Python:NukeAll.py

#(MY PLAN OF) A SIMPLE ROUTINE, ON THE pyWikipedia FRAMEWORK,
# FOR REMOVING *ALL* EDITS OF A USER (VANDAL)
# DO "THE BEST" ACCORDING TO THE RIGHTS A USER HAS (USER, SYSOP)
# WE MAY ADD CENSORSHIP IN THE FUTURE
# THE FIRST STEP, "REVERSING THE PAGE MOVES" IS THE MOST NEEDED
 
#  move pages back to their rightful names
#  Revert all edits; remove from history if desired and possible ;
#  Delete all the crap or nominate  them for deletion
 
# APPOLOGIES OF ANY INELEGANCE
 
### SET-UP : THE PARAMETERS , THE MESSAGES, ETC
 
vandalName = ''  #IF YOUR COMMAND LINE DOESN'T SUPPORT UNICODE,
                 # DO IT BY HAND HERE,
                 # AND PRESS RETURN WHEN THE PROMPT "name of vandal" APPEARS
timestamp = '' #SET THE TIMESTAMP HERE AND IGNORE THE MANUAL INPUT, IF YOU LIKE
uclimit = 500  #SET IT TO 5000 FOR A ROBOT, IF YOU LIKE
 
x = raw_input('name of vandal?')
if x!= '': vandalName = x
a = raw_input('timestamp?')
if a!= '': timestamp = a
 
### SUGGESTION:  SET THE DEFAULT TIME LIMIT TO 2 HOURS, 
###   I.E. REVERTS ALL EDITS FROM AN IP-ADDRESS OR A USER 
###   TO WITHIN 2 HOURS (OR PERHAPS ONE DAY?)
###  OPTIONAL PARAMETER: REVERT ALL THOSE AFTER A CERTAIN TIMESTAMP
###                                             OR REVISION ID
 
### IMPORTING THE MODULES; CREATING THE SITE OBJECT
 
import wikipedia
import re
import ???????????
 
site = wikipedia.getSite()
 
### ZERO: BLOCK THE USER
 
### GETTING THE LIST OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE VANDAL
#   USE API? 
#http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=usercontribs&ucuser=hillgentleman&ucstart=2007010101000000
# wikipedia.apipath() + '?action=query&list=usercontribs&ucuser=' + vandalName + '&ucstart=' timestamp + '&uclimit=' + uclimit
 
list = ???????????.contributions(vandalName)
 
### ANALYSIING THE LIST, DECIDING ON THE ACTIONS...
### EASIEST IS A PAGE WITH ONLY ONE EDITOR - FLAG IT FOR DELETION STEP3
### NEXT WE HAVE SIMPLE REVERTS - FLAG IT FOR STEP 2
### PAGE MOVES, OR EVEN MULTIPLE PAGE MOVES - 
###    WE NEED TO CHECK THE EDIT COMMENTS
###    AND PUT IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PLACE - 
###         - FIND THE PRECISE ACTION (MANUAL INPUT EVEN)
###         - FLAG IT FOR STEP 1 BELOW
 
 
### FIRST: REVERSE ALL PAGE MOVES
 
### SECOND: REVERT ALL EDITS
 
### THIRD: DELETE ALL THE CRAP - THE REDIRECTS AND NEWPAGES
 
### FOUR: (OPTIONAL) REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY