[EP-tech] Wiki editing questions

[David R Newman]

Hi Karl,

Q1.  I think there is an intended difference between these three 
categories but maybe some pages have become miscategorised over time.

Deprecated: This information is no longer accurate for the latest 
supported versions of EPrints but is still relevant to older versions.

Obsolete: This information is no longer relevant for any version of 
EPrints.  These pages probably can be deleted after review by a WikiSysop.

Out of Date: The subject of the page is still relevant but the 
information is out of date and probably needs to be updated rather than 
deleting.  An example may be that integration with a particular third 
party API.  Most of the process may still be accurately described but if 
you follow to the letter it won't work as small things have changed.


Q2. I am effectively responsible for maintaining the wiki as a system 
and approving new account requests but not the content as a whole, which 
is a community resposibility.  I do curate some content, when I get the 
chance.  Generally this content relates to installation and integration 
with third party systems.  There are an number WikiSysOps including me.  
I am unsure how active some of the other WikiSysOps currently are, but I 
can periodically review pages you add into the Rubbish category.  
However, depending on the subject I may or may not be confident on 
deleting these pages, as they may be useful in a way I am not aware.

Regards

David Newman

On 30/08/2018 06:40, Karl Goetz wrote:
> Hi all,
> I’ve been starting to make some changes to wiki pages and I’m trying 
> to clean out (or at least categorise) old material as I identify it.
>
> Q1: I want to merge the Categories Deprecated, Obsolete, and Out of Date.
>
> Is there someone I should be talking to with a longer involvement who 
> might have abetter feeling for why the separate categories exist?
>
> Q2: Who do I ask for permission to delete pages?
>
> I can keep putting things in Category::Rubbish but that doesn’t make 
> them Go Away .
>
> An example of a safe delete (in my view) is 
> https://wiki.eprints.org/w/index.php?title=/var/&action=history
>
> If deleting is retained for WikiSysop I’ll just need to occasionally 
> chase someone to clean out Category::Rubbish.
>
> Thanks,
> Karl.
>
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