Anti-vandalism and maintenance userscript
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Ultraviolet_%28software%29_icon_logo.svg/42px-Ultraviolet_%28software%29_icon_logo.svg.png) | The
RedWarn
team is currently in the process of renaming to
Ultraviolet
. Some documentation pages are still in the process of being written/transferred. Read the announcement
here
.
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png) | Warning: You take full responsibility for any action you perform
using Ultraviolet. You must read and
understand
Wikipedia policies
and use this tool within these policies, or risk being
blocked from editing
.
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Ultraviolet
is an
open source
counter-vandalism
user script
written in
TypeScript
and is used to revert problematic edits, warn and report editors, request page protection and perform other moderation and maintenance tasks.
Click here to install or remove.
An image of the visible spectrum, in order of increasing wavelength.
There are a few reasons as to why the name "Ultraviolet" was chosen.
- On the
visible spectrum
, violet is on the opposite side of
red
. Further past the visible spectrum in decreasing wavelength, is
ultraviolet
.
- At the time of deciding,
WP:UV
was an available shortcut.
- We wanted to retain a color in the title for easy recognition.
In addition to the script, the
team
decided to take on the name
10nm
, the smallest wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light (10 nanometers).
And no, the "V" in "violet" is not capitalized, unlike the "W" in "Warn".
Relation with RedWarn
edit
Ultraviolet is a rewritten version of
RedWarn
, initially developed by
User:Ed6767
. Along with the release of the new rewrite of the userscript, we've decided to rename for various reasons, documented on our
development wiki
.
For a complete list of what we have so far, take a look at
Wikipedia:Ultraviolet/Compatibility matrix
.
The team behind Ultraviolet is the same team behind RedWarn. Each person on the team contributes their own set of skills and tasks for Ultraviolet, whether it be development process, documentation writing, or community response.
- Development
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- Documentation
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Ultraviolet is in beta
, so you may face some bugs and issues. Please be willing to give your feedback if you try in order so that the developers can collect feedback on suggested features, bugs and other issues.
As of now, Ultraviolet is not perfectly backwards-compatible with RedWarn. Some features, primarily customization options, may still be missing or lacking. The current version of Ultraviolet can (and should) run alongside Twinkle to avoid any blind spots in your counter-vandalism patrolling feature set.
Want to chat with other Ultraviolet users and help contribute to the project? Join our
Discord server
or
#ultraviolet
connect
on
Libera
.
You are responsible for all edits made with Ultraviolet.
You have the chance to review
every action you make.
You are expected to have properly studied
Wikipedia's policies and guidelines
prior to using Ultraviolet and expected to use Ultraviolet within Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or risk being
blocked from editing
.
Discouraged behaviour
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Ultraviolet is a powerful tool, and some behaviour is strongly discouraged, including but not limited to:
- Misusing the revert or Alert on Change options to violate
ownership of content
or
edit warring
policies
- Consistently misusing user warning templates
- Overuse of a single quick rollback reason, which may discourage newer editors
- Bypassing any permission level restriction (i.e., using Ultraviolet before autoconfirmed, or using restricted features before becoming extended-confirmed)
- Gaming
around special permissions, such as the ability to
send mass messages
A disclaimer regarding rollback
edit
As with any semi-automated tool, whether you use rollback (tagged as "Rollback, Ultraviolet") or pseudo-rollback (tagged as "Undo, Ultraviolet") does not imply abuse; cases of abuse should be treated differently.
"If a tool or manual method is used to add an appropriate explanatory edit summary, then rollback may be freely used as with any other method of
reverting
."
However, if you do not use an appropriate edit summary in your rollback reason, you risk losing your rollback permissions.
To test out Ultraviolet's features, have a go at giving warnings to
User talk:Sandbox for user warnings
. Nearly all elements are labeled with placeholders and tooltips to demonstrate the purpose of a button or text box. Once you've got the hang of it, feel free to start patrolling for vandalism on
Special:RecentChanges
.
There are multiple ways to contact members of the
Ultraviolet Team
can be reached. While it is preferred to use the
talk page
, any of the below methods may be used to contact members. Please note that certain methods, such as IRC and Discord, may take some time to receive a response. If you have a confidential issue with Ultraviolet, then please refrain from using the below methods and instead email
ultraviolet.issue
toolforge.org
(
redwarn.issue
toolforge.org
for RedWarn). You can contact team members via the following methods:
- Through the
Ultraviolet talk page
.
- Through the
Ultraviolet
Discord
server.
- Through IRC at
#redwarn-team
connect
on
Libera
.
- Through any of the Ultraviolet team members' talk pages.
- Through any of the Ultraviolet team members' emails (using
Special:Email
).
- Through any of the Ultraviolet team Toolforge maintainers' emails (using
tools.ultraviolet
toolforge.org
).
If you wish to report a bug you have experienced, please collect screenshots and logs using the instructions at
Wikipedia:Ultraviolet/Documentation/Troubleshooting
.
If you're unable to contact any Ultraviolet team member, this may be due to a rare event where none of them are available. In most cases, a team member should be able to respond within 24 hours.
General communications about RedWarn on Libera should be on
#redwarn
connect
instead. You will be removed from #redwarn-team if you do not have any immediate concerns.
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