On 16 August 2014 12:36, svetlana svetlana@fastmail.com.au wrote:

specifically i'd like to see links to documentation on gadget & extension writing right inside of 'gadgets' and 'beta' tabs somewhere in big fat banner at the bottom of each of these tabs 'want to add your gadget/beta feature? _learn more_ & _get involved_, or _request an idea_' please give that a kick -- where? how?

+1 - point out that this stuff doesn't arrive by magic from on high, show the machinery.

- d.

FWIW i just filed https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70154 (beta features) & https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70155 (gadgets)

thanks for mentioning nice things coming in gadgets 3.0

svetlana

On Sat, 16 Aug 2014, at 21:36, svetlana wrote:

in light of the recent conversation about superprotect and about what community could or should do to get things done

specifically i'd like to see links to documentation on gadget & extension writing right inside of 'gadgets' and 'beta' tabs somewhere in big fat banner at the bottom of each of these tabs 'want to add your gadget/beta feature? _learn more_ & _get involved_, or _request an idea_' please give that a kick -- where? how? ... file a bug with betafeatures extension to modify its text, or can it be modified on-wiki ? ... edit relevant mediawiki:* page for gadgets for each project manually so that it includes a link to [[:mw:Gadget kitchen]] ?? ... structurise the gadgets place for it to become more useable as a directory ??

-- svetlana