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bug #55729: Preview button on the Wiki should not need a reverse Turing test

Submitter:  None
Submitted:  Sun 17 Feb 2019 02:50:00 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  Octave website Severity:  1 - Wish
Priority:  3 - Low Item Group:  Feature Request
Status:  Wont Fix Assigned to:  siko1056
Originator Name:  DIV Originator Email:  -email is unavailable-
Open/Closed:  * Closed Release:  * other
Operating System:  * Other Fixed Release:  None
Planned Release:  None
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Fri 28 Feb 2020 03:43:06 AM UTC, comment #5: 

No response for over a year.  Closing report.

Kai Torben Ohlhus <siko1056>
Group Member
Mon 18 Feb 2019 12:17:36 PM UTC, comment #4: 

The extension we are using to archive this "protection"

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit#QuestyCaptcha

is to my knowledge not able to distinguish both use-cases, as editing in the wiki is done using a single form with either previewing or submitting.

In case you know a better extension or mechanism, please let me know.

Kai Torben Ohlhus <siko1056>
Group Member
Mon 18 Feb 2019 08:35:37 AM UTC, comment #3: 

Regarding the wiki part. 
I'm not sure if you understood my main point:

  • it makes sense to have a test to publish
  • it does not make sense to have a test to preview


—DIV

Anonymous
Sun 17 Feb 2019 06:38:21 PM UTC, comment #2: 

Regarding the preview of the "savane" (this bug tracker) part it is beyond our control.  GNU Octave is just user of Savannah, like a Software hosted on SourceForge or GitLab/-Hub.  To make changes (which would be really great) please discuss at https://savannah.nongnu.org/support/?109413

Regarding the wiki part:  The Turing test is only for users without user account.  This prevents (up to now successfully) massive vandalism we faced with this wiki in the past.  To avoid this test please feel free to register a user account there.

Kai Torben Ohlhus <siko1056>
Group Member
Sun 17 Feb 2019 02:51:12 AM UTC, comment #1: 

P.P.S.  Only when adding a follow-up "Comment" in this bug-reporting interface is a Preview button prominently shown.

Anonymous
Sun 17 Feb 2019 02:50:00 AM UTC, original submission:  

Currently the wiki at https://wiki.octave.org/Octave_for_Microsoft_Windows
requires users to prove they're human before publishing a change but also before previewing a change. 

Previewing should not require any test.

—DIV

P.S. There seems to be no obvious way to preview this bug submission!

Anonymous

 

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    Date Changed by Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced by
    2020-02-28 siko1056 StatusNeed Info Wont Fix
        Open/ClosedOpen Closed
    2019-02-18 siko1056 StatusWont Fix Need Info
        Open/ClosedClosed Open
    2019-02-17 siko1056 Severity3 - Normal 1 - Wish
        Priority5 - Normal 3 - Low
        StatusNone Wont Fix
        Assigned toNone siko1056
        Open/ClosedOpen Closed

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