Brightlingsea Local Wiki - User contributions [en]

Scraping Spotted

2026-10-17T14:22:26Z

Admin:

These are the detailed instructions for how to scrape a story from Facebook Spotted:

* You should have the Permalink URL of a story
* Open that link using ''browser profile chrome on Tony Laptop Chrome''
* Require chrome or user on Tony Laptop Chrome
* Pause to load all of the story and all of the comments
* Click the "Most relevant" dropdown → switch to "All comments"
* Wait for all comments to load. Facebook is slow, so give it plenty of time
* Scroll repeatedly in the relevant open tab until all comments are visible
* Click on all the "View X Replies"
* Once all replies have loaded and opened, select the entire post and all replies
* Paste the post to a Google Doc with a descriptive name based on the post
** The Google ID to use is bourdyanton@gmail.com
* Make sure that a link to the original Spotted story is pasted into the top of the Google Doc
* Echo the Google doc name and URL to the active agent output space

Scraping Spotted

2026-10-17T14:20:43Z

Admin:

These are the detailed instructions for how to scrape a story from Facebook Spotted:

* You should have the Permalink URL of a story
* Open that link using ''browser profile chrome on Tony Laptop Chrome''
* Require chrome or user on Tony Laptop Chrome
* Pause to load all of the story and all of the comments
* Click the "Most relevant" dropdown → switch to "All comments"
* Wait for all comments to load. Facebook is slow, so give it plenty of time
* Scroll repeatedly in the relevant open tab until all comments are visible
* Click on all the "View X Replies"
* Once all replies have loaded and opened, select the entire post and all replies
* Paste the post to a Google Doc with a descriptive name based on the post
* Make sure that a link to the original Spotted story is pasted into the top of the Google Doc
* Echo the Google doc name and URL to the active agent output space

Template:Story proposals table awaiting

2026-10-17T13:21:00Z

Admin: Drop URL column from awaiting-action queue

<noinclude>Story proposal queue (awaiting action) for [[Submit a story proposal]].</noinclude><includeonly>
{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=CONCAT('[[', _pageName, '|', About, ']]')=Proposal,Story_date=Story date,Submitted_by=Submitted by,Submitted_at=Submitted at,Status
|where=Status='Open' OR Status='In review'
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=table
|default on empty='''No proposals awaiting action.'''
}}
</includeonly>

Template:Story proposals table awaiting

2026-10-17T13:19:07Z

Admin: Drop URL column from awaiting-action queue

<noinclude>Story proposal queue (awaiting action) for [[Submit a story proposal]].</noinclude><includeonly>

{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=CONCAT('[[', _pageName, '|', About, ']]')=Proposal,Story_date=Story date,Submitted_by=Submitted by,Submitted_at=Submitted at,Status
|where=Status='Open' OR Status='In review'
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=table
|default on empty='''No proposals awaiting action.'''
}}
</includeonly>

Template:Story proposals table awaiting

2026-10-17T13:16:38Z

Admin: Drop URL column from awaiting-action queue

Sources for stories

2026-10-15T17:40:33Z

Admin: Created page with "* Spotted - https://www.facebook.com/groups/947971878574774 * Brightlingsea Town Council Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@BrightlingseaTownCouncil/videos * Tendring District Council Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@tendringdc001/videos * Essex County Council Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@EssexCountyCouncil_YouTube/videos"

* Spotted - https://www.facebook.com/groups/947971878574774
* Brightlingsea Town Council Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@BrightlingseaTownCouncil/videos
* Tendring District Council Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@tendringdc001/videos
* Essex County Council Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@EssexCountyCouncil_YouTube/videos

Main Page

2026-10-15T17:36:02Z

Admin: /* Instructions */

== [[Special:FormEdit/Story proposal|Submit a story proposal]] || [[Submit a story proposal|View the proposal queue]] ==

== Stories ==
* [[Good tenant, no loyalty: Brightlingsea renter's five years of upkeep met with a rent rise]] (14 October)
* [[A12 widening scrapped as £1.6bn of Essex road projects axed by government]] (13 October)
* [[Hedgehogs win hearts as £10,000 council fund opens to Brightlingsea community]] (11 October)
* [[Reform councillor's road repair boast meets Brightlingsea pushback]] (8 October)
* [[Numbers game: could kerb markings end Brightlingsea's parking wars?]] (4 October)
* [['Come and ask me in the shop': Councillor Jayne Chapman responds to Local Plan claims]] (4 October)
* [[Let's be clear: Webster walks into Vanguard firestorm]] (4 October)
* [[Four thousand words and a lost green field: Mat Court takes on the Local Plan]] (2 October)
* [[Two years, one pothole: a cut knee on Well Street exposes Brightlingsea's pavement backlog]]
* [[Broken Femur, Unbroken Kindness: two girls and a fall near Bateman's Tower]]
* [[Security, surveys and silence: Operation Vanguard divides Brightlingsea]]
* [[Green fields, grey areas: Brightlingsea's fight over 75 homes]]
* [[Flags, books and basics: what should councils stand for?]]
* [[Overflowing bins reignite scrutiny of Brightlingsea's £30m Veolia contract]]
* [['They feel sick about going to school': a Year 7 bullying post divides Brightlingsea]]
* [[Wrong shops, right town: a Gazette article and the crisis in local news]]
* [[Starlink in Brightlingsea: fast broadband, but a question of politics]]
* [[A Park & Ride tip for Colchester Hospital sparks debate in Brightlingsea]]
* [['A small wetland habitat': a blocked drain and Brightlingsea's maintenance backlog]]
* [[Crystal jellies in Brightlingsea: a seafront sighting sparks a jellyfish conversation]]
* [[Roads, reorganisation and the 300 homes that may go: June's Town Council meeting]]
* [[No driveway, no chargers: Brightlingsea debates how to plug in]]
* [[Grooming-gangs report sparks debate in Brightlingsea Facebook group]]
== Instructions ==
* [[Regular tasks]]
* [[How the headlines are created|How the "Headlines" page is created]]
* [[How to write a story]]
* [[General research instructions for the Brightlingsea wiki|General instructions]]
* [[Scraping Spotted]]
* [[Processing proposed stories]]
* [[Sources for stories]]

== Getting started ==
* What is this wiki & who is behind it?
* How can you get involved?
* Consult the [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents|User's Guide]] for information on using the wiki software.
* [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings|Configuration settings list]]
* [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ|MediaWiki FAQ]]
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki release mailing list]
* [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources|Localise MediaWiki for your language]]

Submit a story proposal/Renting in Brightlignsea

2026-10-14T11:42:54Z

Admin: Created page with "{{Story proposal |Story_URLs=https://www.facebook.com/groups/947971878574774/?multi_permalinks=28917114181233835& |About=Renting in Brightlignsea |Submitted_by=Admin |Submitted_at=now |Status=Open }}"

{{Story proposal
|Story_URLs=https://www.facebook.com/groups/947971878574774/?multi_permalinks=28917114181233835&
|About=Renting in Brightlignsea
|Submitted_by=Admin
|Submitted_at=now
|Status=Open
}}

Submit a story proposal/Central government cancels A12 plans

2026-10-13T10:06:27Z

Admin: Created page with "{{Story proposal |Story_URLs=https://www.facebook.com/groups/947971878574774/posts/28860319640246623 |About=Central government cancels A12 plans |Submitted_by=Admin |Submitted_at=now |Status=Open }}"

{{Story proposal
|Story_URLs=https://www.facebook.com/groups/947971878574774/posts/28860319640246623
|About=Central government cancels A12 plans
|Submitted_by=Admin
|Submitted_at=now
|Status=Open
}}

Submit a story proposal

2026-10-11T10:38:45Z

Admin: Restore hub layout from git

== Awaiting action ==

These proposals still need work (newest first). The agent polls this set via the [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:Cargo/API|Cargo API]] — see [[Help:Story proposals for agents]].


{{Story proposals table awaiting}}

== All proposals ==

{{Story proposals table all}}

[[Category:Brightlingsea Local Wiki]]

== Submit a new proposal ==


[{{fullurl:Special:FormEdit/Story proposal}} '''Submit a new story proposal''']

Submit a story proposal

2026-10-11T10:37:36Z

Admin: Import story-proposal wiki content from git

Form:Story proposal

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Admin: Import story-proposal wiki content from git

<noinclude>
Create or edit a story proposal (subpage of [[Submit a story proposal]]).
</noinclude><includeonly>
{{{info
|page name=Submit a story proposal/<Story proposal[About]>
|add page to=Category:Story proposals
|create title=Submit a story proposal
|one submission at a time
}}}

Use the form below to suggest local news or community stories for the wiki. You need a free wiki account ([[Special:CreateAccount|register here]]).

Each proposal gets its own page under [[Submit a story proposal|this hub]]. Editors and the wiki '''agent''' pick up items with status '''Open''' or '''In review'''. Status '''wiki''' means the story is on this wiki but not yet on [https://bseatimes.com/ BSea Times]. Discuss any proposal on its talk page.

{{{for template|Story proposal}}}

{{{field|Story_URLs|label=Story URLs|input type=textarea|rows=4|mandatory=true|placeholder=One URL per line (Facebook, YouTube, news site, etc.)}}}

{{{field|About|mandatory=true|size=60|placeholder=Short title or summary of the story}}}

{{{field|Story_date|label=Story date|input type=date|description=When the event happened (optional)}}}

{{{field|Submitted_by|input type=hidden|default=current user}}}

{{{field|Submitted_at|input type=hidden|default=now}}}

{{{field|Status|input type=dropdown|values=Open,In review,wiki,Published,Declined|default=Open|restricted=bot}}}

{{{field|Published_link|label=Published link|restricted=bot|placeholder=Wiki article while status is wiki; BSea Times URL when Published}}}

{{{field|Internal_notes|label=Internal notes|input type=textarea|rows=3|restricted=bot}}}

{{{standard input|free text|rows=8|label=Extra context (optional)}}}

{{{end template}}}

</includeonly>

Submit a story proposal

2026-10-11T10:33:36Z

Admin:

== Awaiting action ==

These proposals still need work (newest first). The agent polls this set via the [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:Cargo/API|Cargo API]] — see [[Help:Story proposals for agents]].


{{Story proposals table awaiting}}

== All proposals ==

{{Story proposals table all}}

[[index.php?title=Category:Brightlingsea Local Wiki]]

== Submit a new proposal ==


[{{fullurl:Special:FormEdit/Story proposal}} '''Submit a new story proposal''']

Main Page

2026-10-11T10:32:23Z

Admin:

== [[Special:FormEdit/Story proposal|Submit a story proposal]] || [[Submit a story proposal|View the proposal queue]] ==

== Stories ==
* [[Hedgehogs win hearts as £10,000 council fund opens to Brightlingsea community]] (11 October)
* [[Reform councillor's road repair boast meets Brightlingsea pushback]] (8 October)
* [[Numbers game: could kerb markings end Brightlingsea's parking wars?]] (4 October)
* [['Come and ask me in the shop': Councillor Jayne Chapman responds to Local Plan claims]] (4 October)
* [[Let's be clear: Webster walks into Vanguard firestorm]] (4 October)
* [[Four thousand words and a lost green field: Mat Court takes on the Local Plan]] (2 October)
* [[Two years, one pothole: a cut knee on Well Street exposes Brightlingsea's pavement backlog]]
* [[Broken Femur, Unbroken Kindness: two girls and a fall near Bateman's Tower]]
* [[Security, surveys and silence: Operation Vanguard divides Brightlingsea]]
* [[Green fields, grey areas: Brightlingsea's fight over 75 homes]]
* [[Flags, books and basics: what should councils stand for?]]
* [[Overflowing bins reignite scrutiny of Brightlingsea's £30m Veolia contract]]
* [['They feel sick about going to school': a Year 7 bullying post divides Brightlingsea]]
* [[Wrong shops, right town: a Gazette article and the crisis in local news]]
* [[Starlink in Brightlingsea: fast broadband, but a question of politics]]
* [[A Park & Ride tip for Colchester Hospital sparks debate in Brightlingsea]]
* [['A small wetland habitat': a blocked drain and Brightlingsea's maintenance backlog]]
* [[Crystal jellies in Brightlingsea: a seafront sighting sparks a jellyfish conversation]]
* [[Roads, reorganisation and the 300 homes that may go: June's Town Council meeting]]
* [[No driveway, no chargers: Brightlingsea debates how to plug in]]
* [[Grooming-gangs report sparks debate in Brightlingsea Facebook group]]
== Instructions ==
* [[Regular tasks]]
* [[How the headlines are created|How the "Headlines" page is created]]
* [[How to write a story]]
* [[General research instructions for the Brightlingsea wiki|General instructions]]
* [[Scraping Spotted]]
* [[Processing proposed stories]]

== Getting started ==
* What is this wiki & who is behind it?
* How can you get involved?
* Consult the [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents|User's Guide]] for information on using the wiki software.
* [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings|Configuration settings list]]
* [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ|MediaWiki FAQ]]
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki release mailing list]
* [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources|Localise MediaWiki for your language]]

Main Page

2026-10-11T10:30:22Z

Admin:

== [[Submit a story proposal]] ==

== Stories ==
* [[Hedgehogs win hearts as £10,000 council fund opens to Brightlingsea community]] (11 October)
* [[Reform councillor's road repair boast meets Brightlingsea pushback]] (8 October)
* [[Numbers game: could kerb markings end Brightlingsea's parking wars?]] (4 October)
* [['Come and ask me in the shop': Councillor Jayne Chapman responds to Local Plan claims]] (4 October)
* [[Let's be clear: Webster walks into Vanguard firestorm]] (4 October)
* [[Four thousand words and a lost green field: Mat Court takes on the Local Plan]] (2 October)
* [[Two years, one pothole: a cut knee on Well Street exposes Brightlingsea's pavement backlog]]
* [[Broken Femur, Unbroken Kindness: two girls and a fall near Bateman's Tower]]
* [[Security, surveys and silence: Operation Vanguard divides Brightlingsea]]
* [[Green fields, grey areas: Brightlingsea's fight over 75 homes]]
* [[Flags, books and basics: what should councils stand for?]]
* [[Overflowing bins reignite scrutiny of Brightlingsea's £30m Veolia contract]]
* [['They feel sick about going to school': a Year 7 bullying post divides Brightlingsea]]
* [[Wrong shops, right town: a Gazette article and the crisis in local news]]
* [[Starlink in Brightlingsea: fast broadband, but a question of politics]]
* [[A Park & Ride tip for Colchester Hospital sparks debate in Brightlingsea]]
* [['A small wetland habitat': a blocked drain and Brightlingsea's maintenance backlog]]
* [[Crystal jellies in Brightlingsea: a seafront sighting sparks a jellyfish conversation]]
* [[Roads, reorganisation and the 300 homes that may go: June's Town Council meeting]]
* [[No driveway, no chargers: Brightlingsea debates how to plug in]]
* [[Grooming-gangs report sparks debate in Brightlingsea Facebook group]]
== Instructions ==
* [[Regular tasks]]
* [[How the headlines are created|How the "Headlines" page is created]]
* [[How to write a story]]
* [[General research instructions for the Brightlingsea wiki|General instructions]]
* [[Scraping Spotted]]
* [[Processing proposed stories]]

== Getting started ==
* What is this wiki & who is behind it?
* How can you get involved?
* Consult the [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents|User's Guide]] for information on using the wiki software.
* [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings|Configuration settings list]]
* [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ|MediaWiki FAQ]]
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki release mailing list]
* [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources|Localise MediaWiki for your language]]

Submit a story proposal/Essex Councillor asks Brightlingsea for how to spend her discretionary pot of £ss

2026-10-11T10:03:32Z

Admin: Created page with "{{Story proposal |Story_URLs=https://www.facebook.com/groups/947971878574774/posts/28832002429745011 |About=Essex Councillor asks Brightlingsea for how to spend her discretionary pot of £ss |Submitted_by=Admin |Submitted_at=now |Status=Open }}"

{{Story proposal
|Story_URLs=https://www.facebook.com/groups/947971878574774/posts/28832002429745011
|About=Essex Councillor asks Brightlingsea for how to spend her discretionary pot of £ss
|Submitted_by=Admin
|Submitted_at=now
|Status=Open
}}

Submit a story proposal

2026-10-08T15:55:43Z

Admin:

Template:Story proposals table all

2026-10-08T15:50:41Z

Admin: Import story-proposal wiki content from git

<noinclude>Story proposal queue (all) for [[Submit a story proposal]].</noinclude><includeonly>
{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=CONCAT('[[', _pageName, '|', About, ']]')=Proposal,Story_date=Story date,Submitted_by=Submitted by,Status,IF(Published_link = '', '', CONCAT('[[', Published_link, '|', About, ']]'))=Published
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=table
|default on empty=No proposals yet.
}}
</includeonly>

Template:Story proposals table all

2026-10-08T15:50:15Z

Admin: Import story-proposal wiki content from git

<noinclude>Story proposal queue (all) for [[Submit a story proposal]].</noinclude><includeonly>
{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=CONCAT('[[', _pageName, '|', About, ']]')=Proposal,Story_date=Story date,Submitted_by=Submitted by,Status,CONCAT('[[', Published_link, '|', About, ']]')=Published
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=table
|default on empty=No proposals yet.
}}
</includeonly>

Submit a story proposal

2026-10-08T15:49:44Z

Admin: Import story-proposal wiki content from git

Template:Story proposals table all

2026-10-08T15:49:43Z

Admin: Import story-proposal wiki content from git

<noinclude>Story proposal queue (all) for [[Submit a story proposal]].</noinclude><includeonly>
{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=CONCAT('[[', _pageName, '|', About, ']]')=Proposal,Story_date=Story date,Submitted_by=Submitted by,Status,IF(Published_link = '', '—', CONCAT('[[', Published_link, '|', About, ']]'))=Published
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=table
|default on empty=No proposals yet.
}}
</includeonly>

Processing proposed stories

2026-10-08T15:29:48Z

Admin: Created page with "== How to process the proposals queue == ==== Are there any proposals to process? ==== * READ the "awaiting action" table in page Submit a story proposal * Any submission with an "Open" status is a proposal that should be processed ==== How to process a proposal? ==== * READ AND OBEY instructions in page General research instructions for the Brightlingsea wiki * If there is "facebook" in the URL of the story to be processed, then READ AND OBEY THE INSTRUCTION..."

== How to process the proposals queue ==

==== Are there any proposals to process? ====

* READ the "awaiting action" table in page [[Submit a story proposal]]
* Any submission with an "Open" status is a proposal that should be processed

==== How to process a proposal? ====

* READ AND OBEY instructions in page [[General research instructions for the Brightlingsea wiki]]
* If there is "facebook" in the URL of the story to be processed, then READ AND OBEY THE INSTRUCTIONS at [[Scraping Spotted]]
* READ AND OBEY the page [[How to write a story]]

==== What to do post-process? ====

* READ the page [[Help:Story proposals for agents]]
* Change the status of the story via the Cargo API to "wiki"

Help:Story proposals for agents

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This page documents how the Brightlingsea wiki '''agent''' (bot account in the <code>bot</code> group) should find and update story proposals.

== Permissions ==

The bot account must be in the <code>bot</code> group and use a [[Special:BotPasswords|bot password]] with at least:

* <code>highwrite</code> (or equivalent edit rights)
* <code>editprotected</code> if proposals are protected later

Site config grants bots <code>editrestrictedfields</code> and <code>runcargoqueries</code> so the bot can change '''Status''', '''Published link''', and '''Internal notes''' on the form, and query Cargo over the API.

== Unactioned proposals (primary queue) ==

'''Status values:'''
* '''Open''' / '''In review''' — not yet a wiki story; poll these for writing work.
* '''wiki''' — story exists on this wiki; not yet published to [https://bseatimes.com/ BSea Times]. Set '''Published link''' to the wiki article. Poll <code>Status='wiki'</code> for BSea Times publishing.
* '''Published''' — live on BSea Times (use '''Published link''' for that URL or page).
* '''Declined''' — rejected; ignore unless housekeeping.

For new wiki stories, treat '''Open''' and '''In review''' as unactioned. Ignore '''Published''', '''Declined''', and '''wiki''' in that queue.

=== Cargo API (recommended) ===

Base URL: <code>https://brightlingsea.localwiki.org.uk/api.php</code>

<pre>
action=cargoquery
&format=json
&tables=Story_proposals
&fields=_pageName,Story_URLs,About,Story_date,Submitted_by,Submitted_at,Status,Published_link,Internal_notes
&where=Status='Open' OR Status='In review'
&order_by=Submitted at DESC
&limit=50
</pre>

Authenticate with bot password via HTTP Basic Auth or <code>lgname</code>/<code>lgpassword</code> login + token for edits.

=== MediaWiki allpages (fallback) ===

<pre>
action=query
&format=json
&list=allpages
&apprefix=Submit a story proposal/
&aplimit=50
</pre>

Then load each page and parse template parameters, or filter client-side by Status.

== Updating status ==

Prefer '''Edit with form''' semantics via the Page Forms API where available; otherwise edit the wikitext on the proposal page:

* Set <code>|Status=In review</code> when work starts.
* Set <code>|Status=wiki</code> and <code>|Published_link=...</code> to the wiki story page when the article is on this wiki.
* Set <code>|Status=Published</code> and update <code>|Published_link=...</code> when the story is on BSea Times.
* Set <code>|Status=Declined</code> with a note in <code>|Internal_notes=...</code> if rejecting.

=== BSea Times queue (wiki status) ===

<pre>
action=cargoquery
&format=json
&tables=Story_proposals
&fields=About,Story_URLs,Story_date,Submitted_by,Submitted_at,Status,Published_link,Internal_notes
&where=Status='wiki'
&order_by=Submitted at DESC
&limit=50
</pre>

Example summary: <code>Agent: mark proposal published</code>

== Human editors ==

Users in the <code>editor</code> group also have <code>editrestrictedfields</code> for manual overrides; day-to-day status changes are expected from the agent.

[[Category:Brightlingsea Local Wiki]]

Submit a story proposal

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Use the form below to suggest local news or community stories for the wiki. You need a free wiki account ([[Special:CreateAccount|register here]]).

Each proposal gets its own page under this hub. Editors and the wiki '''agent''' pick up items with status '''Open''' or '''In review'''. Status '''wiki''' means the story is on this wiki but not yet on [https://bseatimes.com/ BSea Times]. Discuss any proposal on its talk page.

== Submit a new proposal ==


[{{fullurl:Special:FormEdit/Story proposal}} '''Submit a new story proposal''']

== Awaiting action ==

These proposals still need work (newest first). The agent polls this set via the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cargo/API Cargo API] — see [[Help:Story proposals for agents]].


{{Story proposals table awaiting}}

== On wiki, not yet on BSea Times ==

Status '''wiki''': the story page exists here; the agent uses this list for BSea Times publishing.

{{Story proposals table bseatimes}}

== All proposals ==

{{Story proposals table all}}

[[Category:Brightlingsea Local Wiki]]

Form:Story proposal

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Admin: Import story-proposal wiki content from git

<noinclude>
Create or edit a story proposal (subpage of [[Submit a story proposal]]).
</noinclude><includeonly>
{{{info
|page name=Submit a story proposal/<Story proposal[About]>
|add page to=Category:Story proposals
|create title=Submit a story proposal
|one submission at a time
}}}

{{{for template|Story proposal}}}

{{{field|Story_URLs|label=Story URLs|input type=textarea|rows=4|mandatory=true|placeholder=One URL per line (Facebook, YouTube, news site, etc.)}}}

{{{field|About|mandatory=true|size=60|placeholder=Short title or summary of the story}}}

{{{field|Story_date|label=Story date|input type=date|description=When the event happened (optional)}}}

{{{field|Submitted_by|input type=hidden|default=current user}}}

{{{field|Submitted_at|input type=hidden|default=now}}}

{{{field|Status|input type=dropdown|values=Open,In review,wiki,Published,Declined|default=Open|restricted=bot}}}

{{{field|Published_link|label=Published link|restricted=bot|placeholder=Wiki article while status is wiki; BSea Times URL when Published}}}

{{{field|Internal_notes|label=Internal notes|input type=textarea|rows=3|restricted=bot}}}

{{{standard input|free text|rows=8|label=Extra context (optional)}}}

{{{end template}}}

</includeonly>

Template:Story proposals table bseatimes

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<noinclude>Story proposals on the wiki awaiting BSea Times — [[Submit a story proposal]].</noinclude><includeonly>
{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=CONCAT('[[', _pageName, '|', About, ']]')=Proposal,Published_link=Wiki story,Story_date=Story date,Submitted by,Submitted at,Status
|where=Status='wiki'
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=table
|default on empty='''No stories waiting for BSea Times.'''
}}
</includeonly>

Main Page

2026-10-08T15:17:45Z

Admin: /* Instructions */

== [[Headlines]] ==

== Stories ==
* [[Numbers game: could kerb markings end Brightlingsea's parking wars?]] (4 October)
* [['Come and ask me in the shop': Councillor Jayne Chapman responds to Local Plan claims]] (4 October)
* [[Let's be clear: Webster walks into Vanguard firestorm]] (4 October)
* [[Four thousand words and a lost green field: Mat Court takes on the Local Plan]] (2 October)
* [[Two years, one pothole: a cut knee on Well Street exposes Brightlingsea's pavement backlog]]
* [[Broken Femur, Unbroken Kindness: two girls and a fall near Bateman's Tower]]
* [[Security, surveys and silence: Operation Vanguard divides Brightlingsea]]
* [[Green fields, grey areas: Brightlingsea's fight over 75 homes]]
* [[Flags, books and basics: what should councils stand for?]]
* [[Overflowing bins reignite scrutiny of Brightlingsea's £30m Veolia contract]]
* [['They feel sick about going to school': a Year 7 bullying post divides Brightlingsea]]
* [[Wrong shops, right town: a Gazette article and the crisis in local news]]
* [[Starlink in Brightlingsea: fast broadband, but a question of politics]]
* [[A Park & Ride tip for Colchester Hospital sparks debate in Brightlingsea]]
* [['A small wetland habitat': a blocked drain and Brightlingsea's maintenance backlog]]
* [[Crystal jellies in Brightlingsea: a seafront sighting sparks a jellyfish conversation]]
* [[Roads, reorganisation and the 300 homes that may go: June's Town Council meeting]]
* [[No driveway, no chargers: Brightlingsea debates how to plug in]]
* [[Grooming-gangs report sparks debate in Brightlingsea Facebook group]]

[[Submit a story proposal]]

== Instructions ==
* [[Regular tasks]]
* [[How the headlines are created|How the "Headlines" page is created]]
* [[How to write a story]]
* [[General research instructions for the Brightlingsea wiki|General instructions]]
* [[Scraping Spotted]]
* [[Processing proposed stories]]

== Getting started ==
* What is this wiki & who is behind it?
* How can you get involved?
* Consult the [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents|User's Guide]] for information on using the wiki software.
* [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings|Configuration settings list]]
* [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ|MediaWiki FAQ]]
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki release mailing list]
* [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources|Localise MediaWiki for your language]]

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<noinclude>Story proposal queue (all) for [[Submit a story proposal]].</noinclude><includeonly>
{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=CONCAT('[[', _pageName, '|', About, ']]')=Proposal,Story_date=Story date,Submitted_by=Submitted by,Status,Published_link=Published
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=table
|default on empty=No proposals yet.
}}
</includeonly>

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<noinclude>Story proposal queue (awaiting action) for [[Submit a story proposal]].</noinclude><includeonly>
{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=CONCAT('[[', _pageName, '|', About, ']]')=Proposal,Story_URLs=URL(s),Story_date=Story date,Submitted_by=Submitted by,Submitted_at=Submitted at,Status
|where=Status='Open' OR Status='In review'
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=table
|default on empty='''No proposals awaiting action.'''
}}
</includeonly>

Template:Story proposals table all

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<noinclude>Story proposal queue (all) for [[Submit a story proposal]].</noinclude><includeonly>
{| class="wikitable"
! Proposal
! Story date
! Submitted by
! Status
! Published
{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=_pageName,About,Story_date,Submitted_by,Status,Published_link
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=template
|template=Story proposal queue row all
|default on empty=|-
| colspan="5" | ''No proposals yet.''
}}
|}
</includeonly>

Template:Story proposals table awaiting

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<noinclude>Story proposal queue (awaiting action) for [[Submit a story proposal]].</noinclude><includeonly>
{| class="wikitable"
! Proposal
! URL(s)
! Story date
! Submitted by
! Submitted at
! Status
{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=_pageName,About,Story_URLs,Story_date,Submitted_by,Submitted_at,Status
|where=Status='Open' OR Status='In review'
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=template
|template=Story proposal queue row awaiting
|default on empty=|-
| colspan="6" | ''No proposals awaiting action.''
}}
|}
</includeonly>

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<noinclude>One table row for the story-proposal "All proposals" Cargo query (positional args 1–6).</noinclude><includeonly>
|-
| [[{{{1}}}|{{{2}}}]]
| {{{3}}}
| {{{4}}}
| {{{5}}}
| {{#if:{{{6|}}}|[[{{{6}}}]]|—}}
</includeonly>

Template:Story proposal queue row awaiting

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<noinclude>One table row for the story-proposal "Awaiting action" Cargo query (positional args 1–7).</noinclude><includeonly>
|-
| [[{{{1}}}|{{{2}}}]]
| <div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">{{{3}}}</div>
| {{{4}}}
| {{{5}}}
| {{{6}}}
| {{{7}}}
</includeonly>

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<noinclude>One table row for the story-proposal "All proposals" Cargo query. Cargo named args use spaced field labels.</noinclude><includeonly>
|-
| [[{{{_pageName}}}|{{{About}}}]]
| {{{Story date|}}}
| {{{Submitted by|}}}
| {{{Status|}}}
| {{#if:{{{Published link|}}}|[[{{{Published link|}}}]]|—}}
</includeonly>

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<noinclude>One table row for the story-proposal "Awaiting action" Cargo query. Cargo named args use spaced field labels.</noinclude><includeonly>
|-
| [[{{{_pageName}}}|{{{About}}}]]
| <div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">{{{Story URLs|}}}</div>
| {{{Story date|}}}
| {{{Submitted by|}}}
| {{{Submitted at|}}}
| {{{Status|}}}
</includeonly>

Template:Story proposal

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<noinclude>
Infobox and Cargo store for one story proposal. Used by [[Form:Story proposal]].

{{#cargo_declare:
_table=Story_proposals
|Story_URLs=Text
|About=String
|Story_date=Date
|Submitted_by=String
|Submitted_at=Datetime
|Status=String
|Published_link=String
|Internal_notes=Text
}}
</noinclude><includeonly>
{{#cargo_store:_table=Story_proposals}}
[[Category:Story proposals]]
{| class="wikitable" style="max-width: 48em;"
|-
! About
| {{{About|}}}
|-
! Story URL(s)
| {{#ifeq:{{{Story_URLs|}}}||
| <span style="color: #72777d;">None</span>
| <div style="white-space: pre-wrap;">{{{Story_URLs|}}}</div>
}}
|-
! Story date
| {{{Story_date|}}}
|-
! Submitted by
| {{{Submitted_by|}}}
|-
! Submitted at
| {{{Submitted_at|}}}
|-
! Status
| {{{Status|Open}}}
|-
! Published article
| {{#ifeq:{{{Published_link|}}}||
| —
| {{#ifeq:{{#pos:{{{Published_link|}}}|http}}|0|[{{{Published_link|}}} {{{Published_link|}}}]|[[{{{Published_link|}}}]]}}
}}
|}
{{#ifeq:{{{Internal_notes|}}}||
|
'''Moderator / agent notes:''' {{{Internal_notes|}}}
}}
<div class="proposal-admin-tools" style="display:none; margin-top:1em; padding:0.75em 1em; border:1px solid #a2a9b1; background:#f8f9fa;">
<style>
.proposal-admin-tools { display: none !important; }
body.mw-group-sysop .proposal-admin-tools { display: block !important; }
</style>
'''Administrator''': [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=delete}} Delete this story proposal] ([[Special:Log/delete|deletion log]])
</div>
</includeonly>

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<noinclude>One table row for the story-proposal "All proposals" Cargo query.</noinclude><includeonly>
|-
| [[{{{_pageName}}}|{{{About}}}]]
| {{{Story_date|}}}
| {{{Submitted_by|}}}
| {{{Status|}}}
| {{#if:{{{Published_link|}}}|[[{{{Published_link|}}}]]|—}}
</includeonly>

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<noinclude>Story proposal queue (all) for [[Submit a story proposal]].</noinclude><includeonly>
{| class="wikitable"
! Proposal
! Story date
! Submitted by
! Status
! Published
{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=_pageName,About,Story_date,Submitted_by,Status,Published_link
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=template
|template=Story proposal queue row all
|named args=yes
|default on empty=|-
| colspan="5" | ''No proposals yet.''
}}
|}
</includeonly>

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<noinclude>Story proposal queue (awaiting action) for [[Submit a story proposal]].</noinclude><includeonly>
{| class="wikitable"
! Proposal
! URL(s)
! Story date
! Submitted by
! Submitted at
! Status
{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=_pageName,About,Story_URLs,Story_date,Submitted_by,Submitted_at,Status
|where=Status='Open' OR Status='In review'
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=template
|template=Story proposal queue row awaiting
|named args=yes
|default on empty=|-
| colspan="6" | ''No proposals awaiting action.''
}}
|}
</includeonly>

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Submit a story proposal

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Use the form below to suggest local news or community stories for the wiki. You need a free wiki account ([[Special:CreateAccount|register here]]).

Each proposal gets its own page under this hub. Editors and the wiki '''agent''' pick up items with status '''Open''' or '''In review'''. Discuss any proposal on its talk page.

== Submit a new proposal ==


[{{fullurl:Special:FormEdit/Story proposal}} '''Submit a new story proposal''']

== Awaiting action ==

These proposals still need work (newest first). The agent polls this set via the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cargo/API Cargo API] — see [[Help:Story proposals for agents]].

{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=_pageName,About,Story_URLs,Story_date,Submitted_by,Submitted_at,Status
|where=Status='Open' OR Status='In review'
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=template
|template=Story proposal queue row awaiting
|named args=yes
|intro={| class="wikitable"
! Proposal
! URL(s)
! Story date
! Submitted by
! Submitted at
! Status
|outro=|}
|default on empty='''No proposals awaiting action.'''
}}

== All proposals ==

{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=_pageName,About,Story_date,Submitted_by,Status,Published_link
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=template
|template=Story proposal queue row all
|named args=yes
|intro={| class="wikitable"
! Proposal
! Story date
! Submitted by
! Status
! Published
|outro=|}
|default on empty=No proposals yet.
}}

[[Category:Brightlingsea Local Wiki]]

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<noinclude>One table row for the story-proposal "All proposals" Cargo query.</noinclude><includeonly>
|-
| [[{{{_pageName}}}|{{{About}}}]]
| {{{Story_date|}}}
| {{{Submitted_by|}}}
| {{{Status|}}}
| {{#ifeq:{{{Published_link|}}}||
| —
| {{#ifeq:{{#pos:{{{Published_link|}}}|http}}|0|[{{{Published_link|}}} {{{Published_link|}}}]|[[{{{Published_link|}}}]]}}
}}
</includeonly>

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<noinclude>One table row for the story-proposal "Awaiting action" Cargo query.</noinclude><includeonly>
|-
| [[{{{_pageName}}}|{{{About}}}]]
| <div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">{{{Story_URLs|}}}</div>
| {{{Story_date|}}}
| {{{Submitted_by|}}}
| {{{Submitted_at|}}}
| {{{Status|}}}
</includeonly>

Submit a story proposal/Has Essex delivered on road repairs for Brightlginsea?

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Admin: Created page with "{{Story proposal |Story_URLs=https://www.facebook.com/groups/947971878574774/?multi_permalinks=28817033664575221 |About=Has Essex delivered on road repairs for Brightlginsea? |Submitted_by=Admin |Submitted_at=now |Status=Open }} Previous stories include: https://brightlingsea.localwiki.org.uk/index.php?title=Two_years,_one_pothole:_a_cut_knee_on_Well_Street_exposes_Brightlingsea%27s_pavement_backlog https://brightlingsea.localwiki.org.uk/index.php?title=%27A_small_wetl..."

{{Story proposal
|Story_URLs=https://www.facebook.com/groups/947971878574774/?multi_permalinks=28817033664575221
|About=Has Essex delivered on road repairs for Brightlginsea?
|Submitted_by=Admin
|Submitted_at=now
|Status=Open
}}
Previous stories include:
https://brightlingsea.localwiki.org.uk/index.php?title=Two_years,_one_pothole:_a_cut_knee_on_Well_Street_exposes_Brightlingsea%27s_pavement_backlog
https://brightlingsea.localwiki.org.uk/index.php?title=%27A_small_wetland_habitat%27:_a_blocked_drain_and_Brightlingsea%27s_maintenance_backlog

Form:Story proposal

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<noinclude>
Create or edit a story proposal (subpage of [[Submit a story proposal]]).
</noinclude><includeonly>
{{{info
|page name=Submit a story proposal/<Story proposal[About]>
|add page to=Category:Story proposals
|create title=Submit a story proposal
|one submission at a time
}}}

{{{for template|Story proposal}}}

{{{field|Story_URLs|label=Story URLs|input type=textarea|rows=4|mandatory=true|placeholder=One URL per line (Facebook, YouTube, news site, etc.)}}}

{{{field|About|mandatory=true|size=60|placeholder=Short title or summary of the story}}}

{{{field|Story_date|label=Story date|input type=date|description=When the event happened (optional)}}}

{{{field|Submitted_by|input type=hidden|default=current user}}}

{{{field|Submitted_at|input type=hidden|default=now}}}

{{{field|Status|input type=dropdown|values=Open,In review,Published,Declined|default=Open|restricted=bot}}}

{{{field|Published_link|label=Published link|restricted=bot|placeholder=Wiki page name or full URL once published}}}

{{{field|Internal_notes|label=Internal notes|input type=textarea|rows=3|restricted=bot}}}

{{{standard input|free text|rows=8|label=Extra context (optional)}}}

{{{end template}}}

</includeonly>

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Use the form below to suggest local news or community stories for the wiki. You need a free wiki account ([[Special:CreateAccount|register here]]).

Each proposal gets its own page under this hub. Editors and the wiki '''agent''' pick up items with status '''Open''' or '''In review'''. Discuss any proposal on its talk page.

== Submit a new proposal ==


[{{fullurl:Special:FormEdit/Story proposal}} '''Submit a new story proposal''']

== Awaiting action ==

These proposals still need work (newest first). The agent polls this set via the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cargo/API Cargo API] — see [[Help:Story proposals for agents]].

{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=_pageName=Proposal,About,Story_URLs=URL(s),Story_date,Submitted_by,Submitted_at,Status
|where=Status='Open' OR Status='In review'
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=table
|default on empty='''No proposals awaiting action.'''
}}

== All proposals ==

{{#cargo_query:
|tables=Story_proposals
|fields=_pageName=Proposal,About,Story_date,Submitted_by,Status,Published_link=Published
|order by=Submitted_at DESC,_rowID DESC
|format=table
|default on empty=No proposals yet.
}}

[[Category:Brightlingsea Local Wiki]]

Submit a story proposal/Town Council Meeting 20 June 2026

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{{Story proposal
|Story_URLs=https://www.facebook.com/groups/947971878574774/permalink/27466930769585524/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY2zP--dNMQ
|About=Town Council Meeting
|Story_date=2026-06-20
|Submitted_by=Tony
|Submitted_at=2026-06-20 00:00:00
|Status=Published
|Published_link=
}}

Migrated from the original manual queue table (June 2026).

Help:Story proposals for agents

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This page documents how the Brightlingsea wiki '''agent''' (bot account in the <code>bot</code> group) should find and update story proposals.

== Permissions ==

The bot account must be in the <code>bot</code> group and use a [[Special:BotPasswords|bot password]] with at least:

* <code>highwrite</code> (or equivalent edit rights)
* <code>editprotected</code> if proposals are protected later

Site config grants bots <code>editrestrictedfields</code> and <code>runcargoqueries</code> so the bot can change '''Status''', '''Published link''', and '''Internal notes''' on the form, and query Cargo over the API.

== Unactioned proposals (primary queue) ==

Treat '''Open''' and '''In review''' as unactioned. Ignore '''Published''' and '''Declined''' unless doing housekeeping.

=== Cargo API (recommended) ===

Base URL: <code>https://brightlingsea.localwiki.org.uk/api.php</code>

<pre>
action=cargoquery
&format=json
&tables=Story_proposals
&fields=_pageName,Story_URLs,About,Story_date,Submitted_by,Submitted_at,Status,Published_link,Internal_notes
&where=Status='Open' OR Status='In review'
&order_by=Submitted at DESC
&limit=50
</pre>

Authenticate with bot password via HTTP Basic Auth or <code>lgname</code>/<code>lgpassword</code> login + token for edits.

=== MediaWiki allpages (fallback) ===

<pre>
action=query
&format=json
&list=allpages
&apprefix=Submit a story proposal/
&aplimit=50
</pre>

Then load each page and parse template parameters, or filter client-side by Status.

== Updating status ==

Prefer '''Edit with form''' semantics via the Page Forms API where available; otherwise edit the wikitext on the proposal page:

* Set <code>|Status=In review</code> when work starts.
* Set <code>|Status=Published</code> and <code>|Published_link=...</code> when the article exists.
* Set <code>|Status=Declined</code> with a note in <code>|Internal_notes=...</code> if rejecting.

Example summary: <code>Agent: mark proposal published</code>

== Human editors ==

Users in the <code>editor</code> group also have <code>editrestrictedfields</code> for manual overrides; day-to-day status changes are expected from the agent.

[[Category:Brightlingsea Local Wiki]]