User:Brian McNeil

Usually found on Wikinews where I'm a bureaucrat, contributor of some six-odd years, writer of more than a few Featured Articles. Responsible for arranging Wikinews' listing in Google News once FlaggedRevisions and complimentary peer-review process was implemented. Generally lurk in #wikinews on Freenode, but can take a while before I notice a ping.

I would not call myself a PHP coder, although I've enough background in IT to figure out what particular scripts, or pieces of code, are doing. Qualified as a Systems Analyst nearly 25 years ago; so, whilst I may not be able to cut substantial chunks of code, I can act as a translator between the technical and non-technical, usually able to spot where more information is needed and how to ask questions to get it. Not, by any means, a perfectionist; but, I do like to see problems solved well.

To-date only used the MediaWiki site in obtaining software, or input over on bugzilla to explain problems.

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Have committed to document Wikinews current article workflow, document weaknesses and failings, and draft CMS-like requirements suitable for Wikinews article creation and publication workflow.

Comments as-to where including options, and other flexibility, which would be of-use on sister projects&mdash;or outwith WMF projects altogether&mdash;welcome on talk pages of the above links. The general thrust of any proposal for GSoC is to significantly improve Extension:FlaggedRevs, adding tools and form functions which permit a more-accessible CMS-style workflow.