User talk:Deskana (WMF)/Power user tools development team

Yes, but...
Yes, I'd really like to see a team that would focus on these issues, but:
 * I don't really like term "power users". Tools should be designed to support all users, whether novice or expert. A good example of this imo is Special:Nuke which is easy for new admins to use to clean up spam, but experienced admins can also leverage it to clean up after vandals.


 * Most of the stuff listed here would fit better under a anti-spam/anti-abuse team IMO, which would be better scoped instead of "power users" which could include anything like cross-wiki notifications, watchlist wishlist, global gadgets... unless that's the intention?

Anyways, what's next? 5 hour budget meetings? :-) Legoktm (talk) 18:10, 25 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Hey Legoktm!
 * Good point on the "power users" terminology. I agree with you. The reason I chose to use the term "power users" is because it's the most recognised term for users like admins, checkusers, bureaucrats, very prolific content contributors. You very correctly point out that there are, for example, also new admins and experienced admins, who have different needs. We'd need to work those details out.
 * There is significant overlap between anti-spam/anti-abuse and my proposal as it currently is. I guess the difference is that in theory my proposal also covers workflows like AfD, but yes, it is less tightly scoped. I'd be fine with that too honestly, as a first step towards this.
 * What's next? I honestly have no idea. Right now I'm just hoping this gets tons of signatures so I can ask one of the execs to either say "yes" or "no" to this.

--Dan Garry, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 18:20, 25 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Two tools that are ongoing sticking points here are the Commons mass upload tool, and the fact that https://tools.wmflabs.org keeps going down. Any chance these can get added to the list? --Djembayz (talk) 11:58, 26 March 2015 (UTC)