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Apparently, higher-up, editors get tools that let them make modifications to multiple threads simultaneously. [1] And, Wikipedia happens to count those edits s

Apparently, higher-up, editors get tools that let them make modifications to multiple threads simultaneously. [1] And, Wikipedia happens to count those edits separately even if the editor applies the fix to multiple articles at once as a single action. <-- This is my self-assessment though, I could be wrong! [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/au2rjb/i_am_steven_pruitt_the_wikipedian_with_over_3/eh56ryj/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/au2rjb/i_am_steven_pr...

aboutruby 8y ago
I didn't find whether this counts as a single action but I found the website hosting most of the tools: https://tools.wmflabs.org https://tools.wmflabs.org (I was looking for this site for a while and couldn't find it)
mormegil 8y ago
Wikipedia (or, rather, MediaWiki, the wiki engine powering it) has a comprehensive API (see e. g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox), allowing all kinds of automated tasks. You do not need any special permission to use it, however, you are rate-limited, unless you get an exemption. And, there are many ready-made tools utilizing the API for common tasks. Either local tools like Pywikibot or hosted online like many tools on tools.wmflabs.org
- shaklee3 8y ago
  He says in the AMA the tool he uses is invite-only after you have over 500ish edits.
cooper12 8y ago
The tool is called AWB, [0] and a better way to explain it would be that it lets you work on lists of articles, applying the same change to each, but each edit still has to be approved one-by-one. It's only bots that are normally allowed to just fire away edits and those have to be granted permission beforehand. [1] Pruitt does not have any special bot exemption, [2] and those running bots are usually expected to create a separate account for them. Indeed, looking at his contributions, [3] they have the tag "AWB". The requirements are also not that high, needing only "250 non-automated mainspace edits or 500 total mainspace edits" to be eligible. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_policy [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&limit=1&username=Ser%20Amantio%20di%20Nicolao https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers... [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Ser_Amantio_di_Nicolao https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Ser_Aman...
- shaklee3 8y ago
  He did say he hasn't written original content in quite a while, and most of his changes are edits.
Arkanosis 8y ago
Another editor here: that's entirely right. 3 millions edits, however, is still an astonishing accomplishment, even taking this into account. Edits that don't require any human thinking are usually done by bot accounts, and few of them have that many edits.

aboutruby 8y ago

I didn't find whether this counts as a single action but I found the website hosting most of the tools: https://tools.wmflabs.org https://tools.wmflabs.org (I was looking for this site for a while and couldn't find it)

mormegil 8y ago

Wikipedia (or, rather, MediaWiki, the wiki engine powering it) has a comprehensive API (see e. g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox), allowing all kinds of automated tasks. You do not need any special permission to use it, however, you are rate-limited, unless you get an exemption. And, there are many ready-made tools utilizing the API for common tasks. Either local tools like Pywikibot or hosted online like many tools on tools.wmflabs.org

shaklee3 8y ago
He says in the AMA the tool he uses is invite-only after you have over 500ish edits.

cooper12 8y ago

The tool is called AWB, [0] and a better way to explain it would be that it lets you work on lists of articles, applying the same change to each, but each edit still has to be approved one-by-one. It's only bots that are normally allowed to just fire away edits and those have to be granted permission beforehand. [1] Pruitt does not have any special bot exemption, [2] and those running bots are usually expected to create a separate account for them. Indeed, looking at his contributions, [3] they have the tag "AWB". The requirements are also not that high, needing only "250 non-automated mainspace edits or 500 total mainspace edits" to be eligible. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_policy [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&limit=1&username=Ser%20Amantio%20di%20Nicolao https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers... [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Ser_Amantio_di_Nicolao https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Ser_Aman...

shaklee3 8y ago
He did say he hasn't written original content in quite a while, and most of his changes are edits.

Arkanosis 8y ago

Another editor here: that's entirely right. 3 millions edits, however, is still an astonishing accomplishment, even taking this into account. Edits that don't require any human thinking are usually done by bot accounts, and few of them have that many edits.