I agree with Beria here :) If (where) you implement it, then do it well. Creating a look-a-like solution with redirect-and-template structures seems a bit like a typical wikipedia-workaround, and I probably don't have to remind you that many of these workarounds together (resulting in complicated templates for example) are one of the reasons we are loosing touch with a big part of our potential editor base.
Best, Lodewijk 2011/2/14 Béria Lima <[email protected]> > I have one: > > I want you to tell me WHY is easy make a female noob will be able to use > javascript, templates and redirects than click in one button and say "I'm a > girl". > > MediaWiki is full of things since forever. The software will not broke > because one more feature. > ____ > *Béria Lima (Beh) > (351) 925 171 484* > > > 2011/2/14 Ryan Lomonaco <[email protected]> > > > Rather than implementing MediaWiki code that could be controversial, > > there's > > probably an easier solution that requires no code: > > > > - Add a pseudo-namespace (such as the WP: prefix on Wikipedia, WN: on > > Wikinews, etc.) that forwards from Benutzerin to Benutzer (and the > relevant > > User talk namespaces). This would mean that either Benutzer or > Benutzerin > > would successfully link to one's user pages. > > > > - Let users add a template to their user and talk pages that changes the > > title of the page from Benutzer to Benutzerin. This could be easily done > > using the magic word {{DISPLAYTITLE}} and possibly JavaScript to modify > the > > user/user talk links at the top of the page. > > > > This has the benefits of not adding more code to MediaWiki, not requiring > > users to choose their gender unless they want to, and ensuring that if > > someone doesn't know whether I'm male or female, they can get to my user > > page without having to guess. > > > > It would obviously be a decision for communities to make, but if there > were > > consensus to do it, I'm pretty sure that it could easily be done this > way. > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > -- > > [[User:Ral315]] > > _______________________________________________ > > foundation-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
