Edit summary should clearly distinguish between normalizing existing archive links and adding new ones
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	GPHemsley
	Feb 17 2018, 12:13 AM

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For example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Brunswick_Route_2&curid=915539&diff=826039081&oldid=822917120

In this edit, the bot changed existing archive URLs that work fine and added empty 'df' parameters to templates, which changes nothing.

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Mentioned In: T273206: IABot link normalization should be opt-in rather than opt-out
Mentioned Here: T199846: IABot changed protocol-relative URL to HTTPS

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GPHemsley created this task.Feb 17 2018, 12:13 AM

This is normal behavior. The bot normalizes the archive URLs.

Then the edit summary should be modified to clarify that: It says that it "rescued" 2 sources when it fact it did not.

Cyberpower678 triaged this task as Low priority.Feb 19 2018, 5:27 PM

Cirdan renamed this task from Bot making edits that are effectively no-op to Edit summary should clearly distinguish between normalizing existing archive links and adding new ones.May 1 2018, 7:12 PM

In T199846#4435730, @Cyberpower678 wrote:

The original language, claims that the URL is rescued. This word was chosen carefully as rescuing a URL can mean fixing its archive URL, adding one, or removing a dead link tag from the original if it's not dead.

I propose to broaden this task to have all actions an own summary. Namely:

Add archive URL
Fix dead archive URL
Normalize working archive URL
Remove dead link tag from working URL
Add dead link tag (where no archive exists)

The bot should concatenate the ones that apply (maybe using a localizable concatenation method). There is hardly any chance that this complex meaning can be achieved in any language other than English.

Cirdan moved this task from Inbox to New feature on the InternetArchiveBot board.Sep 7 2018, 11:23 AM

@Cyberpower678: I am resetting the assignee of this task because there has not been progress lately (please correct me if I am wrong!). Resetting the assignee avoids the impression that somebody is already working on this task. It also allows others to potentially work towards fixing this task. Please claim this task again when you realistically plan to work on it (via Add Action... → Assign / Claim in the dropdown menu). Thanks for your understanding!