https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18883
--- Comment #19 from MZMcBride <[email protected]> 2011-04-04 05:18:41 UTC --- (In reply to comment #18) > Really, well excuse me for being dense, but I was under the distinct > impression > that Wikipedia was to serve as (i) a general point of reference and (ii) a > repository of current thinking. Using permalinks makes the information dated > and potentially misleading. Furthermore, having to jump through hoops makes > Wikipedia certainly less than user-friendly. Certainly, you're excused. Before you were complaining about the content at the URL potentially changing with the passage of time. This is a real concern, as redirects are regularly expanded or have their target changed or whatever else. Now your complaint has morphed into a concern that the content might be stale or outdated when using a permalink. This seems like a "no-win situation." You don't have to use permalinks, but if you want a greater guarantee that the page content will be roughly similar to what it was several months ago, they're your best bet. Otherwise, you can use a redirect or a non-redirect link. Presumably if you've ended up with a redirect link in your browser URL bar, it was due to you using the redirect yourself. If it's good enough for you, it's probably good enough for your friend as well. > If it is too hard, say so and post appropriate warnings on the relevant pages > otherwise re-open this bug and hope that one day somebody comes up with a > solution. It isn't too hard to implement 301/302s, but it comes at a cost that others have seen as too great to make it worthwhile. If the software didn't implement redirects at all, I think there would be a case for posting appropriate warnings (wherever). As it is, it seems like you're discussing a non-issue. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. You are watching all bug changes. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
