Talk:Beta Features/New Features

Wikify Everything
I don't like this implication that wikifying is about (over)linking. --Nemo 13:13, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I'd added a note previously, which said: "Quick note: This would have to keep w:WP:Wikipedia doesn't use Allwiki in mind (a very old decision, connected to [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Build_the_web&oldid=318004 WP:Build the web] c.2002)"
 * Then there was an edit-summary comment from Jaredzimmerman (WMF) when it was removed: "Interesting note, but unsigned, and references a 10 year old decision, if its an issue it will be brought up on the feature page when/if work starts on it."
 * So, there's that for reference.
 * Also, en:Wikipedia:MOS and en:WP:MOSLINK are the relevant Enwiki styleguides.
 * Possibly we're both misinterpreting exactly how Jared envisions this feature working? As I understand it, there would be a problem with inaccurate targets getting linked, and the reader having to intuit the difference between editor-selected wikilinks and automated n-gram links. Eg. in en:Flag of North Korea, the phrase "The white stripes symbolize purity" might (would?) get mis-linked to en:The White Stripes.
 * There would also be problems with anyone trying to select-and-copy text, as the hidden wikilinks would get copied to any richtext clipboard, or get clicked-on depending on the browser.
 * Possibly a design mockup, or more feature details, would help us understand how he (or anyone) sees it differently. HTH. –Quiddity (talk) 19:02, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Linking all pages is clearly adding a lot of noise and something wikignomes wouldn't like, but some people like noise and as long as those links are clearly distinguishable from actual, manually curated links I suppose the editors won't feel insulted. However, calling that "wikification" is an oxymoron. Call it "link invasion", or "link everything", or "click all the things", or whatever, but don't use the word "wikification". Thanks. --Nemo 19:14, 18 March 2014 (UTC)