https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19262
--- Comment #51 from Project LibX <libx....@gmail.com> 2012-11-16 14:15:16 UTC --- So I read through this thread, and I'm amazed, to put it politely. There is a performance problem that affects only people logged into Wikipedia, which has got to be a small percentage of Wikipedia users, probably just contributors and editors. In response, you disable a crucial feature that allows average users to actually find the article Wikipedia cites. Not only do you disable it for editors, you disable it for everyone! You know that people make fun of Wikipedia for its lack of reliable sources, and the circularity that sometimes results: http://itst.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/informationsgesellschaft-wikipedia-presse-1024x768.jpg I conclude a number of things. First, editors don't seem to be in the business of checking cited sources. Otherwise, clicking on a COinS, getting the primary source would be a *frequent* operation for them, and they'd be clamoring for tools like LibX that streamline this process. Second, why was this disabled both for editors (where, I'm guessing, the page is rendered every time a visit occurs), and ordinary users (who, I'm guessing, fetch a cached, prerendered page?) Why can't the COinS be in the cached page the majority of users sees? Third, there doesn't seem to be any metadata in the page right now. See point #1 - how are editors checking primary sources efficiently? Why did you disable this feature *before* you had a replacement? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list Wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
