I firmly agree with that, taking a detour to preferences when training new editors isn't my preferred method.
Richard On 15 October 2013 12:47, Ziko van Dijk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I think that for beginners things must be as simple and clear as > possible. Make them manipulate the preferences at the beginning of the > session is already complicated and a waste of time. Don't forget that > beginners already have to learn so many things quickly, so the more > you can reduce, the better. > Actually I'd prefer to have a model wiki that looks like Wikipedia but > is best suited to use in trainings. > > Kind regards > Ziko > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dr. Ziko van Dijk > voorzitter / president Wikimedia Nederland > > Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland > Postbus 167 > 3500 AD Utrecht > http://wikimedia.nl > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 2013/10/15 Charles Andrès <[email protected]>: > > Thanks, but in FR.Wikipedia.org you only have the opt-out option > (disable visual editor) :-( > > > > Charles > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > I use this email for mailing list only. > > > > Charles ANDRES, Chief Science Officer > > "Wikimedia CH" – Association for the advancement of free knowledge – > > www.wikimedia.ch > > Skype: charles.andres.wmch > > IRC://irc.freenode.net/wikimedia-ch > > > > Le 15 oct. 2013 à 10:10, Enock Seth Nyamador <[email protected]> a > écrit : > > > >> Hello Charles, > >> > >> I don't think there is a way to for this in the registration process. > >> > >> To enable or disable Visual Editor. Login > >> > >> 1. Go to ---> Preferences --> Click Editing tab. > >> 2. At the bottom of Editing page, Check or uncheck the box beside > Enable VisualEditor (only in the main and user namespaces) > >> > >> > >> OR > >> > >> Follow this link > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing > >> Then repeat step 2 above. > >> > >> Hope it helps. > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Enock S. Nyamador. > >> > >> ----------------------- > >> Writer | Wikimedian > >> Planning Wikimedia Ghana | About.me | Blog > >> C: +233 (0)27 565 7589 > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 7:58 AM, Charles Andres < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, > >> > >> In our new education program with youngs in scholar difficulties, we > have the problem that only half of the new accounts have the visual editor > activated, it's quite annoying to have two teach two way of editing. > >> > >> Is there a trick to force the activation of Visual Editor for a > specific user? > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Charles > >> > >> ___________________________________________________________ > >> Charles ANDRES, Chief Science Officer > >> "Wikimedia CH" – Association for the advancement of free knowledge – > >> www.wikimedia.ch > >> Skype: charles.andres.wmch > >> IRC://irc.freenode.net/wikimedia-ch > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Education mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > -- Richard Nevell Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
