[WikiEN-l] Renaming "Flagged Protections"

[FT2]

*+  **"...The average delay is expected to be around <N> minutes, and we'll
be watching this carefully."*

FT2

On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 2:15 AM, FT2 <ft2.wiki at gmail.com> wrote:

> "Pending edits" might describe the edits, but not the "regime" or tool.
>
> "Delayed editing" is one possible option for the tool. As in, "Delayed
> editing has been applied to this article". Doesn't imply any kind of
> checking or approval, nor censorship or the like, just that edits will be
> delayed. I think even the average non-Wikipedian would understand vandalism
> isnt "edits" in the same sense:
>
> *"We will be placing some articles, especially those that get
> vandalism, under "delayed editing". This means that when a completely
> unknown editor edits the article, the edits won't be made public until they
> have been given a basic check by vandalism patrollers. Once they are cleared
> as non-vandal edits they'll be made public".*
>
> FT2
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> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 11:57 PM, AGK <wikiagk at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 21 May 2010 22:38, Rob Lanphier <robla at wikimedia.org> wrote:
>> > It turns out that filters out quite a few names (including "Flagged
>> > Protection" among other things). Here's the alternatives that made the
>> cut:
>> >
>> >   - "Pending Revisions" - this name is very consistent with what
>> everyone
>> >   will see in many parts of the user interface, and what it will be used
>> for
>> >   (i.e. providing a queue of pending revisions)
>> >   - "Double Check" - this was a late entrant, but has the distinct
>> >   advantage of clearly communicating what we envision this feature will
>> be
>> >   used for (i.e. enforcing a double check from a very broad community).
>>
>> 'Pending revisions' would be better named something like 'Pending
>> edits'. Not all our readers would understand what a "revision" is, but
>> the concept of "edit" is universal—and complements "Wikipedia: The
>> Free Encyclopedia that anyone can *edit*" perfectly.
>>
>> AGK
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