On 04/04/07, Jim Wilson wilson.jim.r@gmail.com wrote:
Also, as a config setting there's the possibility that this could become another ParserFunctions or "Edit Toolbar" - something we field emails about daily, always with the same predictable response. I can guarantee this would be the case if the default were set to 'edit' but high-profile installs like Wikipedia opt to set the action to 'view' (not sure how likely this is considering it might spark a backlash from a vocal minority).
That's a nice assertion, because I don't recall seeing "what is going on with categories?"-type FAQ pertaining to this issue.
A change to the established, existing behaviour, "because we can" will confuse and irritate people who have become accustomed to how MediaWiki "just works", so the default *should* be to continue as normal.
Rob Church