MediaWiki modifications
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
MediaWiki-namespace
This is a new feature in MediaWiki. It is a namespace for storing and accessing large number of short items quickly. All [[MediaWiki:]] 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.
Added namespaces
For Content Wiki to be managed well we need to have at least the following namespaces:
- Product
- ProductGroup
- Company
For the Opinion Wiki we need at least the following namespaces:
- Group
- VirtualGroup
- Campaign
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
Content autogenration
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.
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
Privilige management
For Opinion Wiki we need totally new code to manage the addition, modification and removal of usergroups
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
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 votes or scores