cl: removing the "affiliation" parameter in infoboxes

[Glowsquid]

The affilation parameter is to be removed from character and enemy infoboxes, but the useless thing is plagging over two thousand articles. We could theorically simply remove the parameter directly from the source templates, but that'd still leave the raw text in the articles, and beside, an entry on BJAODN use it.

To reduce the chance of edit conflicts, you can call dibs on one or more set of articles (for example).

 

[Xiahou Ba]

I would like to implement that the affiliation part in the template itself is no longer in use without altering the template itself, but I have no knowledge of how to do that.

 

[Hobbes]

I can help, which articles can I take?

 

[Glowsquid]

I would like to implement that the affiliation part in the template itself is

I edited the "syntax" box of Template:Character-infobox t reflect the change.

I can help, which articles can I take?

Pick a set of articles (species or game templates are a good source for those) or just type "affiliation" in the search if you have no idea.

 

[Xiahou Ba]

I'm just going down the list of characters and deleting whatever affiliation I see

 

[Hobbes]

I'm just going down the list of characters and deleting whatever affiliation I see

OK, I'll start from the bottom

 

[Xiahou Ba]

Done #-B characters. My god, that was torticollis inducing

 

[Pyro]

I'll hit "random page" a bunch of times and remove any that is in my path.

 

[Hobbes]

I took care of the characters from The InterChet to the last one, alphabetically.

 

[Walkazo]

Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Character-infobox

^Easiest way to find pages with the template.