Uiser:BZPN/ScotsCheck

ScotsCheck – an on-wiki leid checker for scowiki that ettles airticle text an classes it as Scots, Inglis, Inglis-heavy or mixed.

The script compares the airticle’s wird-stock against custom dictionars an gies a quick visual analysis panel. It can forby tag airticles that are maistly Inglis.

Uiss

Ance instawed, the script adds a Check Scots airt tae the page actions menu (or tools menu on mobile).

Clickin it will:

1. Lowd the Scots, Inglis, an neutral dictionars.
2. Analyze the visible airticle wikitext (leavin oot templates, references, tables, categories, an selected sections).
3. Class the airticle as:
   • Scots
   • Inglis
   • Inglis-heavy
   • Inglis-mixed

A popup panel then shaws:

• Wird counts (Inglis / Scots / Neutral / Unkent)
• Inglis ratio (per-centage)
• Total wird count analyzed

The airticle is classed as Inglis or Inglis-heavy, a Tag Airticle button will appear.

Taggin function

Gin uised, the script adds ane o the follaein templates:

• {{No Scots}} – for Inglis-only airticles
• {{Fix Scots}} – for Inglis-heavy airticles

The tag includes an automatic date parameter.

Dictionars

ScotsCheck lows three dictionar pages:

• User:BZPN/ScotsCheck/Dictionary – paired Scots=Inglis entries
• User:BZPN/ScotsCheck/Dictionary-en – Inglis-only wird leet
• User:BZPN/ScotsCheck/Dictionary-sco – Scots-only wird leet

Dictionar data is cached in the browser for 1 hour tae cut down API load.

Translation

The script identifies Inglis wirds in the airticle an suggests Scots translations based on the User:BZPN/ScotsCheck/Translations page.

In the Translate tab:

• Ilka Inglis wird is shawn wi its context frae the airticle.
• Clickin a wird opens a list o Scots suggestions or lets ye type a manual translation.
• Ance ye've picked yer translations, click Save Translations tae edit the airticle automatically.

DevMode

Whan devMode is enabled (default: true):

• Unkent wirds are shawn individually.
• Wirds can be quicklie added tae:
  • Inglis dictionar (+en)
  • Scots dictionar (+sco)

Classification logic

The script calculates an Inglis ratio based on:

(Inglis + Neutral wirds) / (Inglis + Scots + Neutral)

Thresholds:

• > 90% → Inglis
• > 75% → Inglis-heavy
• Equal Inglis/Scots → Inglis-mixed
• Mair Scots than Inglis → Scots

Installation

Add the follaein tae yer Common.js:

importScript('Uiser:BZPN/ScotsCheck.js');

Issue reportin

Please report bugs, wrang classifications, or improvement suggestions on the author’s tauk page.