MediaWiki talk:Blocklogtext
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[edit] Removal of link to Wikipedia talk:Block log link
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Currently on the explanatory text for the block log, it says "See [[Wikipedia talk:Block log]] for discussion." This line should be removed because it is confusing newbies - this is obvious at a glance of Wikipedia talk:Block log; many newbies think it is a place to discuss blocks. The message was added when many logs were changing to use special pages rather than pages in the Wikipedia namespace. It presumably made sense then to make it easier to find the archived blocks. Nowadays Wikipedia talk:block log is mostly being used incorrectly and anyone wanting to view a block from before 2005 probably has a good reason and therefore knows what they're doing. Graham87 08:46, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)Perhaps it should say something like 'Please see [[Wikipedia:Administrator's noticeboard/Incidents]] for any discussion of a block, and [[Wikipedia talk:Block log]] for discussion of this log itself.' --ais523 08:50, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
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- Something like that - but why would you want to discuss the block log? special:log/upload and special:log/protect don't have discussion links for their respective logs - maybe the block log was particularly buggy at first? There should probably also be a link to wikipedia:blocking policy in line with the protection log. Graham87 09:17, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
- My suggested wording would be to replace the link to wikipedia talk:block log (which is IMO not necessary) with "See [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy]]." I don't see the point of linking to ANI because it's about all admin actions, not just blocking, so it isn't directly relevant to the block log. Wikipedia talk:Block log is just out-of-date. Graham87 10:05, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
- You're probably right here; I was wondering whether the AN/I link was appropriate myself, and agree that the blocking policy is a better place. As for the discussion page, pending the creation of a Special talk: namespace (which apparently the developers are considering), it's probably best to leave it with the situation when people just ask if they're unaware of the MediaWiki talk space. --ais523 11:09, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
- Changed to link to Wikipedia:Blocking policy. Proto::► 14:45, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
- You're probably right here; I was wondering whether the AN/I link was appropriate myself, and agree that the blocking policy is a better place. As for the discussion page, pending the creation of a Special talk: namespace (which apparently the developers are considering), it's probably best to leave it with the situation when people just ask if they're unaware of the MediaWiki talk space. --ais523 11:09, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
- My suggested wording would be to replace the link to wikipedia talk:block log (which is IMO not necessary) with "See [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy]]." I don't see the point of linking to ANI because it's about all admin actions, not just blocking, so it isn't directly relevant to the block log. Wikipedia talk:Block log is just out-of-date. Graham87 10:05, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
- Something like that - but why would you want to discuss the block log? special:log/upload and special:log/protect don't have discussion links for their respective logs - maybe the block log was particularly buggy at first? There should probably also be a link to wikipedia:blocking policy in line with the protection log. Graham87 09:17, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
