2015-12-22 17:09 GMT+01:00 Brad Jorsch (Anomie) <[email protected]>:

> On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 10:16 AM, Bináris <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Is there any possibility to make this information appear in
> > Special:Version?
>
>
> Unlikely. Where would we stop short of displaying every configuration
> setting in there?
>
I think this one is of practical importance for admins, unline most
settings.

>
>
> > Or alternatively on a Meta page to which
> > MediaWiki:Blockiptext can link?
> >
>
> Meta is publicly editable.
>
I could do it, but it needs maintenance from developers. Noone else can
monitor the settings all the time -- whoever changes the settings, should
think of updating it.

>
> Another option would be to pass the range sizes as parameters into the
> blockiptext message (much as is already done with the API help message I
> referred you to) so the special page itself could display the relevant
> values.
>
> Sounds good! I think this is the best option.

>
>
-- 
Bináris
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