Extension talk:SimpleSecurity/Archive

ReadMe not readable
The link to ReadMe results in the message "Sorry, article not readable!". --Fernando Correia 12:13, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oops sorry! fixed now ;-) --Nad 14:10, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Latest revision not working for 1.8.x
Downloaded the version available at the time of signing this. Complained about use of $this outside of a class. So, I changed $this to $thisref. Then, I get flooded with errors. --Michael Reynolds 18:55, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the info, its working on 1.6.x but hasn't been tested for 1.8.x yet --Nad 22:01, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks extremely promising, so it's well worth me waiting. If needed, I can provide some testing. I've a knack for finding ways to break things. - Michael Reynolds 09:14, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Any feedback is welcome - I'm installing a 1.9 at the moment which I'll test it on. --Nad 10:13, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I've got it working on MediaWiki 1.9.3 and added a section for testing feedback. Some of the trouble was with PHP4-specific code, but all ok now, hopefully it'll work on your 1.8.x install ;-) --Nad 08:51, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Ooops sorry, I tell a lie! I'm getting to tired - I've got it working for PHP5.2, but only on MW1.6.7 - still not working on 1.9.x, but should be ready soon I'd say... --Nad 08:57, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Well I'm almost ready to give up on 1.9, $parser->setFunctionHook seems to work a different way or something - I can't get MW1.9 to call my parser hooks at all!? --Nad 12:05, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * When I get some free time, I'll look at it and see if I can figure out the parser hooks. Maybe tonight or tomorrow morning. --Michael Reynolds 19:04, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot that would be cool - my 1.9 install is www.wikifs.org and the code it's using is included from the LocalSettings.php file and is directly included from the MW1.9_Security.php article which is in a different wiki so it doesn't matter if changes to the code break the 1.9 wiki. --Nad 20:05, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks like it's simply that the syntax requires the preceding hash in 1.9.x but not 1.6.x! --Nad 20:53, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * You wouldn't happen to use IRC or an instant messenger of some sort? I'd like to discuss the workings of this extension with you in semi-realtime, which has the added bonus of not cluttering up the talk page. As an aside, do you need a mailing list for the project? If so, I can offer you use of my mailing list system. --Michael Reynolds 21:33, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't have any IRC sorry, my main communications is on OrganicDesign:User talk:Nad, or my email which is aran @ that same domain. Thanks for the mail-list offer, but I don't think we need one just now. I was thinking of integrating some kind of chat extension into our wiki, but haven't had the time to check it out yet. --Nad 22:22, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * A friend of mine is starting an extension to incorporate a SWF IRC discussion component into MediaWiki at http://www.wikichat.org --Nad 03:32, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Malicious usage
Well, I have read this article twice. Basically, this extension would do what I want to do: Let certain pages only be editable by a specific user (and viewable by everyone else).

However, if I switch this extension on, what's to keep random Joe from locking down a perfectly good article by inserting, and therefore keeping anyone else from editing?

I am sure I am only reading this wrong. In that case please take this as suggestion to include an explanation of how it works in the article. --Icekiss 20:10, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The $wgSecuritySysops global contains a lost of all the groups or users which bypass the security, by default this is just the sysop group. --Nad 21:47, 31 March 2007 (UTC)