On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Craig Franklin
<cfranklin(a)halonetwork.net> wrote:
I'll be writing a longer post on the Meta RFC
later, but can you confirm
whether the idea is to "superprotect" key interface pages like
[[Mediawiki:common.js]] on a permanent basis, or will this feature only be
used to lock pages temporarily in the case of wheel warring or other
circumstances like what happened on de.wp?
Dear Craig,
Thank you for the question. Definitely the latter. In general, as I
mentioned in my original note, we intend to bring on-wiki
functionality that directly relates to the UI and code (i.e. chiefly
the MediaWiki: namespace, which is a highly unusual software feature
to begin with) in closer alignment with off-wiki software development,
review and deployment practices, including permission levels (e.g.
actually make it easier for anyone to submit changes, but gate changes
that impact all users).
Lila and I will post more thoughts on the larger issues within the
coming days. We deeply regret the disruptive impact this discussion is
having on Wikimedia's mission and our work together. At the same time,
working through these questions has long been overdue, and my hope is
that we can come out of this with greater clarity regarding how we
partner on issues that are often likely to be contentious, which
includes user experience changes.
Sincerely,
Erik
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Erik Möller
VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation