https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54902
--- Comment #2 from MZMcBride <[email protected]> --- In some ways, I feel like the purge action is the red-headed step child of MediaWiki actions. Is it exposed anywhere in MediaWiki core currently? (In reply to comment #1) > Some additions like SMW, a Purge extension, and iirc user scripts do expose > it in the UI. It can also be exposed by in-content links like those on most > Forum:Index pages made by DPLForum users and Wikipedia template pages. Why is the action exposed? When/why does it become necessary? > The purge action has valid use in cases where the 'underlying [reason]' for > the purge use has an explicit reason it won't be 'fixed'. Purge resets the > parser cache for a single page. This has results like viewing the page with > any template modifications. In this kind of situation the parser cache is not > instantly purged for an explicit reason. Human effort is more costly, I promise, especially when you first have to figure out that purging is even an option (how would any typical user know that?) and then purge the page (giving you a page that looks like the current page is supposed to look). There's an overall design defect here, I think. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug. You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
