Nick Wilson (Quiddity) schreef op 2015/03/16 om 19:03:
On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 6:02 PM, Risker risker.wp@gmail.com wrote:
How about just converting those threads back to Wikitext, instead? That script already exists, I've seen it used on Mediawiki. Will it mess up the pages that have already been converted using that script?
Bottom line, it makes no sense to replace software that was considered barely suitable when it was first developed with "new" software that can't even do what that old, long-neglected software could do...and in several cases, there is no intention to ever add the features already available using Wikitext.
As expectations increase for project users to post their comments/concerns/ideas/observations on Mediawiki, the use of Flow will become a barrier for participation.
Risker/Anne
Converting LQT to Wikitext would lose the major benefits of:
- per-Topic watchlisting,
- per-Topic category support,
- Sortable views (with Filterable views on the roadmap [1]),
as well as the immensely easier process for new-editors to be able to participate in discussions, and be notified about replies.[2]
But it would provide the advantage of using the standardized discussion technique used in virtually all Wikimedia installations. There doesn't seem to be any particular user demand to adopt Flow, so there's no reason to believe it will gain any more traction than LQT ever did.
KWW