On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Tech Geek techgeek12345@gmail.com wrote:
Magnus,
A simple JavaScript could check if there's ~~~ in the edit box when saving a talk page, and alert you if there's not.
Looks like this might work. Where do you exactly put this javascript? Do I have to install some kind of extension which will let me add my own javascript or should I modify the main mediawiki files?
No extension needed, just edit [[MediaWiki:Common.js]]. Example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.js
Add an onload handler that checkes if you're editing a talk page, then add a click handler on the save button. That handler then checks the edit box for "~~~" and throws a dialog like "No signature detected, save anyway?".
Cheers, Magnus