On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Luna<[email protected]> wrote: > Not all protection is in response to edit warring. First example to come to > mind: high-use templates.
FlaggedRevs would work better for that, likewise high-use images, of which flags (in the heraldic sense, i.e. those which swing from a pole) would be a good example. Rumor has it this extension is coming soon a wiki near you, like this weekend maybe[1], but I'll believe it when I see it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales/Archive_47#Flagged_Revisions_update_-_requesting_an_update_from_Jimmy What we'd really need is some kind of god-parameter to indicate whether we want to transclude the stable or bleeding-edge version of a template or image. Of course I don't expect much empathy from those who haven't had the misfortune to design a template and then permanently be locked out of it. —C.W. [1] Preserved for posterity in case this falls down the memory hole: "I fully support the implementation which garnered the consensus of the community and have asked that it be turned on as soon as possible. I feel that this implementation is not strong enough, but it is a good start. Once the tool is technically enabled, I think that policy will move over time to the appropriate balance, just as protection and semi-protection did. I believe it likely that I will be for a long time in favor of cautious expansion of the use of the tool for more articles - but I respect the concerns people have about it (the length of the backlog in German Wikipedia has been too often too long, in my opinion). I think we are simply waiting now on Brion. He has suggested "before Wikimania". I hope that's right.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 10:35, 2 June 2009 (UTC)" <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales/Archive_47#Flagged_Revisions_update_-_requesting_an_update_from_Jimmy> _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
