Template:UKB points
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This template is not used on the English Wikipedia, but it has been kept as a convenience for the operation of a bot on other Wikipedias.
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{{UKB points}} is used to define a rule for how points should be awarded in a contest checked by User:UKBot. In addition to being readable for the bot, the template also produces a human readable form of the points rule.
Each contest must have at least one {{UKB points}} template, but can have multiple.
Usage[edit]
The first parameter defines what kind of action points should be awarded for, while the second parameter defines the number of points. Supported actions:
new- points are awarded for each new page created (excluding redirects).
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{{UKB points | new | 10 }}
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redirect- points are awarded for each new redirect page created.
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{{UKB points | redirect | 2 }}
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byte- points are awarded for each byte added.
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{{UKB points | byte | 0.01 }}will award 1 point for every 100 bytes.
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|maxpoints=can be used to limit the max number of points awarded per page.- Example:
{{UKB points | byte | 0.01 | maxpoints=50 }}will award 1 point for every 100 bytes added, but no more than 50 points per page.
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bytebonus- adds a fixed bonus if more than a given number of bytes is added to a single page.
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{{UKB points | bytebonus | 20 | 3000 }}will award 20 points if more than 3000 bytes was added to a single page.
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word- points are awarded for every word added to the running text (not including text inside info boxes, other templates or tables).
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{{UKB points | word | 0.05 }}will award 1 points per 20 words added.
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wordbonus- adds a fixed bonus if more than a given number of words is added to a single page.
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{{UKB points | wordbonus | 10 | 200 }}will award 10 points if more than 200 words was added to a single page.
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image- points are awarded for every image added
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{{UKB points | image | 5 }}will award 5 points for every image added.
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|maxpoints=can be used to limit the max number of points awarded per page.- Example:
{{UKB points | image | 5 | maxpoints=15 }}will award 5 points for every image added, but no more than 15 points per page.
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|self-uploaded=can be used to award more points to images added that was uploaded by the same user.- Example:
{{UKB points | image | 5 | self-uploaded=10 }}will award 10 points for every image added that was uploaded by the same user, and 5 points for other images added.
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|initial limit=can be used to only award adding images to articles having no more than a specified number of images from before.- Example:
{{UKB points | image | 5 | initial limit=0 }}will only award points for adding images to pages that did not have images from before.
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citation- points are awarded for every citation added
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{{UKB points | citation | 3 | 1 }}will award 3 points for every citation added and 1 point for every reference to a named citation.
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qualified- awards a fixed number of points for every qualified page contributed to in some way.
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{{UKB points | qualified | 20 }}will award 20 points for every qualified page.
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edit- awards a fixed number of points for every edit to a qualified page.
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{{UKB points | edit | 1 }}will award 1 point for every edit.
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template removal- awards a fixed number of points for removing a template.
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{{UKB points | template removal | 2 | Citation needed }}will award 2 points for every {{Citation needed}} template removed.
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- Wild cards are supported in the beginning or end.
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{{UKB points | template removal | 2 | *stub }}will award 2 points for every stub template removed, such as {{physics stub}}...
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external link- points are awarded for every external link added
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{{UKB points | external link | 5 }}will award 5 points for every external link added
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|maxpoints=the max number of points awarded per page.- Example:
{{UKB points | external link | 5 | maxpoints=15 }}will award 5 points for every external link added, but no more than 15 points per page.
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See also[edit]
- {{UKB criterion}}