Re: [Wikivoyage-l] Launch as Beta, sort out images on the fly

On Nov 3, 2012 9:01 PM, "Jani Patokallio" <jpatokal <jpatokal@iki.fi>@<jpatokal@iki.fi> iki.fi &lt;jpatokal(a)iki.fi&gt;&gt; wrote: and solicit help from the community to fix up the links. I think it's important to have everything in its final place and final host, so we can be sure that "what you see is what you get" and a page fixed now will stay fixed. Note also that there'll be lots of small and bigger issues we need to sort out in the first few weeks post-migration: - properly resolving username issues (merging wv accounts with identical wm accounts, renaming conflicting usernames, offering ways to migrate accounts that didn't opt into the data transfer, etc.) - testing extensions to ensure everything is working as before - smaller configuration tweaks (namespaces, site settings etc.) - setting up mobile main pages - fixing templates (see note on stringfunctions) .... So in general I'd say calling the site "beta" post launch sounds like a good idea. We've done pre-testing and will do more, but some issues will only become apparent in production, and some (like the user account issues) by definition can only happen post-launch. That won't change if we defer the launch, so if we defer we'll still have a "beta" site with some glitches but more images migrated. In contrast, if we use November as a beta/cleanup month, we can shoot for a proper launch (with new logo and hopefully most issues resolved) in December. Erik _______________________________________________ Wikivoyage-l mailing list Wikivoyage-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikivoyage-l