Ashar Voultoiz wrote:
Erik Moeller wrote:
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What do others think?
Erik
I haven't looked at the Stable extension so I cant comment on it. The task / revision extensions looks promising but need a bit more time before they are made available on live website.
See, that's part of the perception problem. You're right, these extensions are likely not ready for use as they are now.
But they don't need more *time*. They need more /work/! Someone has to do the work, either me (as I am probably most familiar with them), or someone else. I, for one, have done what I can think of right now. I'm willing to work, but I need feedback for what needs to be done. Preferrably from those who decide if and when to turn the extension on at the Wikimedia sites. Yes, work takes time, but we're not talking about wine here; having it age in the basement won't improve code.
We did have plenty of time, and we wasted much of it. Now we're running out of time, fast. If you have doubts about that, subscribe to the google news alert with keyword "wikipedia". I used to get a list of news each day how great wikipedia is. Today I got a list of half a dozen items telling me how flawed and outright dangerous wikipedia is. I've been getting these since the Steigentaler incident.
I am well aware of the press hype and the deconstruction of stars, but this will change public perception of Wikipedia. Along with that will come more and more "elements" that try to hit on the weak, making the situation even worse. I don't argue to rush blindly into action no matter what, but IMHO we (the technical people) really have to get our act together to offer some real options to the community. Which of them are put into use, for how long, and under which conditions, is another topic.
Magnus