[WikiEN-l] To boldy delete what no one had deleted before!

[Wilhelm Schnotz]

I would assume such a system would just create a "non-published"
namespace that articles would sit in... And software changes could be
made to change red links that point to where the article should be in
main space a different color and point them at the "non-published"
space.

In short readers, users etc could all see them, jush google would not
index them. The benefit of the system as stated is users and readers
would know by clicking on the non blue links that these articles are
still "in the works".

Such a system would work decently well if moving from one space to the
other could be done by any registered user... Sorta like moves are
done today.

Please note that I am not advocating this, but I think tossing around
alternate ideas can't hurt. This idea I think defines a decent answer
to your question, feel free to change it around or attack it all you
like, just be constructive about it.

On 1/14/09, Ken Arromdee <arromdee at rahul.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 wjhonson at aol.com wrote:
>> I am sorry I still do not get it.
>> 1) Is your proposal going to completely hide "unfinished" articles from
>> the
>> public? If so who will be able to see them? Admins? Users?>>
>>
>> To hide those articles which are unfinished, or which the community has
>> decided are unfinished.  So the AfD process becomes simply the "Hide It
>> process" much less contentious.
>
> You didn't answer the question about who gets to see them.
>
> Given most possible answers to this question, it'll just end up being the
> same
> as AFD.  After all, right now an admin can see a deleted article.
>
>> <<3) Isn't your proposal hiding all stubs as well as some other
>> articles?
>> After all no stub by very definition is ready for "public
>> consumption".>>
>>
>> No.  It has nothing to do with stubs or non-stubs.  Stubs are published
>> today, and they would be published tomorrow.  The only thing this does
>> is provide a way for AfD to turn into something with less conflict.
>
> Well, is it about hiding articles ready for public consumption, or isn't it?
> If it is, stubs get hidden.  If it's not, you shouldn't say it is.
>
>
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