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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. | |||
''It's presently being debated. See [[Features]] and [[Consumerium Services]] for the more stable list that motivates these requests.'' | |||
== [[GFDL text corpus|corpus]] coherence == | |||
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.'' | |||
=== tracking all changes to the corpus === | |||
So you can see if for instance a [[Disinfopedia]] or [[Wikipedia]] or [[Recyclopedia]] article on a company or promoter changes, plus the several Consumerium Wikis. | |||
See [[GFDL corpus watch]] for a feature proposal that [[GetWiki]] is more likely to do, and is absolutely required for any multiple-wiki project. | |||
=== [[interwiki link standard]] === | |||
''as per convention, use links in section titles only if the page MUST be read to understand what follows, if the features invoked are add-ons to the concept'' | |||
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]] == | |||
''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. | |||
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Given that the features you want are mostly in [[tikiwiki]], why not just use that? It would be easier to support a common [[wikitext standard]] in that more supported software, than try to make mediawiki do what it doesn't do well. | Given that the features you want are mostly in [[tikiwiki]], why not just use that? It would be easier to support a common [[wikitext standard]] in that more supported software, than try to make mediawiki do what it doesn't do well. | ||