Honestly speaking I'd disable Visual Editor for new users. They have a tendency of making errors.
On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Jan Ainali <jan.ain...@wikimedia.se> wrote: > From Charles original questions I guess that he would be satisified with > something like: > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&enablevisualeditor=1 > > > which should enable the Visual Editor for users signing up through that > link. If it is possible or not to do that I have no idea. > > *Med vänliga hälsningar, > Jan Ainali* > > Verksamhetschef, Wikimedia Sverige <http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Huvudsida > > > 0729 - 67 29 48 > > > > > > > 2013/10/15 Craig Franklin <cfrank...@halonetwork.net> > > > Hear hear. > > > > I know this is a battle that the Foundation's engineers can't possibly > win, > > given the circumstances which VE was moved from opt-out to opt-in on > enwiki > > (see > > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)&diff=prev&oldid=574251354 > > , > > for those who aren't aware). Turn it on, turn it off; either way someone > > gets upset. > > > > From a pure technical standpoint, is it possible to put a checkbox on the > > new user page or something so that new users can turn it on without > having > > to delve deep into the untamed wilderness that is the user preferences > > page? > > > > Cheers, > > Craig > > > > > > On 15 October 2013 21:54, Richard Nevell < > richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk > > >wrote: > > > > > I firmly agree with that, taking a detour to preferences when training > > new > > > editors isn't my preferred method. > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > > > > On 15 October 2013 12:47, Ziko van Dijk <vand...@wmnederland.nl> > wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I think that for beginners things must be as simple and clear as > > > > possible. Make them manipulate the preferences at the beginning of > the > > > > session is already complicated and a waste of time. Don't forget that > > > > beginners already have to learn so many things quickly, so the more > > > > you can reduce, the better. > > > > Actually I'd prefer to have a model wiki that looks like Wikipedia > but > > > > is best suited to use in trainings. > > > > > > > > Kind regards > > > > Ziko > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Dr. Ziko van Dijk > > > > voorzitter / president Wikimedia Nederland > > > > > > > > Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland > > > > Postbus 167 > > > > 3500 AD Utrecht > > > > http://wikimedia.nl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > 2013/10/15 Charles Andrès <charles.andres.w...@gmail.com>: > > > > > Thanks, but in FR.Wikipedia.org you only have the opt-out option > > > > (disable visual editor) :-( > > > > > > > > > > Charles > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > > > > I use this email for mailing list only. > > > > > > > > > > Charles ANDRES, Chief Science Officer > > > > > "Wikimedia CH" – Association for the advancement of free knowledge > – > > > > > www.wikimedia.ch > > > > > Skype: charles.andres.wmch > > > > > IRC://irc.freenode.net/wikimedia-ch > > > > > > > > > > Le 15 oct. 2013 à 10:10, Enock Seth Nyamador <kwadzo...@gmail.com> > a > > > > écrit : > > > > > > > > > >> Hello Charles, > > > > >> > > > > >> I don't think there is a way to for this in the registration > > process. > > > > >> > > > > >> To enable or disable Visual Editor. Login > > > > >> > > > > >> 1. Go to ---> Preferences --> Click Editing tab. > > > > >> 2. At the bottom of Editing page, Check or uncheck the box beside > > > > Enable VisualEditor (only in the main and user namespaces) > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> OR > > > > >> > > > > >> Follow this link > > > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing > > > > >> Then repeat step 2 above. > > > > >> > > > > >> Hope it helps. > > > > >> > > > > >> Thanks. > > > > >> > > > > >> Regards, > > > > >> Enock S. 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