[WikiEN-l] BBC Newsnight tonight! re: flagged revs
This is telly and Very Important. I'll have my suit and tie ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsnight Perhaps I'll get Paxmanned! I NEED INFORMATION. * When's Flagged Revs being switched on? * Where's the latest version of *precisely what's happening*? * etc? I can arse it through for Radio 5, but Newsnight is a bit scary! - d. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
Re: [WikiEN-l] BBC Newsnight tonight! re: flagged revs
2009/8/25 Sage Ross ragesoss+wikipe...@gmail.com: As far as I can tell from IRC chats with some of the coders hanging out with Brion at Wikimania, a lot of this is still up in the air but this is still the closest thing to canon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Flagged_protection_and_patrolled_revisions Yep, that page is the closest thing there is to a canon summary of the proposed configuration for en.wp. Generally next steps are: 1) Finalize setup of http://flaggedrevs.labs.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page with article import from en.wp; 2) Test proposed configuration (UI and workflows) and make necessary fixes; 3) Rollout on en.wp. 3) should ideally happen within 8 weeks or so, but that depends in part on people's experience during the testing period, and the extent to which we have to make further revisions to the extension. The FlaggedRevs extension has been used in many of our wikis, including the second-largest Wikipedia, for more than a year. However, contrary to what's been reported in some media, the community has had very thoughtful conversations about the ideal setup for en.wp, which isn't going to be the same as the one used for de.wp, and we want to make sure that the software properly supports it without causing confusion, especially in light of our general efforts to make Wikipedia easier to use and easier to contribute to. WiFi in Buenos Aires willing, I'll try to whip up a summary for the Wikimedia blog at blog.wikimedia.org tonight to help reduce some of the confusion. -- Erik Möller Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
Re: [WikiEN-l] BBC Newsnight tonight! re: flagged revs
2009/8/25 Sage Ross ragesoss+wikipe...@gmail.com: According to that plan, for a 2 month trial, active flagging (where unflagged versions don't show up by default) will only be used in place of semi-protection/protection. BLPs will be available for flagging, but unflagged edits will still go live. Yep - flagging as and when needed, in place of protection. If we have days-old unapproved revisions at the end of the two months, that'll be a failure because editors wouldn't stand for it. But, speaking as a BIG FAN of flagged revs for BLPs, I'll be trying to do my part to make this work! - d. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
Re: [WikiEN-l] BBC Newsnight tonight! re: flagged revs
2009/8/26 David Gerard dger...@gmail.com: If we have days-old unapproved revisions at the end of the two months, that'll be a failure because editors wouldn't stand for it. But, speaking as a BIG FAN of flagged revs for BLPs, I'll be trying to do my part to make this work! Me too! I haven't gone on RCP for ages, but I'll find some time to keep an eye on reviewing edits to flag protected pages (assuming I'm given reviewer rights - has a decision been made on what the requirements will be yet?). ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
