Help:FlaggedRevs

FlaggedRevs is an extension to the MediaWiki software that allows a wiki to monitor the changes that are made to pages, and to more carefully control the content that is displayed to the wiki's readers. When FlaggedRevs is enabled on a page, each subsequent version of the page can be 'flagged' by certain editors and reviewers, to indicate that it has been reviewed and found to meet whatever criteria the wiki requires. A wiki can use a scale of such flags, with only certain users allowed to set each flag.

The ability to flag revisions makes it easier to co-ordinate the process of maintaining a wiki, since it is much clearer which edits are new (and potentially undesirable) and which have been 'accepted' as constructive. In addition, however, it is possible to configure pages so that only revisions that are flagged to a certain level are visible when the page is viewed by readers; hence changes made by users who cannot flag the resulting version to a high enough level remain in a 'draft' form until the revision is flagged by another user who can set a higher flag.

FlaggedRevs is extremely flexible and can be used in a wide range of configurations; it can be discrete enough to be almost unnoticeable, or it can be used to very tightly control a wiki's activity.

Terminology

FlaggedRevs makes use of a set of terms that need to be understood in relationship to how they relate to the software and how they are utilized by users. The terms themselves are fully customizable to allow for language differences and may be accessed using clickable user links; but it is helpful if the basic functions are understood.

Tags

FlaggedRevs uses tags that are appended to the "page name" to access the different versions of a given page that are found in the page history file and have been marked in accordance with the tags being used. Each tag can of two or more levels. The default being two: 0 and 1. Note: if a tag level is not included in the address, the level 0 will be used (null = 0).

The average user many not need to be aware of the specific tags, but will see the tag as it is displayed in the web address bar.

Stable

Stable is a term used in the web address bar to access the various versions of the page that are flagged by FlaggedRevs.

• Page_name will access the default version of the page which is dependant upon how the software is configuered.
• Page_name&stable=0 will access the Draft version of the page
• Page_name&stable=1 will access either the "Quality page" or "Sighted" version of the page

User rights

When FlaggedRevs are enabled, two new user rights are created: Editor and Reviewer. It is important to note the difference between the edit right and the editor right.

Edit

The edit right is the ability to edit an article.

Editor

The editor right is the ability to mark a specific version of an article as "sighted".

Reviewer

The reviewer right is the ability to mark a specific version of an article as to "quality"