[Foundation-l] Pending Changes development update: September 27

[Risker]

On 29 September 2010 22:37, Aude <aude.wiki at gmail.com> wrote:

> <snip>
>
> Regret I was really not involved much in the trial or polls (mostly
> been on wiki break for the past ~9 months) but quite concerned now
> given Risker's concerns about the software being buggy and other issues.
>
> And seeing people that I have lots of respect for in hot debate (both
> sides) concerns me... seems tricky to find the right balance and
> solution for moving forward.
>
> [maybe setting rights to bureaucrats or some higher level for now?
> Allowing only more narrow testing maybe in non-article space or
> something? Until we can decide what/how/when to move forward with next
> trial...just throwing ideas out]
>
> Anyway, I would like to be more informed and try testing in some test
> space (is there a test wiki for this?) and some summary of the key
> issues that I can see?
>
>
The test wiki is here:  http://flaggedrevs.labs.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
(MZMcBride seems to be the most responsive local bureaucrat, if you want to
have admin permissions there.)

The current list of bugzillas being worked on is here (cribbed from RobLa's
post)

We're currently tracking the list of items we intend to complete in
Bugzilla. You can see the latest list here:
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/showdependencytree.cgi?id=25293

Many of the items in the list are things we're looking for feedback on:
Bug 25295 - "Improve reviewer experience when multiple simultaneous
users review Pending Changes"
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25295

Bug 25296 - "History style cleanup - investigate possible fixes and
detail the fixes"
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25296

Bug 25298 - "Figure out what (if any) new Pending Changes links there
should be in the side bar"
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25298

Bug 25299 - "Make pending revision status clearer when viewing page"
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25299

Bug 25300 - "Better names for special pages in Pending Changes
configuration"
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25300

Bug 25301 - "Firm up the list of minor UI improvements for the
November 2010 Pending Changes release"
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25301

Also cribbed from RobLa's message:
Ongoing use of Pending Changes is contingent upon consensus after the
deployment of an interim release of Pending Changes in November 2010,
which is currently under development. The roadmap for this deployment
is described here:
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Pending_Changes_enwiki_trial/Roadmap


On looking at the bugzillas, I note that many of the more serious issues
identified in the Roadmap are not addressed. I will leave it to RobLa to
explain that rationale.

Risker/Anne