https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27220
Summary: Code signature of Wikibasha
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: any
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Normal
Component: WikiBhasha
AssignedTo: wbm...@microsoft.com
ReportedBy: sodabot...@gmail.com
CC: s.mazel...@xs4all.nl
Wikibasha creates a code snippet like this - <!-- WikiBhasha v=1
time=2011-2-6:11:20:20:309--> at the bottom of the article everytime it is used
to edit wikipedia pages. If a tracking mechanism is required to keep track of
edits done using wikibasha, please add the code snippet in the edit summary
instead of the article body.
Adding such a signature to the bottom of the article is tantamount to claiming
that the entire article is the work of wikibasha and If such a precedent is set
for wikibasha then all automated tools (and editors) will start adding their
code snippets, bloating the page with code signatures. If everyone (bots and
editors) start doing this. We have had a lot of automated tools before and none
do this signing. If a human editor did the same thing, it will be considered
spamming at worst and insensitive at best. If a bot did it, its botflag will be
removed immediately.
Relevant discussions about this issue were started in en wiki village pump -
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AVillage_pump_%28technical%29&action=historysubmit&diff=412346019&oldid=412341947
and the wikimedia India mailing list. Per advice from Siebrand Mazeland, i am
opening this ticket too.
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