AWB mistakes

  • Some AWB edits of yours on Sep 1 have been making changes inside quotations. Such as in History of Florida. Of course, we are supposed to leave quotations intact, regardless of their English or MOS rules. AWB is not safe in understanding what are quotes and does not bypass them. Hmains (talk) 04:45, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
    • Or change names of books, articles, etc Hmains (talk) 04:47, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
      • Three answers to this: firstly that MOS:QUOTE says "Trivial spelling or typographical errors should be silently corrected (for example, correct ommission to omission, harasssment to harassment)—unless the slip is textually important." so I see no issue with correcting decade apostrophes within quotes unless the quote is specifically about this kind of typography/date. Secondly, I don't believe there are any quality sources that would have an incorrect decade apostrophe in a page/article/book title. Thirdly, on this specific case, if you access [1] (this is the permanent link it gives, though it seems to redirect to the search page, so click browse, then next and volume 6 issue 2 is second in grid) and download the PDF then on page 34 of the PDF you'll see that the title uses "1920s" without the incorrect apostrophe. What's your source to say it's "1920's"? Rjwilmsi 09:28, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
        • OK, I understand. I was assuming that the WP editors copied the quote correctly. Not to be assumed it see. Still, I see lots of sources (quality or not, WP referencs them) in which book/article/whatever names are wrong in one way or another. Writers are not always careful or well-educated but I doubt anyone wants to be re-researhing all these names. Hmains (talk) 17:56, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

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Possibly out of date but here goes

Hi, I was wondering if you could train your esteemed bot to compare people birth and death dates when it populates persondata and check their age is not negative? ϢereSpielChequers 19:34, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

Here's data from the July 2012 database dump. It seems you've already fixed a number of these. I'll save the query and make it part of my persondata work to check for new occurrences. Rjwilmsi 12:37, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
Articletitle DOB YOD DOD YOD
Ada Copeland King 23 December 1860? 1860 14 April 196 196
Addai II Giwargis 2009-11-0 2009 1 August 1950 1950
Adriano Irala July 21, 1984 1984 August 18, 1933 1933
Al Atkinson (baseball) March 9, 1961 1961 June 17, 1952 1952
Alajos Szokolyi 1971-06-19 1971 1932-09-09 1932
Albert Craig (rhymester) September 2, 1949 1949 July 8, 1909 1909
Alberto O. Treganza 24 March 1976 1976 18 July 1944 1944
Alfred Reade Godwin-Austen 1989-04-16 1989 1963-03-20 1963
Allan Beekman January 16, 1913 1913 October 29, 200 200
Alois Hitler 7 June 2009 2009 3 January 1010 1010
Angela Truszkowska May 16, 1898 1898 October 10, 1825 1825
Ann Shipley April 8, 1999 1999 March 22, 1981 1981
Artemas Martin August 3, 1835 1835 November 7, 1818 1818
Arthur Dixon (footballer, born 1892) 1 January 1982 1982 25 December 1965 1965
Auguste Escoffier 28 October 2012 2012 12 February 1935 1935
Beatrice Varley 11 July 1986 1986 4 July1964 1964
Benjamin P. Birdsall October 26, 1858 1858 May 26, 1840 1840
Bird Segle McGuire October 13, 1965 1965 November 9, 1930 1930
Boris Ledkovsky 9 May 1894 1894 6 August 1875 1875
Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir September 27, 1856 1856 March 16, 1740 1740
Carrie Derick January 14, 1862 1862 November 10, 1111 1111
Cesária Évora 27-08-1941 2027 17-12-2011 2017
Charles Russell (rugby) 5 December 1884 1884 15 May 195 195
Charlie Ferguson (1880s pitcher) April 17, 1963 1963 April 29, 1888 1888
Cotton Minahan December 10, 1982 1982 May 20, 1958 1958
Dick Purcell August 6, 1988 1988 April 10, 1944 1944
Dionisio de Herrera 9 October 1871 1871 13 June 1850 1850
Donal McLaughlin July 26, 2012 2012 September 27, 2009 2009
E. S. Babcock May 1, 1948 1948 September 1, 1922 1922
Edward Abramowski 17 August 1868 1868 21 June 0
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford 22 May 2011 2011 6 April 1621 1621
Einar Jónsson May 11, 1874 1874 October 18, 195 195
Elijah Pitts February 3, 1938 1938 July 10, 1898 1898
Elvir Rahimić 4 April 1976 1976 5 0
Emily Stowe May 1, 1831 1831 April 30, 1203 1203
Emory S. Foster December 23, 1902 1902 November 5, 1839 1839
Ewan Cameron 31 July 1992 1992 21 March 1921 1921
Francisco Arcellana September 6, 2012 2012 August 1, 2002 2002
Frank Miles 15 July 1891 1891 22 April 1852 1852
Friedrich von Gärtner December 10, 1971 1971 April 21, 1847 1847
Galliano Rossini 1927-05-17 1927 1097-11-13 1097
Garth Fundis 10 April 1966 1966 10 April 199 199
Gayle Porter Hoskins July 20, 1887 1887 January 14, 1862 1862
Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy 27 June 27 1883 2027 8 March 1929 1929
George "Geordie" Ridley 10-02-1835 2010 09-09-1864 2009
George Appleton 19 April 1996 1996 28 August 1993 1993
George Bethune English October 25, 1998 1998 September 20, 1828 1828
George Frederick Bristow 19 December 1925 1925 13 December 1898 1898
George Palliser 11 January 1919 1919 25 September 0
George William Andrews (Canadian politician) September 9, 1969 1969 November 5, 1943 1943
Gerhard Cyliax 23 August 2934 2934 17 May 2008 2008
Gertrude Pritzi 15 January 1920 1920 1 0
Gheorghe Taşcă January 30, 1875 1875 March 25, 1851 1851
Gilles Rocheleau 28 August 2935 2935 27 June 1998 1998
Gordon Thomas Whyburn 7 January 1904 1904 8 September 0
Hans Wolff 24 September 2000 2000 16 May 1918 1918
Harry Blackburne 1878-01-25 1878 1863-05-31 1863
Harvey Hendrick November 9, 1987 1987 October 29, 1941 1941
Herbert Breslin May 17, 2012 2012 October 1, 1924 1924
Hermann Lux 3 September 1904 1904 8 July 199 199
Hermon Dexter 2 May 1977 1977 31 January 1961 1961
Howard R. Barr February 15, 2010 2010 March 31, 2002 2002
Humfrey Wanley 21 March 1967 1967 6 July 1726 1726
Icilio Guareschi 24 December 1247 1247 20 June 1118 1118
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite 9 June 1988 1988 25 June 1960 1960
István Gyulai March 21, 1943 1943 March 12, 206 206
Jai Pal Singh 13 May 1930 1930 24 September 0
Jaime Escalante December 31, 3000 3000 March 30, 2010 2010
James Chataway 6 September 2021 2021 12 April 1901 1901
James Fraser (bishop) August 18, 1888 1888 October 22, 1885 1885
Jan Goossen 09-10-1937 2009 01-01-2005 2001
Jean Fontenay 23-05-1911 2023 21-05-1975 2021
Joan Hodgman September 7, 1923 1923 December 7, 1902 1902
Joe Bratcher July 22, 1898 1898 October 13, 1877 1877
Joel Rosenberg (science fiction author) May 1, 1954 1954 June 2, 1000 1000
John Arthur Gellatly July 6, 1869 1869 July 18, 1863 1863
John Carroll (actor) July 17, 1991 1991 April 24, 1979 1979
John Dunne (bishop) 8 June 1985 1985 22 August 1919 1919
John McGreevey 21 december 1922 1922 24 November 210 210
John Otto Siegel November 1, 1973 1973 September 27, 1918 1918
John Peters (shortstop) April 8, 1950 1950 January 4, 1924 1924
John T. Thompson February 05, 1992 1992 June 21, 1940 1940
John Teague 2000-04-16 2000 25 October 1902 1902
John Van Nest Talmage 18 August 1919 1919 19 August 1892 1892
Joseph, Count Kinsky 22 February 2010 2010 7 February 1804 1804
Joshua Hall August 11, 1994 1994 December 25, 1862 1862
Jules Antoine Lissajous March 4, 20001 2000 June 24, 1880 1880
Julien Tiersot 5 July 1857 1857 10 August 1836 1836
Karan Singh Grover 23 February 1982 1982 23 feb 0
Karl-Hermann Lion 5 November 2911 2911 2 May 1994 1994
Kathy Kirby 1938-10-20 1938 011-05-19 11
Kazushige Ugaki August 9, 1868 1868 April 30, 195 195
Keene Fitzpatrick December 25, 1864 1864 May 22, 194 194
Kitty Wells August 30, 1919 1919 August 30, 1918 1918
Len Andrews 9 December 1988 1988 21 January 1969 1969
Len Carlson September 2, 1937 1937 January 26, 200 200
Leonard Slater 11 October 1975 1975 14 September 1914 1914
Letitia Christian Tyler November 12, 2010 2010 September 10, 1842 1842
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar I July 15, 2050 2050 July 4, 1834 1834
Mae Capone April 11, 1994 1994 April 16, 1986 1986
Malcolm Henry Ellis 21-09-1890 2021 18-01-1969 2018
Mani Shankar 19-11-1968 2019 12-01-2012 2012
Manohar Vartak 29-11-1926 2029 21-06-1997 2021
Mason Scott 20 December 1965 1965 1 June 1916 1916
Maurice Duplessis April 20, 1890 1890 September 7, 1864 1864
Michael Gibbs (priest) 1 September 1900 1900 27 July 196 196
Mohammad Mosaddegh 16-6-1882 2016 05-03-1967 2005
Nima Yooshij November 1, 2012 2012 January 6, 1960 1960
Omid Ravankhah 10 April 1985 1985 1 Jan 1000 1000
Otto Lilienthal May 23, 2010 2010 August 10, 1896 1896
Paul Robert Bing 5 May 1878 1878 15 March 1856 1856
Peadar Maher 1 February 1924 1924 31 January 201 201
Peter Bronfman October 2, 1929 1929 December 1, 1867 1867
Peter Warlock 30 October 1984 1984 17 December 1930 1930
Philo Carpenter February 5, 2027 2027 August 7, 1886 1886
Prakash Raj 26 March 1965 1965 06aug01965 196
Rajinder Singh 25 May 1872 1872 8 November 1700 1700
Ray Miller (first baseman) December 16, 1975 1975 April 7, 1927 1927
Reginald Leonard Haine 12 June 1982 1982 10 July 1896 1896
Richard Lewis (bishop of Llandaff) 27 March 1821 1821 24 January 190 190
Robert Campbell Gunn 4 April 1898 1898 14 March 1881 1881
Robert Nugent (officer) June 27, 1824 1824 June 20, 1801 1801
Robert O'Halloran 6 June 1988 1988 1 December 1974 1974
Roger Wolcott Sperry August 20, 2009 2009 April 17, 1994 1994
Roland Barthes 12 November 1915 1915 25 February 0
Rowland Harrison 23-06-1841 2023 09-06-1897 2009
Russell Winnicott 24 May 1918 1918 6 December 1917 1917
Sam LaRocque February 26, 1963 1963 June 5, 1933 1933
Sam Treiman November 30, 1999 1999 May 27, 1925 1925
Samuel Plimsoll 10 February 1824 1824 3 June 1666 1666
Sean Devereux 25 November 1964 1964 2 January 1901 1901
Skilly Williams January 4, 1980 1980 June 19, 1959 1959
Stefan Askenase 10 July 1896 1896 18 October 1895 1895
Sveinn Björnsson 27 February 1881 1881 25 January 1742 1742
Sydney Elliott Napier 26 December 1970 1970 3 May 1940 1940
Tashi Namgyal October 26, 1983 1983 December 2, 1963 1963
Teodor Burada 2 October 1989 1989 17 February 1923 1923
Thomas Wilson (poet) 14-11-1773 2014 09-05-1858 2009
Toad Ramsey August 8, 1964 1964 March 27, 1906 1906
Tom Lanning April 22, 1907 1907 November 4, 0167 167
Tom Reece 20 August 1988 1988 26 October 1953 1953
Tom Whittington 29 July 1981 1981 19 July 1944 1944
Tsuda Sen October 17, 1929 1929 April 24, 1908 1908
Val Pinchbeck February 16, 1931 1931 March 6, 200 200
Venero Armanno 19 August 1959 1959 19 August 0
Vlas Chubar 10 February 1981 1981 26 February 1939 1939
Ward Hawkins 29-12-1912 2029 22-12-1990 2022
Wilibald Gurlitt March 1, 1981 1981 December 15, 1963 1963
William Allen (governor) December 1, 2018 2018 July 11, 1879 1879
William Henry Meadowcroft 1951-05-29 1951 1937-10-15 1937
William J. Olcott February 22, 1962 1962 April 29, 1935 1935
William Stephenson (senior) 28-06-1763 2028 12-08-1836 2012
Willy Riedel 10 November 1909 1909 10 February 1882 1882
Wilma Cozart Fine 29 March 2011 2011 21 September 2009 2009


Thanks, I've fixed a few more. But there seems to be a load error on that database, it is mishandling yyyy-mm-dd dates. ϢereSpielChequers 22:43, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Typo profiling and long rules

I've been checking the results of profiling typos for List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens in typos.txt and noticed that sometimes certain rules are fast but on other occasions they are relatively slow i.e take 10 times longer then its fast time. The rules that have this erraticness are ones that are longer in construction. Is there some issue with long rules over and above the time it takes to execute them? I just wanted to check before I commit more time to creating highly effective rules that are long. Regards, Sun Creator(talk) 01:02, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

Any ideas? Do you know who might know or who could find out? Regards, Sun Creator(talk) 23:52, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
Which rules show wide variations in speed? Is this within the same AWB session (i.e. same set of typo rules)? Rjwilmsi 07:04, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
The "self-" rule was the one I noticed, but there are others but not so varied at that one. It's the same rule, hasn't changed for a while now, and within the same session. I can imagine there is some background windows system process that happens at a point the rule is running but why it more often occurs on the "self-" rule is a mystery. Regards, Sun Creator(talk) 23:51, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

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