[Foundation-l] Enhancement requests : spreading the word, flagging problems, accept but delay

[James Hare]

"Mail this article to a friend" -- yes, we do need this function. Thing is,
it may put a stress on the servers.

"Flag problem with this article" -- isn't that what article tags like
{{npov}} are for?

User watching -- Sounds like a good idea, thing is, it may lead to more
wikistalking

Revision stability -- Fundamentally good to ensure article quality, but it
can be argued that this stereotypes newcomers. Then again, newcomers really
have a tendency of doing things not exactly how we like them, but it's okay.
Sounds like a good idea.

Accept-but-delay -- anti-wiki. I prefer the newbie-edit flag better, since
it helps make sure the article doesn't degenerate in quality, but delaying
edits of someone is against the whole quick-editing concept.


On 6/19/06, Samuel Klein <meta.sj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> A few disparate feature thoughts from recent conversations:
>
> * "Mail this article to a friend" and "Mail this image to a friend" --
> badly needed functionality
>
> * "Flag problem with this article" -- useful interface feature, though
> what it does once you apply such a flag might be refined over time.
>
> * User watching -- add the option to watch the edits of particular
> anons or new users [logged-in users could opt out of being watchable].
> In addition to "/newbies" have an "unwatched newbie contribs" RC
> page.
>
> * Metadata about revisoin stability : A subtle but visible "recent
> newbie edit" flag to articles to indicate that someone with no history
> has edited the page recently, and this flag has not been reset.
> Provide a way for any non-new editor to unset the flag.
>
> **  A feature to prepare for the future, but not to apply unless
> necessary : an "accept but delay" editing patch for new users -- new
> users can see their own changes to an article; logged-in users can see
> the "recent newbie edit flag" and also the latest changes; other users
> see the last version before this edit.  Anon readers who try editing
> the page (not seeing the newer revision) would be editing the text of
> the old revision (with the standard warning), so a set of newbies
> could conceivably overwrite one another's changes in quick succession
> without realizing it; but other editors could learn to compensate and
> work through the histories of especially current events articles with
> rapidly changing content and information.
>
> SJ
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