1 Dec 2006 01:24
[Bug 8108] New: "This diff has been viewed" flag
http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8108 Summary: "This diff has been viewed" flag Product: MediaWiki Version: unspecified Platform: PC URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28p roposals%29#Anti- vandalism_idea:_.22viewed.22_flag_for_all_diffs OS/Version: Windows XP Status: NEW Severity: enhancement Priority: Normal Component: History/Diffs AssignedTo: wikibugs-l@... ReportedBy: m0jxksj02@... Currently, when patrolling our watchlists or Recent changes, we concentrate on edits by anon or redlinked users when on the lookout for vandalism or bad edits. I think it would make a huge improvement in overall reliability if, instead of looking for troublesome users, we just looked for diffs that hadn't been viewed by anyone else yet. When you look at watchlists, recent changes, or contrib lists, there are indicators like m for "minor", N for "new" and "top". In addition, I think every diff should have an "unviewed" flag on it when created ("u"?), and the flag will be turned off when the diff has been viewed by someone besides the person who made that edit.(Continue reading)
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