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    This page is for discussing and defining the modifications/patches that we need to make to the MediaWiki software to enable running [[Content Wiki]] and [[Opinion Wiki]]. A similar page exists for each other [[wiki code]] option.
    See [[MediaWiki extensions]] page about the extensions that '''are needed'''. Making modifications to the [[MediaWiki]] itself is no longer necessary as the extension system has been introduced. This is great news to us since we don't have to worry about keeping '''a modified MediaWiki''' current with the mediawiki proper development tree.


    ''It's presently being debated. See [[Features]] and [[Consumerium Services]] for the more stable list that motivates these requests.''
    MediaWiki has gained powerful features along the years since this R&D wiki was founded in 2003-03-10. These include: extra [[namespaces]], [[templates]] that will be used heavily to insert masses of [[categories]] onto articles, [[extensions]] and [[widgets]]


    == corpus coherence ==
    ===Lower priority===
    #<s>[[GetWiki]]-like "leech" feature - mirror whole [[GFDL corpus]] dynamically</s> - <font color="Green">[✔]</font> - '''See [[MediaWiki/extensions#LinkedWiki|LinkedWiki extension]] and [[MediaWiki/Extensions#Import WP|Import WP extension]] that implement most of this'''
    #XML-import for feeds from other [[GFDL]] sources ''' <font color="Green"> - [✔] - </font> Implemented in core [[MediaWiki]] ( [[Special:Import]] ) since <unknown>
    #Automatic coding for different user types: <font color="red">red==unintroduced</font>, <font color="green">green==Verified User</font> and <font color="blue">blue==Normal User</font>
    #[[automatic stub generation]] ''' <font color="Green"> - [✔] - </font>Implemented partially by [[MediaWiki/extensions#HeaderFooter|HeaderFooter extension]], [[MediaWiki/extensions#Include WP|Include Wp extension]], [[MediaWiki/extensions#HideEmptySections|HideEmptySections extension]] and [[MediaWiki/extensions|Labelled Section Transclusion]]''' etc.


    The [[interwiki link standard]] (very minor change), [[interwiki identity standard]] and other features [http://recyclopedia.info/wiki/wiki.phtml?title=Talk:Recyclopedia:Feature on list here] ''which also lists other features like [[Simple English]] and [[Symbolwiki]] conventions that simplify the UI, very important for [[worn device]]s, and other things that can be done without code modification.''
    ===See also:===
    *[[MediaWiki extensions]]
    *[[Research Wiki]]
    *[[Publish Wiki]]
    *[[Verified User]]


    === [[interwiki link standard]] ===
    [[Category:Deprecated]]
     
    [[Category:MediaWiki]]
    Without this, your namespaces aren't coherent across [[Consumerium Services]]:
     
    ===MediaWiki-namespace===
    This is a new feature in [[MediaWiki]]. It is a namespace for storing and accessing large number of short items quickly. All <nowiki>[[MediaWiki:]]</nowiki> entries are stored in RAM and can be modified on the fly by sysops. MediaWiki-namespace items have the possibility to use variable-subsitution which is really useful for displaying [[campaign]] stats in [[Opinion Wiki]] articles among other things.
     
    For further information on this: [[m:Meta-Wikimedia:MediaWiki namespace]]
     
    ===Added namespaces===
    For [[Content Wiki]] to be managed well we need to have at least the following namespaces:
    *Product
    *ProductGroup for [[product group]]s
    *Company
    *[[faction]] and tendency (describing one's own biases/assumptions)
     
    For the [[Opinion Wiki]] we need at least the following namespaces:
    *Group
    *VirtualGroup - virtual group is a group that is not a real world group, but usually an ad hoc action group to drive some [[campaign]] goals
    *[[Campaign]]
     
    == moving articles between wikis ==
     
    === [[standard wiki URI]] ===
     
    Without this, you aren't sure that you're coordinating two articles about the same thing.
     
    ===Content autogeneration===
    We need to have a module for generating and identifying information coming from the [[Consumerium Vault]], wherein information is verified by staff. Also reacting to editing of autogenrated content (if made possible) has to be dealt with.
     
    ===Middleware connection with Opinion Wiki edits===
    Edits to the [[Opinion Wiki]] have to be screened by middleware software to update the composite view of the wiki eg. changes in [[vote]]s or [[score]]s
     
    ===[[interwiki identity standard]] ===
     
    Without this, you can't keep track of who is who in the various wikis, or do:
     
    ==[[permission-based model]] ==
    ''as per convention, use links in titles only if the page MUST be read to understand what follows''
     
    ''These features are controversial, and maybe already in [[tikiwiki]]:''
     
    ===Article signing===
    The software has to be extended to enable organisations and individuals to sign any version of any article in the [[Content Wiki]] with GnuPG or other keys. This is essential to maintain the [[integrity]] of the recorded information. Some people may want to see the live wiki, understanding the possible hazards in it, but most will likely want some level of assurance from authorative parties on the correctness of the information
     
    ===Article creation restrictions===
    For  [[Opinion Wiki]] we need to restrict the creation of [[Group]]-articles to only those entities that are registered in and verified by the [[Vault]]
     
    ===Privilege management===
    For [[Opinion Wiki]] we need totally new code to manage the addition, modification and removal of usergroups who can be granted arbitrary priveleges (at present there is only 'developer', 'sysop' and 'blocked IP' status). [[Mediawiki]] stores both article privileges and user privileges as a comma-separated list, so it's not much to hack this
     
    ===Editing restrictions===
    For the [[Opinion Wiki]] we need to manage restriction of editing of certain articles and subarticles to certain users belonging to designed usergroups OR alternatively require their editorial approval before an edit is visible.

    Latest revision as of 08:07, 3 July 2012

    See MediaWiki extensions page about the extensions that are needed. Making modifications to the MediaWiki itself is no longer necessary as the extension system has been introduced. This is great news to us since we don't have to worry about keeping a modified MediaWiki current with the mediawiki proper development tree.

    MediaWiki has gained powerful features along the years since this R&D wiki was founded in 2003-03-10. These include: extra namespaces, templates that will be used heavily to insert masses of categories onto articles, extensions and widgets

    Lower priority[edit | edit source]

    1. GetWiki-like "leech" feature - mirror whole GFDL corpus dynamically - [✔] - See LinkedWiki extension and Import WP extension that implement most of this
    2. XML-import for feeds from other GFDL sources - [✔] - Implemented in core MediaWiki ( Special:Import ) since <unknown>
    3. Automatic coding for different user types: red==unintroduced, green==Verified User and blue==Normal User
    4. automatic stub generation - [✔] - Implemented partially by HeaderFooter extension, Include Wp extension, HideEmptySections extension and Labelled Section Transclusion etc.

    See also:[edit | edit source]

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