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It is common to use the same or similar set of values for the marker template of archivebot on a certain wiki. We could add an argument for the script to provide default values.
Option 1:
The new parameter (e.g. -defaults:filename.json) accepts a file path which points to a text file (maybe a JSON?) which gives pairs of parameter name and value like "minthreadsleft = 1". If a wiki community wants a new set of default values, they should ask the operator to update the file.
Option 2:
The new parameter (e.g. -defaults:MediaWiki:Archivebotconfig.json) accepts a wiki page title, not a local file on the server side. This is more flexible for the wiki community to update settings, and easier for the operator to live with. However, since there is a large potential for vandalism, we would want to put a restriction that only sysops can edit the page (e.g. limiting to the MediaWiki namespace). We would want to enforce hard upper/lower limits for certain values, since the default set might have quite large implications and there will be a larger chance for mistake by Option 1.
Perhaps we can implement both and let the operator and community choose.
Cc: Aklapper, whym, pywikibot-bugs-list
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