Paste Check – like all Checks before it – is built in a way such that facets of its behavior can be configured by volunteers, on a per-wiki basis.
This task involves the work of:
- Identifying the facets of the Paste Check that ought to be configurable
- The default values we will set for the "configurable facets" "1." referes to
Configurable facets
| Facet | Default value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Source of pasted content | HTML source, not a known document editor | E.g. Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Libre Office, etc. See T376306 |
| minimumCharacters | 50 | 50 is the default for add a reference, but we could set this higher |
| account | false | Require a specific type of account status, e.g. loggedin or loggedout |
| maximumEditcount | 100 | The maximum number of edits a user has before we stop showing the check |
| ?Percent change | The amount the paragraph is modified after which it is no longer consider a copyvio. | |
Open questions
- 1. By default, will we suppress the Paste Check when people paste content from within Wikipedia?