Wikipedia:Flagged revisions

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Notice This page describes and centralizes discussion around a new software feature that can potentially change how Wikipedia is edited.

FlaggedRevs, an extension to the MediaWiki software, is expected to be available in a few months (written in August 2007). When the software has been publicly tested (on a dedicated test Wiki), it will be up to each Wiki community to decide how they wish to use, or if they want to use it at all.

This extension will add revision tagging capabilities (a revision, also called version, is a single entry in the history list for a page). Users who have been around for some time can be granted (possibly automatically) rights that would let them review page revisions. When a revision is reviewed it is tagged in the edit history, and article development can proceed with the most recent revision. If changes to the page seem constructive, any reviewer can tag the new version. It is up to the community proposals to set the specific procedures of reviewing.

Note that all logged-in users, even new users, are shown the most recent version irrespective of what version is tagged. For the outside world, one could choose to show the most recent flagged revision, but there are various ways to configure the extension.

[edit] Community proposals

The specific proposals on how to deploy this feature on the English Wikipedia.

  • /Sighted versions. Proposes to use a very light-weight validation process, where almost anyone can tag a page as "sighted", in order to combat vandalism.
  • /Quality versions. Proposes to tag versions of articles that have gone through a quality assurance process based on the consensus of editors.

[edit] External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Flagged_revisions"
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