--- Andrew Gray shimgray@gmail.com wrote:
On 31/01/2008, Birgitte SB birgitte_sb@yahoo.com wrote:
This is the key problem. I think that unless we
are
capable of notifing all wikis of about the
workings of
this process in a language they are proficient
taking
blocks Wikimedia wide will cause a lot of harm.
Of
course an opt-in system would be very workable.
Would logging it in the local block-log system be an acceptable method of notification?
I was more thinking first about a notification that this ability even *exists* before addressing notification individual blocks. However regarding individual blocks what language are you proposing the local log entry be written in?
The only reasonable way to do this is to have the log entries be a consistent pre-arranged formula that links to a local page explaining the system in the local language. The best way to ensure that all this is set-up is to use an opt-in system that requires these things be set-up before blocks .
Anything else means some wiki(s) will wake up one day to realize there are inexplicable blocks in place. Likely with logs entries they cannot read. And very likely when they start making inquiries no one will be able to explain what has happened to them own language leading to further misunderstandings.
Seriously make a system to handle these blocks and require every wiki wishing to join the system file a bug and things will go much more smoothly. If the stewards find they are doing tedious manual blocks on a certain wiki, they can encourage the that wiki to file the bug.
Birgitte SB
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