Completed: Convert SCP-2673 Containment Maintenance Log to dataforms

Summary:

As a trial of the new log entry code.

Proposal: Convert SCP-2673 Containment Maintenance Log to dataforms

AJMansfield 14 Apr 2017 18:47

sirpudding has stated that he is willing to volunteer his collaborative log, SCP-2673 Containment Maintenance Log, as an initial testbed to make sure that the changes discussed in this thread will work properly for the main site.

As such, I am proposing to do exactly that. The version of the code I plan to implement is currently implemented here on my personal sandbox.

The features present in this version of the code are:

• There is a template form that can be used to easily create new entries
• The list of entries on the main log page is sorted in order of posting
• Each entry on the main log page has its own rate module box attached to it.
• Entries whose ratings fall to -3 are filtered from the list (effectively killing it, since nobody would ever see it again unless they go looking).
• Each item in the main list has a hyperlink anchor so it will be easy to find
• The individual pages in each category redirect to the corresponding anchor on the main list. (Override this by appending /noredirect/true to the URL).
• new: The iframes that host the rate modules now don't have frameborders in FireFox.

I am currently implementing the proposal following this procedure:

1. done: I have received explicit permission from sirpudding to go ahead with this change.
2. done, handled by LurkD: Rename Get a moderator or admin to rename¹ http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log to scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log-old²
3. done: Create page http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log based on the source of http://ajmansfield.wikidot.com/scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log and parent it to scp-2673.
4. done: Create page http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log-entry:_template based on the source of http://ajmansfield.wikidot.com/scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log-entry:_template/norender/true
5. done, handled by Silberescher: Get an admin to make the following changes to the site configuration.
   1. Disable navigation elements for category scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log-entry. (screenshot) Note that this is a minor performance improvement for the rating module and not strictly required to proceed with later steps.
   2. Enable autonumbering for category scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log-entry. (screenshot) This configuration change is required, as the new page button will not work unless auto-numbering is enabled.
6. done: Once the site configuration change is complete, use the Create New Entry link on the scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log page to create entries corresponding to each entry in scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log-old
7. done: Examine the page history for scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log-old to determine the author of each entry, and create a table that can be appended add it to http://www.scp-wiki.net/attribution-metadata listing the correct author of each page in the log. Also in this will be a line attributing the main scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log to sirpudding.
8. done, link added: Initiate a deletion process for scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log-old, with two differences to the standard procedure:
   • The page's vote score will be disregarded
   • The votes are for whether scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log-old has been adequately replaced rather than a judgment of whether it is worthy content to keep.
   • The process of removing the original article will be left up to the sirpudding, but a link to the new version will be added noting that the old version has been superceded.

This project is, as far as I am aware, completed, but if there's anything else that needs doing I'll be glad to do it as soon as I'm made aware of it.

Footnotes

1. Turns out, I do not have the privileges needed to do this.

2. An earlier revision incorrectly listed scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log instead

Last edited on 14 Apr 2017 20:55 by AJMansfield Show more

Re: Proposal: Convert SCP-2673 Containment Maintenance Log to dataforms

anqxyr 14 Apr 2017 19:04

In no particular order.

• As far as I'm concerned, the fact that sirpudding volunteered for this should negate the need for any other bureaucracy around the log page. The auto-numbering still needs to be discussed, but everything else should be a non-issue.
• Speaking of auto-numbering, is there a way to not create a new category for each log? We just got rid of a bunch by replacing them with fragment:. If we could have a single category for this, something like autofragment: or testfragment:, I think that would be much better, not only because it would not clutter the site with a bunch of categories, but also because admins wouldn't be required to enable auto-numbering for every new one. If the Create New Entry thing can be made to auto-set the parent page, then the fragment pages should be easily picked-up by the ListPages.
• The whole of #7 shouldn't be necessary. One it's working reliably I should be able to tinker with jarvis to make attributions automatic. I can't read words.
• I think the deletion procedure should be left to the owner of the test page (sirpudding) in this case. It's how we do things now, and I don't see why that has to change. 914 and some other pages are of course under the staff's purview, so once it'll come to them we'll figure something out.
• Also, can anything be done about the iframe's border around the rating modules? Right now the whole thing is functional, but ugly.
• I did not honestly expect that this can be made to work on wikidot as well as it currently does. This is amazing. AJM, you're awesome.

Last edited on 14 Apr 2017 19:20 by anqxyr Show more

Re: Proposal: Convert SCP-2673 Containment Maintenance Log to dataforms

AJMansfield 14 Apr 2017 19:33

As far as I'm concerned, the fact that sirpudding volunteered for this should negate the need for any other bureaucracy around the log page. The auto-numbering still needs to be discussed, but everything else should be a non-issue.

Yes, but your feedback was actually very useful, and I've made a few changes to the plan

Speaking of auto-numbering, is there a way to not create a new category for each log?

Some of the features depend on having separate categories, that simple parenting wouldn't work for, so unfortunately no.

I think the deletion procedure should be left to the owner of the test page (sirpudding) in this case.

Proposal ammended to include this.

Also, can anything be done about the iframe's border around the rating modules? Right now the whole thing is functional, but ugly.

This Firefox-only issue has now been resolved.

I did not honestly expect that this can be made to work on wikidot as well as it currently does.

To be honest, I'm kinda surprised the technology worked out this well too.

I will go ahead and implement the ammended proposal.

Re: Proposal: Convert SCP-2673 Containment Maintenance Log to dataforms

Dexanote 14 Apr 2017 19:54

Making a post here so I can easily return via my profile history to keep tabs on this thread and developments.

Re: Proposal: Convert SCP-2673 Containment Maintenance Log to dataforms

sirpudding 14 Apr 2017 20:11

Noting that I will be in 16th century Deptford, England for most of the weekend and there wasn't Internet yet, so anything I need to do will probably wait until Monday at the earliest.

Re: Proposal: Convert SCP-2673 Containment Maintenance Log to dataforms

sirpudding 14 Apr 2017 20:47

Should we merge the old discussion page, or should I screenshot it and upload it to files or what?

Completed: Convert SCP-2673 Containment Maintenance Log to dataforms

AJMansfield 14 Apr 2017 20:52

I have finished implementing this project; the results are available at http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2673-containment-maintenance-log, or from the link in SCP-2673.

Re: Completed: Convert SCP-2673 Containment Maintenance Log to dataforms

sirpudding 14 Apr 2017 21:08

As a supplement, shouldn't the page as a whole have a rating module?

Edit: Also when ever you are ready feel free to make an announcement in the current Updates thread. Thanks!

Last edited on 14 Apr 2017 21:09 by sirpudding Show more

Re: Completed: Convert SCP-2673 Containment Maintenance Log to dataforms

AJMansfield 14 Apr 2017 21:53

It doesn't really make sense to me for the page as a whole to have a rate module since it's just a place to put other things, not a thing itself. It would also be aesthetically challenging to add, since there's already a lot of rate modules on the page. Not that it couldn't be done, but I don't think it should. If others disagree, I'll add one; but it might end up looking ugly because of layout issues.

I've posted in the update thread like you suggested: http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-1758102/update-thread-5:there-is-a-single-light-of-science#post-2792106

Last edited on 14 Apr 2017 21:56 by AJMansfield Show more