RetroTechCollection:TW

Twinkle (TW) is a set of JavaScript tools available to autoconfirmed users of the RetroTechCollection Wiki. It adds links to the toolbar for common maintenance tasks such as reverting, tagging and requesting deletion.

Features

Twinkle has the following modules:

Module	Portlet	Description	Access
Fluff	Rollback links	One-click revert, assume-good-faith revert and vandalism revert on diffs and page histories	Autoconfirmed
Diff	Enhanced diffs	Extra tools and information on diff pages	Autoconfirmed
Tag	Tag	Add maintenance and cleanup tags to articles (for example {{Stub}} or {{Unreferenced}})	Autoconfirmed
Protect	PP / RPP	Request or apply page protection	Autoconfirmed (apply: admin only)
Speedy	CSD	Nominate pages for speedy deletion under the criteria below	Autoconfirmed (delete: admin only)
Warn	Warn	Leave templated warnings on a user's talk page, at escalating levels	Autoconfirmed
Batch delete	D-batch	Delete several pages at once	Admin only
Batch undelete	Und-batch	Undelete several pages at once	Admin only

Enabling Twinkle

1. Open the Gadgets tab of Preferences.
2. In the Twinkle section, tick the box next to "Twinkle".
3. Click Save.
4. Open any article. The Twinkle links appear in the toolbar.

Speedy deletion criteria

Twinkle offers these speedy deletion criteria on the RTC Wiki.

Code	Criterion	Applies to
G1	Patent nonsense	Pages consisting entirely of incoherent text
G2	Test page	Pages created for testing, with no encyclopaedic value
G3	Pure vandalism	Pages created as vandalism, with nothing worth keeping
G4	Recreation of deleted content	Pages substantially identical to a previously deleted page
G5	Banned user	Pages created by banned users in violation of their ban
G6	Housekeeping	Uncontroversial technical deletions, such as broken redirects and orphaned talk pages
G7	Author request	Deletion requested by the author, where no one else has edited significantly
G8	Pages dependent on a deleted page	Talk pages, subpages and redirects of deleted pages
G10	Attack page	Pages that exist only to disparage or threaten
G11	Unambiguous advertising	Pages that exist only to promote a product or organisation
G12	Copyright infringement	Pages copied from a copyrighted source without citing it, where the citation cannot be added
A1	No meaningful content	Very short articles with no useful information
A2	No context	Articles without enough context to identify the subject
A3	No content	Articles with only external links, categories or templates
R1	Redirect to non-existent page
R2	Redirect from implausible typo

Warning levels

Twinkle's warnings escalate through four levels:

1. General note: a friendly reminder.
2. Caution: a firmer notice.
3. Warning: a clear warning of the consequences.
4. Final warning: the last warning before a possible block.

Single-issue notices are also available, for welcome messages, copyright violations and style reminders.

Source code

Twinkle for the RTC Wiki is built from github.com/JYewman/rtc-twinkle, using the twinkle-starter framework and the twinkle-core library.

See also

• Gadget preferences
• RetroTechCollection:Deletion policy
• RetroTechCollection:Blocking policy
• Help:Writing a repair guide