Indeed but doesn't every non featured article fall under "not ready for consumption" category? - White Cat
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Wilhelm Schnotz <[email protected]>wrote: > I would assume such a system would just create a "non-published" > namespace that articles would sit in... And software changes could be > made to change red links that point to where the article should be in > main space a different color and point them at the "non-published" > space. > > In short readers, users etc could all see them, jush google would not > index them. The benefit of the system as stated is users and readers > would know by clicking on the non blue links that these articles are > still "in the works". > > Such a system would work decently well if moving from one space to the > other could be done by any registered user... Sorta like moves are > done today. > > Please note that I am not advocating this, but I think tossing around > alternate ideas can't hurt. This idea I think defines a decent answer > to your question, feel free to change it around or attack it all you > like, just be constructive about it. > > On 1/14/09, Ken Arromdee <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 [email protected] wrote: > >> I am sorry I still do not get it. > >> 1) Is your proposal going to completely hide "unfinished" articles from > >> the > >> public? If so who will be able to see them? Admins? Users?>> > >> > >> To hide those articles which are unfinished, or which the community has > >> decided are unfinished. So the AfD process becomes simply the "Hide It > >> process" much less contentious. > > > > You didn't answer the question about who gets to see them. > > > > Given most possible answers to this question, it'll just end up being the > > same > > as AFD. After all, right now an admin can see a deleted article. > > > >> <<3) Isn't your proposal hiding all stubs as well as some other > >> articles? > >> After all no stub by very definition is ready for "public > >> consumption".>> > >> > >> No. It has nothing to do with stubs or non-stubs. Stubs are published > >> today, and they would be published tomorrow. The only thing this does > >> is provide a way for AfD to turn into something with less conflict. > > > > Well, is it about hiding articles ready for public consumption, or isn't > it? > > If it is, stubs get hidden. If it's not, you shouldn't say it is. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WikiEN-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
