demute wrote:
It would be really nice if wikipedias
Special:random-function could take
arguments, making it possible to get a random article from user-specified
categories.
A suggestion to do this is as follows. When a user click on the "random
article" link the random article is loaded with a comment on the top of the
page saying something like "you requested a random article. click here to
view options" and so the the user can mark which categories the article
should come from. The settings can either be stored in a cookie or they can
be sent in the URI.
Everyone would love this feature!
This idea should be discussed on the appropriate forum - namely the Wikimedia
bugzilla system. This list is for discussion of technical issues relating
exclusively to the Wikimedia servers - or notification of software changes which
have a significant impact on the operation of a Wikimedia project.
Andrew Garrett
(werdna)