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Bug 42314 - User groups in user link
User groups in user link
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Product: MediaWiki
Classification: Unclassified
Interface (Other open bugs)
1.21.x
All All
: Low enhancement (vote)
: ---
Assigned To: Nobody - You can work on this!
: patch, patch-need-review
Depends on:
Blocks:
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Reported: 2012-11-21 06:24 UTC by mwh
Modified: 2014-03-15 12:20 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

See Also:
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Assignee Huggle Beta Tester: ---


Attachments
Usergroups as user link classes (655 bytes, patch)
2012-11-21 06:24 UTC, mwh
Details

Description mwh 2012-11-21 06:24:31 UTC
Created attachment 11400 [details]
Usergroups as user link classes

Append user groups as class names in user link.
Useful for styles and scripts.

Use case: user flags gadget in ru-wiki. https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8B/%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B8_%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2
Comment 1 Andre Klapper 2012-11-21 09:09:07 UTC
Hi! Thanks for your patch!

You are welcome to use Developer access
  https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developer_access
to submit this as a Git branch directly into Gerrit:
  https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Git/Tutorial

Putting your branch in Git makes it easier for us to review it quickly.
Thanks again! We appreciate your contribution.

If you have any questions, please let us know:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Communication
Comment 2 Krinkle 2012-11-21 16:30:32 UTC
System usage of user groups is generally discouraged in favour of rights-based identification.

What is the purpose of this gadget?
Comment 3 mwh 2012-11-21 17:33:04 UTC
(In reply to comment #2)
> What is the purpose of this gadget?

For me it's useful in some situations. Such as visual search for some *events* like revert of vandalized edits or something. In our wiki we mark group of users who have shown themselves as attenstion who^W well, you get it. We also plan to mark admin's reverts to prevent edit wars.

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