I believe it is possible to expand the parser functions in place in a non-destructive way. There are always edge cases of course. But if it is not possible, it is a clear violation of a core wiki principle - that all changes be easily revertible.
On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 11:42 PM, Alex <mrzmanw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Brian wrote: > > Mark, > > Keep in mind regarding my Semantic drum beating that I am not a developer > of > > Semantic Mediawiki or Semantic Forms. I am just a user, and as Erik put > it, > > an advocate. > > > > That said, I believe these two extensions together solve the problem you > are > > talking about. And for whatever reason, the developers of MediaWiki are > > willing to create new complicated syntax, but not new interfaces. > > > > In your assessment, do these extensions solve the interface extensibility > > problem you describe? > > > > To the list, > > > > Regarding development process, why weren't a variety of sophisticated > > solutions, in addition to ParserFunctions, thoroughly considered before > they > > were enabled on the English Wikipedia? > > > > Should ParserFunctions be reverted (a simple procedure by my estimate, > which > > is a good thing) based solely on the fact that they are the most clear > > violation of Jimbo's principle that I am aware of? > > > > A simple procedure? Yes, disabling the extension would be rather simple, > repairing the thousands of templates that would be broken in the > process, not so much. > > -- > Alex (wikipedia:en:User:Mr.Z-man) > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- You have successfully failed! _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
