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/FPCBot (talk) 13:01, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Good evening Aristeas,

If I may, I have a question for you. My photo File:Red slug (Arion rufus), 07-09-2024. (actm.).jpg was promoted to FP today but I can't find the right Category:Featured…. Do you know under which Category:Featured… slugs fall? My hope is in you. Thank you in advance for your attention. Kind regards,--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 16:14, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Goedeavond Agnes, nu is alles geregeld. :-) Ik help Aristeas. --Cart (talk) 18:23, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Goedemorgen @W.carter: , hartelijk dank hiervoor.--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 05:51, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Vielen Dank, Cart, dass Du eingesprungen bist! Das ist großartig. Tack så mycket, Cart, för att du hjälpte till! Det är jättebra. – Aristeas (talk) 18:59, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

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Ooops!

Sorry about that. It was just an edit conflict. I happened across it at the same time you did, and I didn't see your edit. --Cart (talk) 09:05, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

No problem, Cart! We just had the same idea at the same time. ;–)

Almost the same idea, of course. There are two strategies how to deal with such cases when a gallery link should include a section anchor, but the section in question (here: #Friuli-Venezia Giulia) does not exist (yet). Either we can still use the complete gallery link and optionally add a hint “(section doesn’t exist yet)” (this is what you did). Or we can just use the bare link to the gallery page, without a section anchor (this is what I did). In both cases we must create the subsection once the image has been promoted to FP status and move the image from the “Unsorted” section to the new one, so the difference is not huge.

I follow my (simpler) strategy because in the past I had the impression that FPCBot sometimes does strange things (like putting an image into the wrong subsection) when we use a section anchor for a section which does not exist (yet); and this is something I want to avoid in any case. But maybe my impression was wrong, so we can also follow your more elaborate strategy. Are there any more reasons for one strategy or the other one?

All the best, – Aristeas (talk) 11:32, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Oh, I didn't know (hadn't noticed) about the funny buisiness the bot was up to with these pre-sections. The reasons I add them are that voters are often more positive to photos of something new (instead of yet another photo of the Golden Gate bridge) and explain to voters why the link won't show them other photos from that subject, plus to help the person closing the nom since they sometimes go and add the section during that process. Perhaps a good middle ground would be to leave the section out of the link and just mention it after like "(section 'Friuli-Venezia Giulia' doesn’t exist yet)". Cart (talk) 12:51, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Dear Cart, I cannot prove that the bot really misbehaves in this way – I think I have noticed this two or three times in the past, but all cases happened last year or so and I have forgotten to note down the cases. However, FPCBot has many idiosyncrasies (to put it mildly) and hence I think it’s better to err on the save side (because if the bot really puts an image into the wrong subsection, this kind of error will often go unnoticed). Therefore I think your middle ground is the best possible solution: It avoids the risk of bot errors, is clear to the voters and helpful for the one who closes the nomination and/or for us who have to create the new subsection and to move the photo to it. So in the future I will obey to this strategy (and please remember me if I ever forget it in the hurry of the daily routine!). Thank you and all the best, – Aristeas (talk) 16:39, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

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