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== October 2010 Upgrade Thoughts == | == October 2010 Upgrade Thoughts == | ||
===Upgrade=== | |||
* | I'd be happy to try to upgrade this MediaWiki and/or add extensions that we might need, but not sure what's needed and also not sure what customizations, etc. we've had that we'd have to keep in mind. Any thoughts? [[Raymond King]] | <small>[[User talk:Rathbone|talk]]</small> | ||
::One common extension we don't have is | * ''Oh, and yes, I know about the favicon and will fix as soon as possible ...'' | ||
::One common extension we don't have is [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Renameuser Extension:Renameuser], which allows bureaucrats the ability to change the name of an account. '''[[User talk:Elassint|Elassint]]''', 10 14 2010 | |||
:: Also, how about: | :: Also, how about: | ||
::* Semantic Wiki (allows if statements which can help make better infoboxes and other stuff too) | |||
: Making WikiIndex a semantic wiki with the extensions. - I like this, ~~ [[MarkDilley]] | |||
::* CITE (allows easy creation of references) | ::* CITE (allows easy creation of references) | ||
::: I almost forgot about the cite extension, that's practically mandatory, and semantic would not be a bad idea either. '''[[User talk:Elassint|Elassint]]''', 10 16 2010 | ::: I almost forgot about the cite extension, that's practically mandatory, and semantic would not be a bad idea either. '''[[User talk:Elassint|Elassint]]''', 10 16 2010 | ||
:::: Nice but not mandatory in terms of [[DocumentingWikis]] as different than [[EmergentWikis]]. Best, [[MarkDilley]] | :::: Nice but not mandatory in terms of [[DocumentingWikis]] as different than [[EmergentWikis]]. Best, [[MarkDilley]] | ||
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::::: Can you think of anything else that we've customized or added that we should be careful of when we upgrade? If not, then I'm ready to move forward with it. Could you help me identify and ask any other admins? [[Raymond King]] | <small>[[User talk:Rathbone|talk]]</small> | ::::: Can you think of anything else that we've customized or added that we should be careful of when we upgrade? If not, then I'm ready to move forward with it. Could you help me identify and ask any other admins? [[Raymond King]] | <small>[[User talk:Rathbone|talk]]</small> | ||
: ''When [[John Stanton]] retired, I took notes about what files needed to be saved during an upgrade, [[Raymond King]] - please talk with me before doing an upgrade. Thanks, [[MarkDilley]] | : ''When [[John Stanton]] retired, I took notes about what files needed to be saved during an upgrade, [[Raymond King]] - please talk with me before doing an upgrade. Thanks, [[MarkDilley]] | ||
===Logo=== | |||
: Crazy thought / change the logo? Here's a concept, comments welcome [[Raymond King]] | <small>[[User talk:Rathbone|talk]]</small> | : Crazy thought / change the logo? Here's a concept, comments welcome [[Raymond King]] | <small>[[User talk:Rathbone|talk]]</small> | ||