Wikipedia:WikiProject edit counters/Flcelloguy's Tool/Help

This is the help page for Flcelloguy's Tool.

FAQ

What is Flcelloguy's Tool?

The tool, originally created by Flcelloguy and expanded by Titoxd and other members of the Wikiproject edit counters, is a program that can count the number of edits a particular Wikipedian has and provide statistics on those results, such as breakdown by namespace, the percentage of minor edits, and percentage of edit summary usage. More features will be released soon.

What distinguishes this from Kate's Tool and Interiot's Tool?

This tool was inspired by the original Kate's Tool, which generates the edit count by querying the toolserver. However, during that time the tool and the server was down frequently, and Flcelloguy's Tool was developed as a backup. Because it does not query from the toolserver, the tool is an independent program that can run at all times, provided that the Wikipedia website is up. Interiot's Tool, programmed by Interiot, was later designed by Interiot as an alternative to Kate's Tool; however, it too also queries from the toolserver. Thus, while Flcelloguy's Tool is relatively crude compared to the other two, we offer this more as a backup and as a tool to offer more detailed statistics.

Instructions

Downloading

Java is required to run this program. Most computers do not have built in Java capabilities to compile and execute code, so you may need to download it. See the links for downloads from Sun Microsystems. The downloads are free, safe, and should take only a few minutes. See the links for more information.

Compiling and executing

JAR (file format)