Timwi and Maveric have come up with two excellent ideas for marking article versions:
1. Status flags
* For example, "RC Patrolled" by a particular contributor (possible in a whitelist)
2. Status voting
* For example, one click on "I have read this" increments the LookedAt counter by 1. * Or, clicking on "RC Patrolled" increments the Patrolled counter by 1.
Idea #2 is easier for developers to write, because it's a very simple database query, something like:
UPDATE article SET Patrolled = Patrolled + 1 WHERE article.version = 35498
(Please don't write me back, telling me I got the table and column names wrong. I'm making a point about how easy it is, not telling anyone how to do it!)
Idea #1 may prove to be just as useful, or even more so, especially if Maveric's idea about a "web of trust" can be developed along these lines.
Should we cross-post this thread to WikiTech?
Ed Poor