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Revision and new page '''patrolling''' is a feature enabled on | Revision and new page '''patrolling''' is a feature enabled on many wiki sites, including the [[English Wikipedia]]. Revision patrolling, enabled by default on [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] installation, is switched on using {{Mw|Manual:$wgUseRCPatrol|$wgUseRCPatrol}}, while new page patrolling, also enabled by default, is switched on using {{Mw|Manual:$wgUseNPPatrol|$wgUseNPPatrol}}. | ||
;''Pros and cons | |||
The merits of patrolling are sometimes debated. Marking pages as patrolled is an extra step in reviewing pages, and bright red exclamation points in the [[ | The merits of patrolling are sometimes debated. Marking pages as patrolled is an extra step in reviewing pages, and bright red exclamation points in the [[Recent changes]] feed can be distracting. It is also unclear whether other [[editor]]s should pay attention to whether another [[user]] has marked a revision as patrolled, since who is to say that patroller's opinion can be trusted. | ||
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