https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40450

MZMcBride <[email protected]> changed:

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--- Comment #5 from MZMcBride <[email protected]> 2012-09-23 19:48:31 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #0)
> Please add namespace name "Category" to categories listed at
> [[Special:UnusedCategories]]. This makes it easier to copy all category names
> and paste it to a file to be used by bots (like to nominate all these
> categories for deletion) instead of having to add the namespace name manually.

This isn't a valid use-case as far as I'm concerned. You should be using the
API to retrieve these lists, not copying and pasting. The GUI is for
presentation, not scripting.

(In reply to comment #1)
> I'm offering to add a setting in MediaWiki to control this output.
> 
> [ Technical part - add a setting in MediaWiki ]
> 
> Configuration name: $wgPrependCategoryInCategoriesSpecialPages

I don't understand the purpose for implementing this additional configuration
variable. What problem is this intended to solve? And why do you believe a
configuration variable is the best way to solve this problem (or these
problems)?

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