Anyone interested in a Total Commander Wiki?

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2006-01-15, 19:54 UTC

All users with more than 1111 postings receive moderator status either automatically or by requesting ghisler.

I don't think that this is such a good idea. For example, user "Norfie" also had over 1111 posts before he was banned for deleting all his posts! You can imagine what could have happened if he had been admin here...

SanskritFritz · Post by *SanskritFritz » 2006-01-15, 22:27 UTC

deleting all his posts

[OT] how did he do it? One by one? Respect...

Sheepdog · Post by *Sheepdog » 2006-01-15, 23:25 UTC

SanskritFritz wrote:
deleting all his posts
[OT] how did he do it? One by one? Respect...

It took him about eight or nine hours. I did watch him do it.

sheepdog

icfu · Post by *icfu » 2006-01-15, 23:30 UTC

I don't think that this is such a good idea. For example, user "Norfie" also had over 1111 posts before he was banned for deleting all his posts! You can imagine what could have happened if he had been admin here...

If something like this would ever happen, you could easily do a rollback or aren't you doing regular backups also from the Wiki?
I think the power users here deserve to be trusted, there is no reason why any of them deserve to be treated sceptically regarding vandalism.

Icfu

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2006-01-16, 08:28 UTC

If something like this would ever happen, you could easily do a rollback or aren't you doing regular backups also from the Wiki?

Yes I do, but unfortunately I knew about it only about 24 hours or more later, so others had already written new posts. I would have lost either these posts, or Norfie's posts. He edited the contents of his posts, so I saw no way to merge back all the data. I still have that backup, but it would take at least as long as when he deleted them to change them back manually..

Sheepdog · Post by *Sheepdog » 2006-01-16, 10:41 UTC

ghisler(Author) wrote:Yes I do, but unfortunately I knew about it only about 24 hours or more later, so others had already written new posts.

Icfu referred to the Wiki. Within 24 hours do not happen so much changes (new articles) that it would count if someone really damages the content and you would have to roll back the backup.

And even if there would be 10 or 20 new articles one could backup those articles and restore them after the rollback in no time (okay 20 minutes

).

So maybe sysop status for powermembers as icfu proposed should be worth the risc. In addition there would be not only one pupil to restore the new articles - if that ever would happen.

sheepdog

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2006-01-16, 15:49 UTC

I agree that additionsl Wiki sysops would be nice, but I'm against an automatic solution.

Post by *Hacker » 2006-01-16, 17:20 UTC

I'd vote for Sheepdog and Stance.

Roman

Sheepdog · Post by *Sheepdog » 2006-01-16, 18:42 UTC

Hacker wrote:I'd vote for Sheepdog and Stance.

Roman

support++

But I think ther may be additional ones. E.g. icfu if he likes and AutohotkeyFritz äh SanskritFritz volunteered already, too.

Sheepdog

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2006-01-16, 20:13 UTC

I agree that Sheepdog and Stance have been very active in the Wiki, so I would agree if they would like to become Wikisysop.

I'm also open to other suggestions. 2-3 WikiSysops per Wiki should be sufficient, what do you think?

SanskritFritz · Post by *SanskritFritz » 2006-01-16, 20:44 UTC

Sheepdog and Stance

... best choice!

icfu · Post by *icfu » 2006-01-16, 22:30 UTC

Thanks for support Sheepdog, but I have no interest to be part in such a small Wiki-Sysop-familiy.

I would prefer the concept of "sharing responsibility in a community of interested power users", not ghisler's hierarchical "giving responsibility to as few users as possible" as this means work, annoyance and egoism, not fun.

So, not with me, sorry.

Good luck.

Icfu

Stance · Post by *Stance » 2006-01-17, 17:41 UTC

Hi,
I have browsed these pages by accident, sorry for my late reply.

I like the idea of Power Members being WikiSysOps in the Total Commander Wiki, maybe only as a temporary solution, untill we have voted.
To vote Wiki -admins in this time doesn't make sense in my opinion as it would be to early. I know that Christian Ghisler is busy, but he should look more often into the Wiki.

The "Template:DelRequest" could be found by the Wiki -search.

Sheepdog,
you have just edited the german "Ordering" site:
http://www.ghisler.ch/wikide/index.php/Bestellung
by adding: Links to external FAQ at ghisler com,
please let me know (Discussion):
Do you really wants the page look like that?
Are the existing german Bestellung-Wikipages outdated now?
Would´t be one external link to "FAQ at ghisler com" enough?

I had have the hope, that Christian Ghisler some day may link into the TCWiki (from ghisler.com) for reading the FAQs, not otherwise.

Kind regards
Stance

Sheepdog · Post by *Sheepdog » 2006-01-17, 20:20 UTC

2Stance
Have a look at the Wiki.

sheepdog

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2006-01-18, 09:19 UTC

I know that Christian Ghisler is busy, but he should look more often into the Wiki.

I visit the Wiki quite often, but I don't write much into it.

The "Template:DelRequest" could be found by the Wiki -search.

Is there any way to get this on the "Special pages" or somewhere else where I can find it more easily? I detected only by accident when browsing the Wiki that there are delete requests...

I'm also looking for a way to remove the links "Current events" and "Community portal", and put some more useful links there like "FAQ". Does anyone have an idea how this can be done?