This sounds like something non-technical, like you would discuss at a village pump. Maybe you should do that and then get back to us with a greater variety of user opinions? If you're right and this is a dumb idea, then you'll save us a lot of time by canvassing users. -russ
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 9:27 AM, John Du Hart <[email protected]> wrote: > Why. > > Why does an encyclopedia need a share button? I can see the purpose on > Commons, but for an article? I just don't see the justification. What do > you > really need to share with your friends from an reference source. What does > a > button do that copypaste can't? > > There's also the technical problems this would incur. Each of these buttons > require yet another HTTP request each, which would make the hard work by RL > team moot. > > It just doesn't make sense. > > On Oct 20, 2011 11:54 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Gentlemen, where is the Share button? > All other sites have them by now, but on Wikipedia one cannot even find > its definition in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Share . > At least on ones account preferences there should be a way to "activate > sharing with the following websites ... " causing a share button to > appear in the navigation menu. > If there is an extension, then wikipedia should install it and not > depend on browser plugins, etc. > OK, I made https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31853 > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
