Further to this thread (making category links red only if they have just 1 member, http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2007-March/019259.html ), and in response to the responses (that changing the colours was met with disapproval), might I suggest that the colours remain the same, but red category links simply don't take you to an editing page?
This would solve the main problem I think. The point is that categories can still be used even if they are red, so I want to be able to view a category (from a link) without it taking me to an edit box. I just want to see the members. Everything else about the category remains the same - it is classed as a wanted page, etc., the link simply just doesn't automatically go into editing. I think this solution gets the best of both worlds.
The point is that categories can still be used even if they are red, so I want to be able to view a category (from a link) without it taking me to an edit box.
I see Virgil's point - and this is especially painful when the wiki has editing locked to only users (or only sysops etc). Casual visitors that want to see a list of articles in a category are thrust into a "You have to login to edit" page. Only the savviest of users will know to remove the &action=edit from the URL to get a look at the actual Category.
Also, a similar argument can be made for system messages. If you search for a system message (like MediaWiki:1movedto2) that has a default value but hasn't been overridden, you'll get no search results with a "create this page" link. Clicking the link takes you either to an edit form prepopulated with the data, or a view-source page if you're not a sysop.
In either case, you may just want to see the content of the message, which exists, but not in the "article" sense.
I guess the system message handling would be considered a separate issue, but similar insofar as it has to do with getting an edit form when the regular page has something you want.
-- Jim R. Wilson (jimbojw)
On 4/2/07, Virgil Ierubino virgil.ierubino@gmail.com wrote:
Further to this thread (making category links red only if they have just 1 member, http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2007-March/019259.html ), and in response to the responses (that changing the colours was met with disapproval), might I suggest that the colours remain the same, but red category links simply don't take you to an editing page?
This would solve the main problem I think. The point is that categories can still be used even if they are red, so I want to be able to view a category (from a link) without it taking me to an edit box. I just want to see the members. Everything else about the category remains the same - it is classed as a wanted page, etc., the link simply just doesn't automatically go into editing. I think this solution gets the best of both worlds. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
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