I expanded the WP:QUICKREF page to discuss available tools. While ProveIT (created by Georgia Tech) is a gadget that is available to all logged in users in Preferences -> Gadgets, it's not available to others, new users are unlikely to know about it, and it doesn't add prompts to add a reference in the main body of article-space. I think those are key improvements that could be made, either to ProveIT or to a different gadget (or, ideally, an extension).
On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 5:49 PM, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2 November 2011 21:41, Nathan <nawr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I knew it looked so obvious someone must've already tried to do it. >> See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ProveIt.jpg and >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ProveIt_GT. This is a GUI reference >> adding interface that shows up while editing (i.e., after you click >> "edit this page.") It's a gadget currently available to everyone. >> A gadget is certainly handy and I'll be using ProveIt from now on, >> but... it doesn't help people who are not logged in or have never >> edited before, it's not widely publicised, etc. etc. > > > This needs polishing into some sort of newbie-usable tool and > deployment as soon as can be managed. (i.e. before the WYSIWYG of our > dreams.) > > > - d. > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
