[Mediawiki-l] hidden page

Evelyn Yoder eyoder at gmail.com
Sat Dec 12 01:39:41 UTC 2009


In this situation, would it be a better practice to create a separate wiki
for users?

-Evelyn
http://appswhisperer.com

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Platonides <Platonides at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bri wrote:
> > I am using a wiki for a role-playing resource.
> > I wanted to enable a class of user to be able to create and view pages,
> > without the regular user being able to see them.
> > Then, as players encounter the subject of the page, have an easy way to
> > reclassify them so that everyone can read them.
> >
> > Thanks for all the responses (especially Huib). I will check out your
> > links and see if any of these will work for me.
> >
> > -Bri
>
> Try with the lockdown extension
> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Lockdown
>
> Note that mediawiki is not designed for keeping secrets, so there may be
> a way of reading the page that isn't blocked. A game is not a critical
> thing, but cheaters aren't welcome either. Be careful with the page
> names, there might be ways of reading the title but not the content (the
> silliest, a forgotten link on a now-visible page). And in your case just
> knowing the page title might be quite relevant for the players.
>
>
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