Magnus Manske wrote:
Wether we show the stable version by default and link
to the latest
version, or the other way around, is a matter of emphasis.
Magnus
Hoi,
Having a stable version makes sense when you want to prepare for a paper
or a DVD version. The latest version is in my opinion the only version
that is a candidate for a new stable version, doing it any other way
will open up a set of problems that is too complex to contemplate.
Indicating that a stable version exists, is really good and it makes
sense to stimulate websites external to Wikipedia to host that content.
This way they ensure that they have stable content, that the likelihood
of problematic content is reduced. It would also mean that our content
would have the same behaviour as the Mediawiki software, the beta
version would be with us and we are continuously working towards
improvement. We publish as things become available or stable.
One implication of this is that we need a separate distribution channel
for our stable content.
From my perspective there are no reasons that I understand why we
should show the "stable" version to anonymous users of any of the
Wikipedia projects.
Thanks,
Gerard