Is there any update of approval workflow ?

On Monday, August 25, 2014 at 8:04:50 PM UTC+5, Mark Phillips wrote:
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> Thanks for your input.
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> Mark
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> On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Stephen McDonald <[email protected] 
> <javascript:>> wrote:
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>> You might also be interested in this discussion from two years ago, where 
>> I mostly described exactly the same workflow you need, and how it could be 
>> implemented:
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>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/mezzanine-users/4vr3IWT-8UM/ORcbKB_CNeAJ
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>> Nothing happened on that front though - but the intention to provide this 
>> by default is certainly there, it will probably come to fruition when 
>> someone wants it badly enough to contribute it :-)
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>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Stephen McDonald <[email protected] 
>> <javascript:>> wrote:
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>>> Nothing like that exists in Mezzanine by default, but have a look at the 
>>> following plugin:
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>>> https://github.com/renyi/mezzanine-editor
>>>
>>> I've not used it before, so make no claims to its suitability.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 11:04 AM, <[email protected] 
>>> <javascript:>> wrote:
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>>>> I am new to Mezzanine, but have worked with the Plone (a Python based 
>>>> cms) a lot, and have developed several django based sites. I am curious if 
>>>> Mezzanine will work for a new project that I am moving from Plone.
>>>>
>>>> The project is a US high school online newspaper. We have one unusual 
>>>> requirement that many cms frameworks struggle with. I need a three step 
>>>> workflow process for all content. The typical use case:
>>>>
>>>> step 1 - a Content Creator (ie anyone with an account on the site that 
>>>> has been approved) creates a piece of content (article, photo, etc.) and 
>>>> submits that piece of content for review.
>>>> step 2 - the content is reviewed by a Reviewer - usually a teacher or 
>>>> staff member. If the article is approved by the Reviewer, it is submitted 
>>>> to the Editors for publication, if not it is sent back to the Content 
>>>> Creator
>>>> step 3 - an Editor, usually a student, reviews the submitted content 
>>>> from the Reviewer, and either publishes the content, or sends it back to 
>>>> the Content Creator for changes. 
>>>>
>>>> Only published content is available publicly on the site. Of course, 
>>>> all of these submissions and back and fort between the Content Creator, 
>>>> Reviewer, and Editor is documented with comments and date stamps - ie a 
>>>> history is kept. Also, emails and texts are sent to each person(s) in 
>>>> theses roles when something changes, so everyone can react as soon as 
>>>> possible
>>>>
>>>> The basic rule is that all content (and edits to that content) must 
>>>> first be reviewed by a Reviewer (ie teacher or staff) before any student 
>>>> sees the submitted content - a school district rule and not my version of 
>>>> Big Brother.
>>>>
>>>> I searched the Mezzanine documentation for "workflow" and did not find 
>>>> any references, so I am not sure what it is called in this project. Does 
>>>> Mezzanine have the concept of workflow for content, and can it be easily 
>>>> adjusted for this three step workfow process?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
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