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Bug 56555 - Introductory message should explain that actions can indeed modify the wiki
Introductory message should explain that actions can indeed modify the wiki
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Classification: Unclassified
ApiSandbox (Other open bugs)
unspecified
All All
: Low normal (vote)
: ---
Assigned To: This, that and the other (TTO)
: easy
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Reported: 2013-11-04 10:46 UTC by Dan Wolff
Modified: 2013-11-19 09:07 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Dan Wolff 2013-11-04 10:46:17 UTC 
The current message is dangerous. It explains that it's for *experimenting* and that this is a *sandbox*. As such I expected it to only simulate performing actions.

I assume that making it simulate actions would be difficult, so I am instead requesting that it clearly state that actions that modify the wiki, will in fact modify it.

Something similar to what the English language Wikipedia uses [1] would be good.


[1]  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox

     'Note that API actions that modify Wikipedia will in fact modify Wikipedia
      when used from this sandbox. For example, using the "edit" action will
      edit the specified page.'
Comment 1 Gerrit Notification Bot 2013-11-19 06:10:07 UTC 
Change 96207 had a related patch set uploaded by TTO:
Add a bit to intro text to state that ApiSandbox can modify the wiki

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/96207
Comment 2 Gerrit Notification Bot 2013-11-19 08:45:02 UTC 
Change 96207 merged by jenkins-bot:
Add a bit to intro text to state that ApiSandbox can modify the wiki

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/96207
Comment 3 This, that and the other (TTO) 2013-11-19 09:07:19 UTC 
Done.
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