[WikiEN-l] Eschatology and Wikipedia - talkback templates

[WereSpielChequers]

I don't use talkback templates myself, and find them somewhat
irritating,  but I can live with them if that keeps liquid threads at
bay.

Watchlists have some limitations, I would like to be able to watchlist
a section and have that watch transfer to the archive when the section
moves.  I'd also like to be able to filter my watchlist by some sort
of priority system. But even with over 11,000 articles on my watchlist
I find it very simple to use and highly effective.

After my experience on Strategy I would be loathe to Liquid threads
introduced on EN Wiki.

I believe David Gerrard said that Rational Wiki decided to destroy it
with fire, does that mean that Liquid threads are reversible, and if
so could we remove them from Strategy?

WereSpielChequers

On 22 December 2010 22:09, Peter Coombe <thewub.wiki at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 22 December 2010 12:29, wiki <doc.wikipedia at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>> 5) I see the growing use of {{talkback}} templates. Personally, I hate them.
>> However, the assumption that everyone masters watchlists and knows how to
>> find discussions - and sees replies people make to them in any one of 27
>> noticeboards, talk pages etc is also counter intuitive. Could we develop
>> software that flagged a user when someone replies to their post, wherever
>> the reply might be? So if I post anywhere and someone posts indented below,
>> I get some form of automatic notification? I don't know how it would work -
>> but Facebook's beauty is that wherever I comment, or wherever someone
>> comments about me, I get notified - that tends to keep me interested in
>> continuing the discussions rather than drifting off. Watchlists were great
>> in 2002, but they are part of an increasingly tired looking infrastructure.
>
> This is one of the main benefits of LiquidThreads. The system is coded
> and in use on a few wikis (the strategy wiki & en.wikinews comment
> pages spring to mind), but I can't see it ever being introduced on
> en.Wikipedia without serious resistance. It's a big change from the
> current discussion model, and unlike skins there's no way for
> individuals to opt-out.
>
> Pete / the wub
>
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