Thread:ZOptic/@comment-5645428-20161117042340/@comment-5645428-20161117065059

Okay, this will be harder than I thought. I've used some script in the past to delete the thousands of article comments which used to exist, though the talk namespace on Special:AllPages. Unfortunately, there is no hard list of page titles, so BatchDelete couldn't be used and instead I was auto-marking checkboxes for each title and having them deleted simultaneously. Except, they didn't and I had to do it over and over since a fraction of the marked titles were deleted each time. Now, that was still manageable and was carried out over several sessions. I thought for threads, it would be similar. You can add up the total threads from the board list, so not too bad. However, sub-pages are also included on the AllPages list, meaning every comment is there as well. That's well beyond what I'm capable of working with holding the current resources I have.

We'll probably need to work with Fandom staff on this one, unless we do start using a bot. If there is some way to target just the threads, the sub-pages will be deleted along with their parents. Alternatively, we could ask around for other solutions. Dessamator developed the invaluable Linksweeper script upon my request, so there is another option to consider looking into. I'll let you know of further details soon.