Code for Anti-Necroposting (Staff only)

[Elizhaa]

@Bobsican, it is a full-circle. Hopefully, the author that I asked reply soon.

 

[Bobsican]

Let´s wait for now.

BTW, I still recommend to click the "Follow" button at the thread at Community Central that has been made for this issue to remain updated and reply as needed.

 

[Bobsican]

"That wiki is using 90 days as their parameter for that variable, I don't think 'infinite' will work as a value in that script. This is taken from the Spongebob wiki's Common.js page:"

/* LockForums and LockOldBlogs */   window.LockForums = { lockMessageWalls: true, expiryDays: 90 };   window.LockOldBlogs = { expiryDays: 90 };   /* End of LockForums and LockOldBlogs */

 

[Elizhaa]

We don't need lock message walls nor old blog.

 

[Bobsican]

What´s to be done, then?

 

[Elizhaa]

What´s to be done, then?

We could set expiryDays to 730 days/2 years or somesuch then. We keep the warning fuction function at 30 days to give messages at this time.

 

[Bobsican]

I think that what Elizhaa suggests is overall a good alternative.

More input is needed for this, however.

 

[Antvasima]

Maybe we could set it to 1096 days ~ 3 years then, to stay on the safe side?

 

[Bobsican]

I think that should be fine, as threads done after such timeframe has passed are either outdated or just assured complaint of necroing.

 

[Antvasima]

Something like this then?

window.LockForums = { expiryDays: 1096, expiryMessage: "This thread has not been commented on for over 3 years, so it has been automatically locked." warningDays: 90 warningMessage: "This thread has not been commented on for over <warningDays> days. There is no need to reply, unless it is part of the versus forum." };

 

[Bobsican]

It looks perfect.

But more input is needed for agreement, of course.

 

[Antvasima]

Thanks.

Agreed.

 

[AKM sama]

Yeah, omitting expiryDays in the settings will only set this variable to a default value of 30 days.

Has this been confirmed? We could try it out by omitting it, I guess.

If yes, then Ant's script looks fine to use.

 

[Elizhaa]

I think the "Warningdays" work better as 30 days. Otherwise, I am fine with the rest of the code,

 

[Bobsican]

And now that I think about it, the "expiryMessage" should also mention that a new thread can be made to bring back the topic if needed.

 

[Elizhaa]

And now that I think about it, the "expiryMessage" should also mention that a new thread can be made to bring back the topic if needed.

I think this addition could work.

 

[Antvasima]

Something like this then:

window.LockForums = { expiryDays: 1096, expiryMessage: "This thread has not been commented on for over 3 years, so it has been automatically locked. If necessary, you can start a new discussion about the topic instead." warningDays: 90 warningMessage: "This thread has not been commented on for over <warningDays> days. There is no need to reply, unless it is part of the versus forum." };

 

[DarkDragonMedeus]

That code looks good to me.

 

[Bobsican]

Perfect, but I´m sure a bit more input is needed.

 

[Antvasima]

Can somebody ask Promestein if she is willing to add my text and follow the other instructions for how to activate the feature? My tablet doesn't work well for adding wiki code for some reason.

 

[Bobsican]

Well, the message I sent to Prom is still at the top, so I´ll just add a comment about applying the actual code and so on, to avoid spamming her message wall.

 

[Antvasima]

Okay. You can reply to the previous post.

 

[Bobsican]

Done.

 

[Promestein]

Done.

 

[Bobsican]

If everything is fine, this thread can be closed now.

 

[Bobsican]

Wait, the message for when it´s actually closed doesn´t show up as meant, as seen in the thread below:

https://vsbattles.com/vsbattles/5190

 

[Bobsican]

And there´s also how this thread is only 2 months old and it doesn´t let me reply:

https://vsbattles.com/vsbattles/2983303

 

[Antvasima]

That is a potentially major problem. Please ask Promestein to revert the changes then.

 

[Antvasima]

Never mind. I handled it:

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.js&diff=4822765&oldid=4821569

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/index.php?title=MediaWiki:ImportJS&diff=4822770&oldid=4821549

The changes might take a while to be applied though.

 

[Antvasima]

Somebody should preferably ask in the Dev wiki forum about why the above-mentioned problem happened.

 

[Bobsican]

Which board in the forum would be best for that?

 

[Antvasima]

Probably the support forum.

 

[Bobsican]

Very well, I´ll mention there about this... event.

 

[Bobsican]

Did I miss something?

 

[Antvasima]

We received a reply:

There is a syntax error in your configuration:

should be

window.LockForums = {
expiryDays: 1096,
expiryMessage: "This thread has not been commented on for over 3 years, so it has been automatically locked. If necessary, you can start a new discussion about the topic instead.",
warningDays: 90,
warningMessage: "This thread has not been commented on for over <warningDays> days. There is no need to reply, unless it is part of the versus forum."
};
I would also suggest ensuring your LockForums configuration revision has been submitted and approved before importing it through ImportJS, because otherwise it'll apply the default configuration (and lock threads over 30 days old) until the configuration has been approved.

 

[Antvasima]

Would you be willing to handle this according to his instructions Promestein?

 

[Bobsican]

It seems the "syntax error" was that a "," that should be right after the number value at "warningDays" was skipped. Just adding it shouldn´t be too hard.

 

[Antvasima]

Yes, but we also have to make the changes in order, and wait until one of them has been accepted and applied, before submitting the other.

 

[Bobsican]

Of course, I just thought pointing it out was a good idea.

 

[Antvasima]

Okay. No problem.