*+ **"...The average delay is expected to be around <N> minutes, and we'll be watching this carefully."*
FT2 On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 2:15 AM, FT2 <[email protected]> wrote: > "Pending edits" might describe the edits, but not the "regime" or tool. > > "Delayed editing" is one possible option for the tool. As in, "Delayed > editing has been applied to this article". Doesn't imply any kind of > checking or approval, nor censorship or the like, just that edits will be > delayed. I think even the average non-Wikipedian would understand vandalism > isnt "edits" in the same sense: > > *"We will be placing some articles, especially those that get > vandalism, under "delayed editing". This means that when a completely > unknown editor edits the article, the edits won't be made public until they > have been given a basic check by vandalism patrollers. Once they are cleared > as non-vandal edits they'll be made public".* > > FT2 > > > > > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 11:57 PM, AGK <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 21 May 2010 22:38, Rob Lanphier <[email protected]> wrote: >> > It turns out that filters out quite a few names (including "Flagged >> > Protection" among other things). Here's the alternatives that made the >> cut: >> > >> > - "Pending Revisions" - this name is very consistent with what >> everyone >> > will see in many parts of the user interface, and what it will be used >> for >> > (i.e. providing a queue of pending revisions) >> > - "Double Check" - this was a late entrant, but has the distinct >> > advantage of clearly communicating what we envision this feature will >> be >> > used for (i.e. enforcing a double check from a very broad community). >> >> 'Pending revisions' would be better named something like 'Pending >> edits'. Not all our readers would understand what a "revision" is, but >> the concept of "edit" is universal—and complements "Wikipedia: The >> Free Encyclopedia that anyone can *edit*" perfectly. >> >> AGK >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
