> > > @2010-12-28 22:22, MZMcBride: >> >> > https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6455#c92 (and subsequent >> > comments) >> >> I read almost all that talk but I'm far from satisfied. I know (and I meet sometimes) that there are tricks to emulate some string function by very complex, and I suppose, much server-loading templates; but such emplates can be built from advanced users only (that are few) while they can't be written by normal users (that are many), It likes to me simply as another case of "safety through obscurity": is this approach consistent with wiki philosophy?
Is it a good idea to remove a tool-1 simply to avoid its abuse? Wouldn't it much better to have both the tool-1, and another tool-2 designed to avoid the abuse of tool-1? Is wiki project as a whole to be removed, just since there are definitely many tries to abuse of it, requiring a great effort of developers, sysops, bots, and users, to fight against those tries? I don't understand. Alex _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
