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, <jidanni(a)jidanni.org> 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
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