2009/8/21 Jay Litwyn <[email protected]>: > "David Gerard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> For the now-largely-abandoned article validation feature, here's a >> suggested list: >> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/En_validation_topics#Consolidated_plan >> The list there is: > The whole thing, methinks would be on a RATE tab. "What were you looking > for?" is a search box with your current search in it. Oooooh. Well spotted. Yes, the Special:Search page needs a "What were you looking for, in detail?/Did you find it?" on it. > I do not think anybody > asks all of those questions unless they contribute. If they answer in the > positive, then maybe a template should disappear. If they answer in the > negative, then maybe it should appear. Of course, if they edit, that might > be a quick way of learning which templates apply, so the user could place > the template closer to where it belongs in an article, or just follow links > in the template to directions on making improvements. I'd expect here we're talking about a simple "rate this article" clicky thing for readers who can't be bothered editing or are scared to, but still want to make Wikipedia better somehow. (As I noted on the linked page, making full data available to anyone who wants it is a good idea, and absolutely appropriate as it's part of working on the encyclopedia. That may even go as far as making full contributor/IP data available just as article history is. Thinking about it, though, that may discourage ratings - they're anonymous on most sites.) - d. _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
