★ Bharat Mitra
Tools for welcomes, warnings, speedy deletion nominations and reports
Bharat Mitra is an optional gadget that lets you do everyday editing and maintenance work from a single menu, in English dialogs, without leaving the page. It is built around English Bharatpedia's own policies and templates.
What it does[edit source]
| Part | Where it appears | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome | User and user talk pages | Adds a welcome message at the end of a new user's talk page. For anonymous (IP) users the Welcome-anon template is used. There is also an option to add a personal message. |
| Warning | User and user talk pages | 10 types (vandalism, advertising, unsourced edits, personal attacks, harassment, copyright, test edits, point of view, page blanking, username), using the uw-* templates with levels 1, 2, 3, 4 and 4im where the series offers them. It reads the warnings already on the talk page and automatically suggests the next level. The warning goes under this month's section. |
| Speedy deletion | Article, file, template, category and redirect pages | Tags the page with a db-* template chosen from the speedy deletion criteria and also notifies the creator. |
| Automatic links | Article pages | Suggests [[ ]] links for words in the text that have articles of their own. Headings, existing links, templates and references are not touched; only the first occurrence of each word is linked. The editor picks from the list which links are actually applied. |
| Report | All pages | Adds a report as a new section on the Bharatpedia:Administrators' noticeboard: vandalism, spam or advertising, offensive username, suspected sockpuppetry, a page protection request, or another administrator matter. |
| Revert / Undo | All pages | Reverts the most recent editor's consecutive edits with Rollback, or one chosen revision with Undo. When an old revision is opened from the history, a "Restore this revision" bar appears by itself at the top of the page, from which that revision can be made current with one confirmation. |
| Deletion discussion | Article, file, template, category and redirect pages | Puts the deletion notice on the page, creates a discussion page at Bharatpedia:Articles for deletion, adds the nomination to the day's log and notifies the creator. |
| Protection request | All pages | Sends a page protection request, with the level and duration, to Bharatpedia:Requests for page protection. |
| Redirect tools | All pages | Fixes double redirects in one go, changes the target of a redirect, and shows the list of broken redirects. |
| Block | User pages (administrators only) | Blocks a user with a duration, reason and options, and posts a notice on the talk page. |
| Batch delete | All pages (administrators only) | Deletes the pages in a list one by one at a slow pace; a stop facility is included. |
| Settings | All pages | Your preferences: the default warning level, the default for creator notification, and whether a preview is always required. Preferences are saved under your user page. |
Safety rules[edit source]
- Nothing happens without a preview and a confirmation. The preview is shown first; the edit is made only when you press "Confirm".
- Every edit carries a clear edit summary, so the history shows what was done and why.
- The wrong option never appears on the wrong page: the menu only offers options suited to the type of page.
- Speedy deletion only nominates; deleting the page remains an administrator's job.
How to enable it[edit source]
This gadget is not switched on automatically for every user. To enable it:
- Open your preferences.
- Choose the Gadgets tab at the top.
- In the editing tools section, tick the checkbox next to Bharat Mitra.
- Press Save at the bottom.
- Reload any page. The ★ Bharat Mitra button will appear in the toolbar at the top of the page.
To turn it off, untick the same box and save.
Keep it always on (optional): You can also keep Bharat Mitra on permanently for your own account, without the Preferences checkbox. Open your common.js page, add this one line and save:
mw.loader.load( 'ext.gadget.BharatMitra' );
The gadget will then load for you on every page. To stop, remove the line again.
How to use it[edit source]
- On any page, press the ★ Bharat Mitra button.
- Choose the task from the list (for example "Warn" on a user talk page).
- Fill in the details in the window that opens and press Show preview.
- If the preview looks right, press Confirm. The edit will be made and a notice will be shown.
On mobile, if the button is not in the toolbar, you will find the blue ★ Bharat Mitra button at the bottom right of the page.
- On mobile:
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On normal pages
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On protected pages
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On user pages
- On desktop:
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On normal pages
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On protected pages
Notes[edit source]
- Warning templates: the uw- series (for example uw-vandalism1 to uw-vandalism4im) is used for warnings.
- Speedy deletion criteria: Bharatpedia:Criteria for speedy deletion
- If you have a problem or a suggestion, please write at the Bharatpedia:Village pump.