Wikipedia:Rename of Image-class to File-class
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Consensus was found during a CfD to rename all categories of the form "Image-Class XXX articles" to "File-Class XXX articles". This page describes the process that will be followed to achieve this.
Discussions
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2010 July 3#Category:Image-Class articles
- Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2010 February 23#Category:Image-Class articles
- Template talk:WPBannerMeta/Archive 8#File-Class
- Template talk:WPBannerMeta/Archive 5#Image-Class or File-Class?
- User talk:Cyde#File-Class articles
Process
- Determine which, if any, projects want to continue using Image-class. (This could be those which have specifically set
|image=yesin their class mask options.) - Get a bot to create all the "File-Class XXX articles" categories. The content should be the same as the corresponding "Image-Class XXX articles" category, with the following exceptions:
- The class parameter of Template:Cat class should be changed to
|class=File. - If Category:Image-Class articles has been added manually then it should be removed.
- The class parameter of Template:Cat class should be changed to
- Make a change to Template:Class mask so that the default name for this class is changed to "File". Some custom class masks may also need to be updated.
- Update the other banners that don't use class mask at Category:WikiProject banners.
- Get a bot to delete all the unwanted categories of the form "Image-Class XXX articles".
Resources
- Script and list by WOSlinker to semi-automate creating the categories.