40px]]',		image = '[[File:Symbol redirect vote 4.svg\|40px]]',
	text = "'''This redirect's target could not be determined.''' This page may be a [[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Soft redirect~~\|soft redirect]], or not a redirect at all. The content of the page is displayed below."		text = "'''This redirect's target could not be determined.''' This page may be a [[Project:Redirect\|soft redirect]], or not a redirect at all. The content of the page is displayed below."
	})		})
	end		end

Maintenance script: Adapt local policies, template notices and guidance for independent Elite Dangerous Wiki; preserve index layout

2026-10-31T15:39:10Z

Adapt local policies, template notices and guidance for independent Elite Dangerous Wiki; preserve index layout

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:39, 31 October 2026
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	local messageBox		local messageBox

	local mboxText = "'''The purpose of this redirect is currently being discussed by the ~~Wikipedia~~ community."		local mboxText = "'''The purpose of this redirect is currently being discussed by the Elite Dangerous Wiki community."
	.. " The outcome of the discussion may result in a change of this page, or possibly its deletion in accordance with ~~Wikipedia's~~ [[~~Wikipedia~~:Deletion policy\|deletion policy]].''' <br />"		.. " The outcome of the discussion may result in a change of this page, or possibly its deletion in accordance with [[Project:Deletion policy\|the local deletion policy]].''' <br />"
	.. " Please share your thoughts on the matter at '''[[~~Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/%s %s %s#~~%s\|this redirect's entry]]''' on the [[~~Wikipedia~~:Redirects for discussion\|redirects for discussion]] page.<br />"		.. " Please share your thoughts on the matter at '''[[%s\|this redirect's entry]]''' on the [[Project:Redirects for discussion\|redirects for discussion]] page.<br />"
	.. " '''Click on the link below''' to go to the current destination page.<br />"		.. " '''Click on the link below''' to go to the current destination page.<br />"
	.. "<small>Please notify the good-faith creator and any main contributors of the redirect by placing <code>{{[[~~Wikipedia~~:Substitution\|subst]]:[[Template:Rfd notice\|Rfd notice]]\|%s}} ~~~~</code> on their talk page.</small>__EXPECTUNUSEDTEMPLATE__ __EXPECTSHORTPAGE__<!--To prevent pages from appearing on Special:ShortPages. See Tech News 2026-34. -->"		.. "<small>Please notify the good-faith creator and any main contributors of the redirect by placing <code>{{[[Project:Substitution\|subst]]:[[Template:Rfd notice\|Rfd notice]]\|%s}} ~~~~</code> on their talk page.</small>__EXPECTUNUSEDTEMPLATE__ __EXPECTSHORTPAGE__<!--To prevent pages from appearing on Special:ShortPages. See Tech News 2026-34. -->"
	local deleteReason = '[[~~Wikipedia~~:Redirects for discussion]] debate closed as delete'		local deleteReason = '[[Project:Redirects for discussion]] debate closed as delete'
	local messageOnTransclusionsStandard = '&lsaquo;The template below is included via a redirect'		local messageOnTransclusionsStandard = '&lsaquo;The template below is included via a redirect'
	.. ' (%s) that is under discussion. See [[~~Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/%s %s %s#~~%s\|redirects for discussion]]'		.. ' (%s) that is under discussion. See [[%s\|redirects for discussion]]'
	.. ' to help reach a consensus.&rsaquo;'		.. ' to help reach a consensus.&rsaquo;'
	local messageOnTransclusionsTiny = '&lsaquo;[[~~Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/%s %s %s#~~%s\|See RfD]]&rsaquo;'		local messageOnTransclusionsTiny = '&lsaquo;[[%s\|See RfD]]&rsaquo;'

			local function localDiscussion(page)
			local title = mw.title.new(page or '')
			if not title then return mw.title.getCurrentTitle().talkPageTitle.prefixedText end
			if title.isTalkPage then return title.prefixedText end
			return title.talkPageTitle.prefixedText
			end

	local function makeTransclusionTag(args, redirect)		local function makeTransclusionTag(args, redirect)
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	['tags'] = {'<div ', '</div>'},		['tags'] = {'<div ', '</div>'},
	['style'] = ' border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA;',		['style'] = ' border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA;',
	['message'] = messageOnTransclusionsStandard:format(redirect, args.~~year,~~ ~~args.month, args.day,~~ discussionPage)		['message'] = messageOnTransclusionsStandard:format(redirect, args.discussion or localDiscussion(discussionPage))
	},		},
	['tiny'] = {		['tiny'] = {
	['tags'] = {'<span ', '</span> '},		['tags'] = {'<span ', '</span> '},
	['style'] = '',		['style'] = '',
	['message'] = messageOnTransclusionsTiny:format(args.~~year,~~ ~~args.month, args.day,~~ discussionPage)		['message'] = messageOnTransclusionsTiny:format(args.discussion or localDiscussion(discussionPage))
	},		},
	}		}
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	name = 'RfD',		name = 'RfD',
	image = 'none',		image = 'none',
	text = string.format(mboxText, args.~~year,~~ ~~args.month, args.day,~~ discussionPage or currentTitle.prefixedText, mw.text.nowiki(currentTitle.prefixedText))		text = string.format(mboxText, args.discussion or localDiscussion(discussionPage or currentTitle.prefixedText), mw.text.nowiki(currentTitle.prefixedText))
	}),		}),
	mw.uri.encode(deleteReason),		mw.uri.encode(deleteReason),

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require('strict')

local p = {}

local getTargetFromText = require('Module:Redirect').getTargetFromText
local messageBox

local mboxText = "'''The purpose of this redirect is currently being discussed by the Wikipedia community."
.. " The outcome of the discussion may result in a change of this page, or possibly its deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|deletion policy]].''' "
.. " Please share your thoughts on the matter at '''[[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/%s %s %s#%s|this redirect's entry]]''' on the [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|redirects for discussion]] page. "
.. " '''Click on the link below''' to go to the current destination page. "
.. "Please notify the good-faith creator and any main contributors of the redirect by placing <code>{{[[Wikipedia:Substitution|subst]]:[[Template:Rfd notice|Rfd notice]]|%s}} ~~~~</code> on their talk page.__EXPECTUNUSEDTEMPLATE__ __EXPECTSHORTPAGE__"
local deleteReason = '[[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion]] debate closed as delete'
local messageOnTransclusionsStandard = '&lsaquo;The template below is included via a redirect'
.. ' (%s) that is under discussion. See [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/%s %s %s#%s|redirects for discussion]]'
.. ' to help reach a consensus.&rsaquo;'
local messageOnTransclusionsTiny = '&lsaquo;[[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/%s %s %s#%s|See RfD]]&rsaquo;'

local function makeTransclusionTag(args, redirect)
local discussionPage = args[1] and mw.text.trim(args[1])
if not discussionPage or discussionPage == '' then
discussionPage = redirect
end
local visClasses = {
['autoconfirmed']='autoconfirmed-show',
['extendedconfirmed']='extendedconfirmed-show sysop-show'
} -- More can be added if justified by situation
local sizeAttrs = {
['standard'] = {
['tags'] = {'<div ', '</div>'},
['style'] = ' border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA;',
['message'] = messageOnTransclusionsStandard:format(redirect, args.year, args.month, args.day, discussionPage)
},
['tiny'] = {
['tags'] = {' '},
['style'] = '',
['message'] = messageOnTransclusionsTiny:format(args.year, args.month, args.day, discussionPage)
},
}
local size = sizeAttrs[args.showontransclusion] and args.showontransclusion or 'standard'
local tags = sizeAttrs[size]['tags']
local visibility = visClasses[args.transclusiontagvisibility] or ''
local classes = 'class="boilerplate metadata plainlinks ' .. visibility .. '" '
local id = 'id="rfd-t" '
local style = 'style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;' .. sizeAttrs[size]['style'] .. '" '
return tags[1] .. classes .. id .. style .. '>' .. sizeAttrs[size]['message'] .. tags[2]
end

local function makeRfdNotice(args)
local currentTitle = mw.title.getCurrentTitle()
if not messageBox then
messageBox = require('Module:Message box')
end
local discussionPage = args[1] and mw.text.trim(args[1])
if discussionPage == '' then
discussionPage = nil
end
local target = getTargetFromText(args.content)
local isError = not target or not mw.title.new(target)
local category
if args.category then
category = args.category
elseif args.timestamp then
-- Extract stable year and month from timestamp; args.month and args.year can change if the discussion is relisted (see [[Special:Diff/896302321]])
local lang = mw.language.getContentLanguage()
local catMonth = lang:formatDate('F', args.timestamp)
local catYear = lang:formatDate('Y', args.timestamp)
category = string.format('[[Category:Redirects for discussion from %s %s|%s]][[Category:All redirects for discussion|%s]]', catMonth, catYear, currentTitle.text, currentTitle.text)
else
category = string.format('[[Category:Redirects for discussion|%s]][[Category:All redirects for discussion|%s]]', currentTitle.text, currentTitle.text)
end
if category then category = category..'[[Category:Temporary maintenance holdings/RFD]]' end
local noindex = mw.getCurrentFrame():expandTemplate{title="NOINDEX"}
return string.format('%s%s%s%s%s',
noindex,
messageBox.main('mbox', {
type = 'delete',
name = 'RfD',
image = 'none',
text = string.format(mboxText, args.year, args.month, args.day, discussionPage or currentTitle.prefixedText, mw.text.nowiki(currentTitle.prefixedText))
}),
mw.uri.encode(deleteReason),
category,
isError and '[[Category:RfD errors]]' or ''
)
end

p[''] = function(frame)
local args = frame.args
if not args.content or mw.text.trim(args.content) == '' then
return 'Error: No content was provided. The original text of the page (the #REDIRECT line and any templates) must be placed inside of the content parameter.[[Category:RfD errors]]'
end
local pframe = frame:getParent()
if pframe:preprocess('<includeonly>1</includeonly>') == '1' then
-- We're being transcluded, so display the content of our target.
local target = getTargetFromText(args.content)
if target then
target = mw.title.new(target)
end
local redirect = pframe:getTitle()
if target and not target.isRedirect and target ~= redirect then
-- We should actually be calling expandTemplate on the grandparent rather than on the parent, but we can't do that yet
-- Since we don't have grandparent access, though, it means the thing we're calling doesn't either, so it doesn't really matter yet
local parsedTarget = pframe:expandTemplate{title = ':' .. target.prefixedText, args = pframe.args}
local showontransclusion = frame.args.showontransclusion
showontransclusion = require('Module:Yesno')(showontransclusion, showontransclusion)
if showontransclusion and not (showontransclusion == '' or mw.isSubsting()) then
return makeTransclusionTag(args, redirect) .. parsedTarget
end
return parsedTarget
end
end
-- We're not being transcluded, or we can't figure out how to display our target.
-- Check if we can find the target.
local target = getTargetFromText(args.content)
messageBox = require('Module:Message box')
local redirbox
if target then -- target isn't nil
local firstChar = string.sub(target, 1, 1)
if firstChar ~= ":" then
target = ":" .. target
end
redirbox = messageBox.main('mbox', {
type = 'notice',
name = 'RedirectBox',
image = '[[File:Symbol redirect blue.svg|40px]]',
text = "'''This title is currently a redirect ''' to [[" .. target .. "]]; click there to go to the current target. The full content of this redirect page, including all [[Wikipedia:Categorizing redirects|redirect categories]], is displayed below."
})
else
redirbox = messageBox.main('mbox', {
type = 'notice',
name = 'RedirectBox',
image = '[[File:Symbol redirect vote 4.svg|40px]]',
text = "'''This redirect's target could not be determined.''' This page may be a [[Wikipedia:Soft redirect|soft redirect]], or not a redirect at all. The content of the page is displayed below."
})
end
-- Display the RfD banner.
return makeRfdNotice(frame.args) .. '\n' .. redirbox .. frame.args.content
end

local substText = "{{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>#invoke:RfD||%s%s|%s%s\n"
.. "\n|content=\n%s\n"
.. "\n}}"
local dateText = 'month = %B\n|day = %e\n|year = %Y\n|time = %R\n|timestamp = %Y%m%d%H%M%S'

-- called during subst when the template is initially placed on the page
function p.main(frame)
local pframe = frame:getParent()
local pargs = pframe.args
local Date
if pargs.days then
Date = os.date(dateText, os.time() - 86400*pargs.days)
else
Date = os.date(dateText)
end
local retval = string.format(substText, pargs.FULLPAGENAME or pargs[1] or '', pargs.showontransclusion and '|showontransclusion=1' or '', Date, pframe:getTitle() == mw.title.getCurrentTitle().prefixedText and '|category=' or '', pargs.content or '')
if mw.isSubsting() then
return retval
else
return frame:expandTemplate{title = 'Template:Error:must be substituted', args = {'rfd'}} .. frame:preprocess(retval)
end
end

return p

Module:RfD - Revision history

Maintenance script: Adapt local policies, template notices and guidance for independent Elite Dangerous Wiki; preserve index layout

Maintenance script: Adapt local policies, template notices and guidance for independent Elite Dangerous Wiki; preserve index layout

Wikipedia>Jonesey95: Add __EXPECTSHORTPAGE__ to prevent pages from appearing on Special:ShortPages. See Tech News 2026-34.

Wikipedia>Jonesey95: Add EXPECTSHORTPAGE to prevent pages from appearing on Special:ShortPages. See Tech News 2026-34.