Topic on Extension talk:FlaggedRevs

Arent (talkcontribs)

I've been using the FlaggedRevs since MW 1.15 at least (march 2010) The Infobox now mentions MW 1.17+ Why?

Kghbln (talkcontribs)

Actually nobody should use a MW-version older than MW 1.19 so even 1.17 is an outdadated information. The current code in the repo will not work for versions earlier than MW 1.17 anyway. I believe this website should not advertise the usage of outdated and unsupported software since the docu also caters for potential new users. For them it is not important to know that it used to work somehow for an ancient release at some time in the past.

Arent (talkcontribs)

People 'should not' use pre-1.19 MW version of course, but in the meantime you'll find heaps of older installations. Especially when you already have a tooled-up wiki with heavy extensions and/or old-style skins it is not always that easy to upgrade. MW usually upgrades fine but with SMW and FlaggedRevs and skinning and ... I need to stay at 1.16 that I've been using for years. If the infobox says that FlaggedRevs is only useable from 1.17 (downloadable for 1.19++) it displays incorrect information. Sometimes you are forced by circumstances to do what you ideally wouldn't do.

Kghbln (talkcontribs)

You are writing about existing users. They know that it used to work somehow for an ancient release at some time in the past.

Nemo bis (talkcontribs)

Arent, the extension infobox always talks of master (or latest stable branch). It's a known deficiency that MediaWiki.org currently is unable to provide a compatibility matrix: only Semantic Bundle and MLEB do such a thing, the other extensions are left to wikiapiary: (which we link).

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