[Wikitech-l] Change the installer to make Project: the default option for meta namespace name

I propose that we change the installer to make Project:, rather than the wiki name, the default option for meta namespace name (i.e. namespace 4 ). See bug 60168 . Here is an i

Re: [Wikitech-l] Change the installer to make Project: the default option for meta namespace name

On 4 May 2014 05:38, Nathan Larson wrote: > > 4) We don't have any other namespace names (User, Template, etc.) that are, > by default, different from one wiki to the next; what is the logic for > making an exception for the meta namespace? > > Because the Template/User namespaces aren't the same

Re: [Wikitech-l] Change the installer to make Project: the default option for meta namespace name

On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 7:11 PM, K. Peachey wrote: > On 4 May 2014 05:38, Nathan Larson wrote: > > > > 4) We don't have any other namespace names (User, Template, etc.) that > are, > > by default, different from one wiki to the next; what is the logic for > > making an exception for the meta name

Re: [Wikitech-l] Change the installer to make Project: the default option for meta namespace name

This proposal makes no sense: all these namespaces _are_ dependent on wiki language, so even if you force "Project" down the throats of non-English users, project talk would still be e.g. Project_ахцәажәара for Abkhazian wikis and so on. Thus, you're attempting to disrupt MediaWiki's localizability

Re: [Wikitech-l] Change the installer to make Project: the default option for meta namespace name

On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 11:08 PM, Max Semenik wrote: > This proposal makes no sense: all these namespaces _are_ dependent on wiki > language, so even if you force "Project" down the throats of non-English > users, project talk would still be e.g. Project_ахцәажәара for Abkhazian > wikis and so on.

Re: [Wikitech-l] Change the installer to make Project: the default option for meta namespace name

On 05/04/2014 05:08 AM, Max Semenik wrote: This proposal makes no sense: all these namespaces _are_ dependent on wiki language, so even if you force "Project" down the throats of non-English users, project talk would still be e.g. Project_ахцәажәара for Abkhazian wikis and so on. I think you ma

Re: [Wikitech-l] Change the installer to make Project: the default option for meta namespace name

Note that "Project" and "Project talk" already work on any wiki. They are the canonical names for the namespace in question. Namespaces have: * a localised/standard name for the local wiki (based on configuration like Wikipedia and/or localisation like Usario). * a canonical name (that is langua