https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42008
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Bug #: 42008
Summary: Revert bug 27860 or add configuration variable to
restore "Mark all edits minor by default" preference
behaviour
Product: MediaWiki
Version: 1.18
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Keywords: code-update-regression
Severity: major
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Page editing
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Depends on: 27860
Classification: Unclassified
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(Doug wrote on bug 27860 comment #9)
> There was never any reason to make this change. The correct change as noted
> by
> Nemo_bis, was to uncheck the box by default and possibly remove the option to
> change this to checked by default, not remove the box from new pages
> altogether. Nobody ever really asked for that change; two alternatives were
> presented and one was simply implemented without comment as to why that was
> perceived as the better alternative.
>
> Additionally, the original problem was characterized as being for making a
> "New
> Section" not creating a page, a new section to an already existing page is
> actually less likely to be minor than a new page is. This should be reverted
> unless there is a wiki that thinks it actually needs it to be turned on - that
> is that they never have minor page creations even for redirects - unless
> you're
> a bot, bots can still create new pages as minor.
The new behaviour of the preference must be triggered by a new configuration
variable, false by default.
Target milestone 1.20.x as this catastrophic behaviour change for such an
important preference should not affect more releases.
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