https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40279
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Bug #: 40279
Summary: keyword to change effect of categorisation
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Categories
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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There is some contention on en.wikipedia that certain pages, while in
development outside mainspace, should not be categorised in mainspace
categories. It is confusing, and people keep finding the articles through the
categories, while they are absolutely not suitable for 'real' publication.
The common methods to change that is:
* 'colon-isation' (changing [[category:foo]] to [[:category:foo]])
* outright removal of the categories from the page
* putting the categories into comments (wrapping them in <!-- and -->)
Whichever method is used, in all cases editors have to make an edit to the page
'belonging' to the editor who started the draft, in a way 'vandalising' that
page to disable the categories, 'biting' the editor who created the draft.
I propose here to consider to add a keyword, I suggest '__NOCATEGORIES__' which
results in ALL categories being turned into wikilinks on a page where that
keyword is included (the articles are then hence not categorised there). This
can then be delivered via the standard template that is used on e.g. userspace
drafts. In that way, no-one needs to perform the edit to 'remove' the
categories, as it is delivered through a standard template.
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