Last modified: 2014-11-17 10:35:53 UTC
Now namespaces have gender support (bug17160), but tab of NS_USER needs the same support. On [[MediaWiki:Nstab-user]] is possible to set {{GENDER:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|male form|female form}}, but I'm not sure is it ok for servers performance. Maybe better idea is to create [[MediaWiki:Nstab-user-male]] and [[MediaWiki:Nstab-user-female]] and use these messages when $namespaceGenderAliases is enabled.
(In reply to comment #0) > Maybe better idea is to create [[MediaWiki:Nstab-user-male]] and > [[MediaWiki:Nstab-user-female]] and use these messages when > $namespaceGenderAliases is enabled. This particular idea is not a good suggestion, because it assumes that male/female will be the only two forms GENDER will (ever) use. However, there has been speculation that formal/informal could also be introduced using this magic word, and there is an open issue requesting a transgender form. Limiting options isn't a good idea. Using GENDER, and adding support for it where needed, is what needs to be done, regardless of how many GENDERs we will have defined now or in the future.
(In reply to comment #1) > This particular idea is not a good suggestion, because it assumes that Hmmm, maybe you are right, but are you sure this is good solution for servers? - in similar situation Domas reverted changes (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Nstab-main&diff=217955007&oldid=215091279) :-) and last time there was created dedicated message (Bug14267). PS. If {{GENDER:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|male form|female form}} is the best solution, could you add variable $1 for [[MediaWiki:Nstab-user-male]] as in standard message with GENDER support: {{GENDER:$1|male form|female form}}.
(In reply to comment #2) > Hmmm, maybe you are right, but are you sure this is good solution for servers? > - in similar situation Domas reverted changes > (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Nstab-main&diff=217955007&oldid=215091279) > :-) and last time there was created dedicated message (Bug14267). > The major difference between that and this is the number of readers in NS_MAIN vs NS_USER.
> > Maybe better idea is to create [[MediaWiki:Nstab-user-male]] and > > [[MediaWiki:Nstab-user-female]] and use these messages when > > $namespaceGenderAliases is enabled. > > This particular idea is not a good suggestion, because it assumes that > male/female will be the only two forms GENDER will (ever) use. There's nothing fixed in that naming. $gender = $user->getGender(); if ($gender === '') { $msg = 'nstab-user'; } else { $msg = 'nstab-user-' . $gender; if $msg doesn't exists, fall back to 'nstab-user' } print wfMsg($msg) in the tab
Added message documentation in twn. That should be enough.
