https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48921
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Bug ID: 48921
Summary: Behavior of visiting en.zero.wikipedia.org (Wikipedia
Zero) while not part of the Zero network needs further
thought
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: ZeroRatedMobileAccess
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
Mobile Platform: ---
Splitting this out from bug 48856.
When a user visits (for example)
<http://en.zero.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britney_Spears> and they're not part of the
"Zero network", they're presented with a large red banner.
We need to re-evaluate whether this behavior is correct. Ideally, a user trying
to visit our sites/content will be directed there.
It's unclear why Zero is restricted to particular IP addresses/ranges (there
may be a legal reason for this).
It's also unclear whether the current behavior is ideal. Showing a big red
banner is less helpful than, say, auto-redirecting the user to
<http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britney_Spears>. It looks like the current red
banner provides a link to <http://en.m.wikipedia.org>, but not to the specific
article the user was trying to access. It may defy user expectations to
auto-redirect, but providing a more direct link may be a good idea.
This needs more thought.
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