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== The CRW's current rules, and the original reasoning behind them == | ==The CRW's current rules, and the original reasoning behind them== | ||
I'll start this off by clarifying that I haven't yet formed a full opinion on an answer to the central question of the RfC, but I'm putting this here for context on the current situation, and how we got here. | I'll start this off by clarifying that I haven't yet formed a full opinion on an answer to the central question of the RfC, but I'm putting this here for context on the current situation, and how we got here. | ||
A brief overview on the current rules: | A brief overview on the current rules: | ||
* The 'Consumer Rights Wiki namespace' is protected by default, as is the main page and any sub-pages that feed into it. Superconfirmed or above is required to edit. | *The 'Consumer Rights Wiki namespace' is protected by default, as is the main page and any sub-pages that feed into it. Superconfirmed or above is required to edit. | ||
* Specific article notices cannot be removed by users below 'Superconfirmed' (the practical implication of this being that the lines on which those notices appear cannot be edited by users below Superconfirmed). | *Specific article notices cannot be removed by users below 'Superconfirmed' (the practical implication of this being that the lines on which those notices appear cannot be edited by users below Superconfirmed). | ||
* A variety of anti-spam filters are applied to edits by users who are not Confirmed. | *A variety of anti-spam filters are applied to edits by users who are not Confirmed. | ||
* Pages cannot be deleted by users below Superconfirmed | *Pages cannot be deleted by users below Superconfirmed | ||
The definitions of Moderator and Superconfirmed can be found here: [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Moderator_applications]]. These are the only two levels of elevated permissions which are regularly distributed. | The definitions of Moderator and Superconfirmed can be found here: [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Moderator_applications]]. These are the only two levels of elevated permissions which are regularly distributed. | ||
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It is also worth noting that the Wiki has very few wide-net editor restrictions in comparison to Wikipedia (over there, new users making changes from anything other than a residential IP address are blocked from editing), which is something we may want to bear in mind when assigning protection levels. [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 21:38, 17 May 2026 (UTC) | It is also worth noting that the Wiki has very few wide-net editor restrictions in comparison to Wikipedia (over there, new users making changes from anything other than a residential IP address are blocked from editing), which is something we may want to bear in mind when assigning protection levels. [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 21:38, 17 May 2026 (UTC) | ||
==Edit request system?== | |||
I've always thought it'd be great if it was super easy to make edit requests to pages (like om Wikipedia). [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|'''''AnotherConsumerRightsPerson''''']] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 06:55, 18 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
:How does it work there? I've only ever done it by just writing a comment on a talk page [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 08:40, 18 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
::Basically: | |||
::#A message pops up on protected pages which tells you to make an edit request (this is created in the mediawiki namespace) | |||
::#When they click the make edit request button, they get sent to a talkpage section with the edit request template. | |||
::#They are told to write the request below the template | |||
::#When they save, this goes into a category | |||
::#Someone answers or declines the edit request with the <code>|status=</code> parameter | |||
::[[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|'''''AnotherConsumerRightsPerson''''']] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 15:06, 18 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
:::To try it out yourself, just go to a WP page (like [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]] and click view source [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|'''''AnotherConsumerRightsPerson''''']] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 15:07, 18 May 2026 (UTC) | |||