This sounds like something non-technical, like you would discuss at a village pump. Maybe you should do that and then get back to us with a greater variety of user opinions? If you're right and this is a dumb idea, then you'll save us a lot of time by canvassing users. -russ
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 9:27 AM, John Du Hart compwhizii@gmail.com wrote:
Why.
Why does an encyclopedia need a share button? I can see the purpose on Commons, but for an article? I just don't see the justification. What do you really need to share with your friends from an reference source. What does a button do that copypaste can't?
There's also the technical problems this would incur. Each of these buttons require yet another HTTP request each, which would make the hard work by RL team moot.
It just doesn't make sense.
On Oct 20, 2011 11:54 PM, jidanni@jidanni.org wrote: Gentlemen, where is the Share button? All other sites have them by now, but on Wikipedia one cannot even find its definition in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Share . At least on ones account preferences there should be a way to "activate sharing with the following websites ... " causing a share button to appear in the navigation menu. If there is an extension, then wikipedia should install it and not depend on browser plugins, etc. OK, I made https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31853
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