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, 22 December 2012comments and suggestions
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==LinkSpam / WikiSpam== | ==LinkSpam / WikiSpam== | ||
#[[mw:Extension:CheckUser]] — ''Pro:'' used for checking IP addresses - ''Con:'' | #[[mw:Extension:CheckUser]] — ''Pro:'' used for checking IP addresses - ''Con:'' | ||
##It's beyond me how come, as of 2013 (sic), CheckUser ''still'' isn't a part of MediaWiki core; and why on Earth isn't this extension installed on WikiIndex already?! --[[User:Jack Phoenix|Jack Phoenix]] ([[User talk:Jack Phoenix|talk]]) 14:41, 22 December 2012 (PST) | |||
#[[mw:Extension:Nuke]] — ''Pro:'' allows sysops to delete numerous pages as one - ''Con:'' | #[[mw:Extension:Nuke]] — ''Pro:'' allows sysops to delete numerous pages as one - ''Con:'' | ||
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# [[mw:Extension:User Merge and Delete]] — ''Pro:'' - ''Con: Very dangerous, can permanently delete user accounts'' (but this can be set for 'crat permission only) - '''can Rename extension work for this?''' | # [[mw:Extension:User Merge and Delete]] — ''Pro:'' - ''Con: Very dangerous, can permanently delete user accounts'' (but this can be set for 'crat permission only) - '''can Rename extension work for this?''' | ||
# [[mw:Extension:AntiBot]] — ''Pro:'' can be used to stop spambots from creating accounts, used by Wikimedia Foundation wikis - ''Con:'' needs an additional plugin - '''which one?''' (the plugin is sorta low-key secret, don't wanna give the spammers the code!) | # [[mw:Extension:AntiBot]] — ''Pro:'' can be used to stop spambots from creating accounts, used by Wikimedia Foundation wikis - ''Con:'' needs an additional plugin - '''which one?''' (the plugin is sorta low-key secret, don't wanna give the spammers the code!) | ||
##'''No''', unless you can find someone to write the plugin(s). AntiBot is a '''framework'''; to make it actually useful, you need to write AntiBot "plugins" (think of them as extensions to the AntiBot extension). The Wikimedia Foundation uses AntiBot, but they have some custom plugins for it which they do not share publicly. --[[User:Jack Phoenix|Jack Phoenix]] ([[User talk:Jack Phoenix|talk]]) 14:41, 22 December 2012 (PST) | |||
# [[mw:Extension:Facebook]] — ''Pro:'' inviting to people using facebook - ''Con:'' ties into facebook domination of the web. '''nooooo - it slows down page loading dramatically''' (and wikis don't really compliment social media sites) | # [[mw:Extension:Facebook]] — ''Pro:'' inviting to people using facebook - ''Con:'' ties into facebook domination of the web. '''nooooo - it slows down page loading dramatically''' (and wikis don't really compliment social media sites) | ||
##'''Against'''; social media nonsense should be implemented as opt-in instead of opt-out, if such a thing even needs to be implemented. --[[User:Jack Phoenix|Jack Phoenix]] ([[User talk:Jack Phoenix|talk]]) 14:41, 22 December 2012 (PST) | |||
==General housekeeping== | ==General housekeeping== | ||
#[[mw:Extension:IconLink]] — ''Pro:'' as raised [[Talk:Welcome#Favicons|here]] - ''Con:'' | #[[mw:Extension:IconLink]] — ''Pro:'' as raised [[Talk:Welcome#Favicons|here]] - ''Con:'' | ||
##The code could do with a bit of updating (and preferrably a security review, too). --[[User:Jack Phoenix|Jack Phoenix]] ([[User talk:Jack Phoenix|talk]]) 14:41, 22 December 2012 (PST) | |||
#[[mw:Extension:FaviconLink]] — ''Pro:'' - ''Con:'' | #[[mw:Extension:FaviconLink]] — ''Pro:'' - ''Con:'' | ||
##The code is a mess and in the past, there was a XSS vulnerability in it. --[[User:Jack Phoenix|Jack Phoenix]] ([[User talk:Jack Phoenix|talk]]) 14:41, 22 December 2012 (PST) | |||
#[[mw:Extension:CategoryTree]] — ''Pro:'' this would be really helpful in seeing how our categories are constructed - ''Con:'' | #[[mw:Extension:CategoryTree]] — ''Pro:'' this would be really helpful in seeing how our categories are constructed - ''Con:'' | ||
##IIRC CategoryTree is broken on the most recent version(s) of MediaWiki, as per [[mw:Extension talk:CategoryTree]]. --[[User:Jack Phoenix|Jack Phoenix]] ([[User talk:Jack Phoenix|talk]]) 14:41, 22 December 2012 (PST) | |||
#[[mw:Extension:Admin Links]] — ''Pro:'' anything to help sysops has gotta be a bonus - ''Con:'' grumpy sysops if you don't :p | #[[mw:Extension:Admin Links]] — ''Pro:'' anything to help sysops has gotta be a bonus - ''Con:'' grumpy sysops if you don't :p | ||
#[[mw:Extension:SpecialUserScore]] — ''Pro:'' it just lists edit counts of users (something interesting for stats geeks) - ''Con:'' probably doesn't add any real value to WikiIndex | #[[mw:Extension:SpecialUserScore]] — ''Pro:'' it just lists edit counts of users (something interesting for stats geeks) - ''Con:'' probably doesn't add any real value to WikiIndex | ||
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==MediaWiki version== | ==MediaWiki version== | ||
Are we on the best version, would that be part of an update of extensions? Best, [[MarkDilley]] | Are we on the best version, would that be part of an update of extensions? Best, [[MarkDilley]] | ||
Right now (14:41, 22 December 2012 (PST)) WikiIndex is running MW 1.19.1; the newest stable version is 1.20.2 and 1.19.3 is the newest version of the 1.19.x branch. So yes, an upgrade could be nice. :) --[[User:Jack Phoenix|Jack Phoenix]] ([[User talk:Jack Phoenix|talk]]) 14:41, 22 December 2012 (PST) | |||
==On the back-burner== | ==On the back-burner== | ||
This sub-section can be used making suggestions for beta extensions, ie, those we might like to add at a later date once they've evolved into a stable extension | This sub-section can be used making suggestions for beta extensions, ie, those we might like to add at a later date once they've evolved into a stable extension | ||
#[[mw:Extension:Google Maps]] — ''Pro:'' this would be really good for our City-Wiki entries - ''Con:'' seems to be buggy | #[[mw:Extension:Google Maps]] — ''Pro:'' this would be really good for our City-Wiki entries - ''Con:'' seems to be buggy | ||
##Obsolete, use [[mw:Extension:Maps]] instead. --[[User:Jack Phoenix|Jack Phoenix]] ([[User talk:Jack Phoenix|talk]]) 14:41, 22 December 2012 (PST) | |||
#[[mw:Extension:MassEditRegex]] — ''Pro:'' can be used by Sysops for 'bot'-like edits, without the need for creating bot scripts - ''Con:'' still in beta phase | #[[mw:Extension:MassEditRegex]] — ''Pro:'' can be used by Sysops for 'bot'-like edits, without the need for creating bot scripts - ''Con:'' still in beta phase | ||
# | ##The extension status (alpha/beta/stable) means very little in reality...installing and testing it is a better way to see whether it works on WikiIndex's version of MediaWiki. --[[User:Jack Phoenix|Jack Phoenix]] ([[User talk:Jack Phoenix|talk]]) 14:41, 22 December 2012 (PST) | ||
[[Category:WikiIndex]] | [[Category:WikiIndex]] | ||
[[Category:Admin]] | [[Category:Admin]] | ||