This sounds like a good job for the kind of setup used on Commons, for instance, for deletion requests: a box (Javascript, I believe) shows up in the middle of the screen, with a text entry field, maybe some check-boxes (notify original creator, etc.) and then the script adds the appropriate things to the appropriate pages (on behalf of the user who fills it in -- that is, the edits all show up in her edit history).
I think one of the general challenges to the movement these days is how to improve communication among the content-focused Wikimedians who see and understand the need for technical improvements like these, and the tech-focused Wikimedians with the skills to implement them. Some pieces are in place -- Bugzilla, for instance, can be really useful -- but what we don't have is a straightforward and effective collection of practices and technical tools that smoothly support this kind of collaboration.
Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]]
On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 5:59 AM, Rui Correia correia.rui@gmail.com wrote:
Can't we create a way that will simplify merge propsals into a simple 1-minute procedure? A template with: Merger [Quercitrin] into [Quercitin], Motivation [bla bla bla] that would automatically display the merge notice on all revelant pages?
Best regards,
Rui
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