Re: Template generator quirk

Declan --

In the case of a pre-existing page -- the user is given a warning that
the page exists. However, for a newbie this is an easy oversight and
sometimes a page is overwritten. Fortunately -- in the wiki
environment, mistakes are easily corrected with a revert  <smile>.

What you could do is include a category in the template generator to
identify new pages created. This way you would be able to see what
pages your students have created -- and check that they have not
overwritten existing pages.

Once you confirm that its a valid page -- you could remove the
category.

Also - you may find these instructions useful - now that you have the
basic idea working:

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Inputbox.

Any other thoughts from the Wikimasters out there?

Cheers
Wayne




On Jan 21, 7:04 pm, Declan <dmcc...-Ao8ObSkoGeyHXe+LvDLADg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
> So based on Leigh's template 
> generatorhttp://www.wikieducator.org/Otago_Polytechnic#Otago_Template_Generator
> I made my own:http://www.wikieducator.org/Contributors_page
>
> I was wondering what would happen if my students just happened to
> reuse an existing page name (it could happen).  Well, it turns out
> that the template generator is overridden and sends you to the edit
> page of the preexisting page.  This is a slight problem because it may
> not be recognized as an existing page by the user attempting to make
> the new page.
>
> So questions:
> 1.  Is this easily fixable for the wiki wizards?
> 2.  Is it worth fixing (what are the chances that this will be a
> frequent problem)?
>
> I have placed a note in my template that should act as a flag for my
> students, but it is certainly not fool proof.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Declan