RetroTechCollection:TW

RTC:TWRTC:TW

Twinkle (TW) is a set of JavaScript-based tools available to autoconfirmed users of the RetroTechCollection Wiki. It adds a set of quick-access links to the toolbar that allow editors and administrators to perform common maintenance tasks more efficiently.

Features

Twinkle provides 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	Additional tools and information on diff pages	Autoconfirmed
Tag	Tag	Add maintenance and cleanup tags to articles (e.g. {{stub}}, {{needs-sources}})	Autoconfirmed
Protect	PP / RPP	Request or apply page protection levels	Autoconfirmed (apply: admin only)
Speedy	CSD	Nominate pages for speedy deletion using defined criteria	Autoconfirmed (delete: admin only)
Warn	Warn	Issue templated warnings to users' talk pages at escalating levels	Autoconfirmed
Batch Delete	D-batch	Mass-delete multiple pages at once	Admin only
Batch Undelete	Und-batch	Mass-undelete multiple pages at once	Admin only

Enabling Twinkle

Go to Preferences → Gadgets
Under the Twinkle section, tick the checkbox next to "Twinkle"
Click Save
Visit any article — you should see the Twinkle portlet links in your toolbar

Speedy Deletion Criteria

Twinkle supports the following speedy deletion criteria for the RTC Wiki:

General Criteria

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 no salvageable content
G4 – Recreation of deleted content: 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 (broken redirects, orphaned talk pages)
G7 – Author request: Author-requested deletion with no significant edit history
G8 – Pages dependent on a deleted page: Talk pages, subpages, or redirects of deleted pages
G10 – Attack page: Pages that serve no purpose but to disparage or threaten
G11 – Unambiguous advertising: Pages existing solely to promote a product or entity
G12 – Copyright infringement: Pages clearly copied from a copyrighted source

Article Criteria

A1 – No meaningful content: Very short articles with no useful information
A2 – No context: Articles with insufficient context to identify the subject
A3 – No content: Articles with only external links, categories, or templates

Redirect Criteria

R1 – Redirect to non-existent page
R2 – Redirect from implausible typo

Warning Levels

Twinkle issues warnings in escalating levels:

Level 1 – General note (friendly reminder)
Level 2 – Caution (firmer notice)
Level 3 – Warning (clear warning of consequences)
Level 4 – Final warning (last warning before potential block)

Additionally, single-issue notices are available for welcome messages, copyright violation notices, and style guide reminders.

Source Code

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