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Time filed: 14:43, Sunday, June 14, 2020 ( UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: supervised
Programming language(s): Javascript (ES6)
Source code available: https://github.com/ed6767/redwarn/blob/master/multiAct.js and https://github.com/ed6767/redwarn/blob/master/multipleAction.html
Function overview: RE: RedWarn multiple action tool - a semi-automated tool to review changes and warn users who have engaged in vandalism/edit wars. The use of the multiple action tool is currently restricted to extended-confirmed users to prevent spam by new users. Currently, there are no artificial limits enforced, however, these would be fairly easy to add.
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Mass_messaging
Edit period(s): On activation when reviewing pending changes or when selected between two revisions on a history page
Estimated number of pages affected: User Talk pages, variable amoun
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): No
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): No
Function details: This BRFA is not for the entire RedWarn script itself (which has similar functionality to Twinkle), but rather a feature within it. As a semi-automated tool, RedWarn's functionality boils down to making repetitive tasks quicker and easier for users. One of these tools called the Multiple Action Tool is designed to make reviewing edits and warning users within vandalism and edit wars much easier - however, some editors have expressed concern with the tool being used to replace the WP:MMS user right.
In an edit or vandalism war, prior to the creation of this tool, to warn multiple users an editor would need to a large number of tabs, then manually click through and follow the normal process for adding a UW template via RedWarn or Twinkle which would take considerable time. The multiple action tool is intended to semi-automate this process.
The multiple action tool can only be activated by a normal user in two ways: 1. Via an article history page and selecting between two revisions 2. Reverting pending changes
Upon selecting between two revisions, a user would be presented with a list of users who have made edits between the selected revisions (or the reverted revisions in the case of pending changes). A user must manually select users using the checkbox to the left side of the list, then manually set Wikitext content to be appended to a users page, either under the current date header (i.e. June 2020) or at the end of a user talk page by using the "New Notice" or "New Message" buttons. A preview is provided within the user dialog, then upon apply being clicked these options are set for the selected users. Once a user is happy and has reviewed the changes they have made, they click the "COMMIT SELECTED" button which will then prompt the user one last time whether or not they wish to commit the changes for the selected users. Then, the script will automatically go through all the selected users and add the content as specified. The core purpose of the multiple action tool is not to replace the MMS tool as in normal use, no users can be manually inputted or added to the list, unlike a mailing list.