https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40461
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Bug #: 40461
Summary: dead broken buggy Special:PrefSwitch page and its
survey still live
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: master
Platform: All
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Pre
fSwitch
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: UsabilityInitiative
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Edit_toolbar dedicates a section to "an
alternative toolbar" which links to Special:PrefSwitch.
But https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefSwitch presents an undated
uneditable zombie special page that is bug-laden:
* links to a dead wiki
* presents an obsolete survey (no Firefox 4)
* doesn't seem to actually change any preference
* seems obsoleted by Preferences > Editing > Beta features> Enable enhanced
editing toolbar
* its thank you page says "You may always turn [new features] back on by
clicking on the "_New features_" link at the top of the page. " but there's no
such text on pages and the link goes to the 404
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:PrefSwitch&from=&fromquery=
I think there's no reason Special:PrefSwitch should still exist.
There's already a bug 37364 to remove the extension PrefSwitch, but it's
blocked by SimpleSurvey's dependency on it, which means AFT depends on it (bug
29858). Before someone gets around to removing the entire extension maybe
simply removing the line $wgSpecialPages['PrefSwitch'] will get rid of the
special page.
If I'm correct then in the meantime any links to Special:PrefSwitch need to be
rewritten (but you can't do "What links here" for a page in the Special:
namespace).
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