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better name for ByInvitation wiki?
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== ByInvitation and ReadOnly == | == ByInvitation and ReadOnly == | ||
Do these really need to be seperate? If sysops can edit ReadOnly wikis, aren't those also ByInvitation, by definition? [[TedErnst]] | <small>[[User talk:TedErnst|talk]]</small> 11:34, 7 Mar 2006 (EST) | Do these really need to be seperate? If sysops can edit ReadOnly wikis, aren't those also ByInvitation, by definition? [[TedErnst]] | <small>[[User talk:TedErnst|talk]]</small> 11:34, 7 Mar 2006 (EST) | ||
''I think there is a very big difference between | |||
* (a) a wiki where any random person can "register" with a user name and within minutes, without any human approval, immediately start to edit -- that's what LoginToEdit means, right ? -- vs. | |||
* (b) a wiki where any random person can "register" with a user name, and after some human approves it (perhaps within a day or so), can start to edit, -- vs. | |||
* (c) a wiki where only the Sysop and perhaps a few people the Sysop has selected ahead of time can edit, one that does not give any email address or other way for outsiders to register. | |||
''The word "invitation" in "ByInvitation" implies (c). Type (c) and ReadOnly wiki are effectively the same, to outsiders like me.'' | |||
''What do I use to tag type (b) wiki?'' | |||
''I would like a better name for type (b) wiki. RegisterToEdit, HumanApprovedApplicationToEdit, ... surely there's a better name? --[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 22:55, 8 December 2006 (EST)'' | |||