Thread:RR3 Michael P/@comment-26829117-20180214134021/@comment-25956839-20180221191309

Allot of work has gone into the accuracy of the rr3 Wiki, so much so that many readers think this is an official site! This is due to the speed of entry of the data and the accuracy. What players see on their screen is mirrored on the Wikia. This is a Wikia about the game, if FM changes the name, we change the article name to mirror the ingame name.

I am investigating automating most of the editing, once all the edits are done (I will not be rushing this!) the cars will be much more consistent. When new models are release admins will not need to guess the naming convention, so in the long run it will be better!

Update on automation:
 * My bot account MikeRR3Bot has been created and flagged as a bot.
 * This account will not flood the recent change list.
 * If there are any issues a message can be posted on its wall, see the profile page for information.
 * Pywikibot has been installed and tested on a small scale, this will be used for page moves.
 * AutoWikiBrowser has been installed and tested, this will be used to fix links to the new pages.

Car Showcase pictures:
 * 209 new Showcase pictures will need to be captured in HD (1920 x 1080)
 * Powerup777 has volunteered to make a start on this.
 * The exact names will be confirmed (e.g. McLAREN ...)
 * Pictures will be uploaded in the format "Showcase CONFIRMED CAPITALISED NAME.jpg"
 * Old Showcase pictures will not be renamed.

Manufacturer logos:
 * Manufacturer pictures will be renamed (e.g. Manufacturer Audi.png > Manufacturer AUDI.png)
 * This will be automated, using the same method as the car article pages.

Once the new names are known:
 * car and manufacturer article page move will start.
 * Links will be updated to the new page.
 * These automated processes will be closely monitored.

Known problems:
 * The car names have been capitalised, but the showcase name in series are unchanged.
 * Automation may change the series name to capital, these series showcase names will need to be manually reverted. e.g. Arial Atom 3.5 Showcase in Open Sky Challenge: Ariel Atom 3.5 Showcase will automatically be changed to ARIEL Atom 3.5 Showcase, the manufucature ARIEL will need to be manually changed: Ariel to mirror the showcase name.
 * Users will need to update any PQ scrips to the new article names.

RR3 Michael P (talk) 19:13, February 21, 2018 (UTC)