My votes (not that they count):
Different colors for empty category links for registered users vs. trolls:
-1
Empty category links go directly to action=view instead of action=edit:
+1
Empty category links go to different actions depending on user privilege (editability):
-1
Making an extension to have empty category links behave differently than they do today:
0 (neutral)
Is there a formal voting process on stuff like this? Does we use the voting features of Bugzilla?
-- Jim R. Wilson (jimbojw)
On 4/3/07, Jim Hu jimhu@tamu.edu wrote:
This sounds reasonable...how could those of us with our own wikis implement it? An extension?
Jim
On Apr 3, 2007, at 3:38 PM, Jim Wilson wrote:
Thanks Milan,
There is another possible solution: Unregistred users see category as a blue link which will lead them to the list of the articles in the category but registered users will see red link which leads them to the 'edit category' editbox
This makes sense _if_ the wiki is set up to allow edits by registered users only - however many aren't setup this way (I'm not sure statistically which is higher).
Personally, I think that in general a wiki should be have the same for registered users and non-registered guests except where it's absolutely necessary to draw the line (for example if edits are restricted to users).
But that's just my two cents.
-- Jim
On 4/3/07, Milan Tesovic milant@cg.yu wrote:
I agree. The link whould be red, because despite its useful when red, the category MUST be a part of another category, wich contains a group of categories.
On the other side it should take you to the list of articles allready in the category, instead of the edit the category page.
There is another possible solution: Unregistred users see category as a blue link which will lead them to the list of the articles in the category but registered users will see red link which leads them to the 'edit category' editbox
----- Original Message ----- From: "Virgil Ierubino" virgil.ierubino@gmail.com To: wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org; <mediawiki- l@lists.wikimedia.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 12:16 AM Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] [Foundation-l] Red category link is unhelpful
Further to this thread (making category links red only if they have just
1
member, http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2007-March/ 019259.html), and in response to the responses (that changing the colours was met with disapproval), might I suggest that the colours remain the same, but red category links simply don't take you to an editing page?
This would solve the main problem I think. The point is that categories can still be used even if they are red, so I want to be able to view a category (from a link) without it taking me to an edit box. I just want to see
the
members. Everything else about the category remains the same - it is classed as a wanted page, etc., the link simply just doesn't automatically go
into
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