Last modified: 2011-03-13 18:04:51 UTC
I would like to request a feature that allows the history to be presented as oldest first, instead of newest first.
What are you trying to accomplish? Might it be better to keep ordering consistent, but allow to jump immediately to the earliest edits for a given page?
(In reply to comment #1) > What are you trying to accomplish? > > Might it be better to keep ordering consistent, but allow to jump immediately to > the earliest edits for a given page? Currently, there is no fast way to query the creator of an article with an extensively long history. I just thought that if one can reverse the ordering of the history, it solves that problem and adds another feature.
"Adding features" is not a goal that should be followed for its own sake; features introduce complexity and bugs. I can't think of any use for flipping the viewable order around. Skipping directly to the oldest entries sounds useful.
in reply to comment 3 > Skipping directly to the oldest entries sounds useful. "Status" and "resolution" contradict Brion's statement. I see a need for *alternative* order at many queries. This (history) is only one of them. Regards Reinhardt
(In reply to comment #2) > Currently, there is no fast way to query the creator of an article with an > extensively long history. available with &go=first&action=history see http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia&go=first&action=history
