The "Time offset" user preference at [[mw:Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-datetime]] should be moved to the "User profile" user preference tab. A user's time zone is closer to user profile information such as gender and signature.
This is step one of two steps to killing the "Date and time" user preference tab.
Version: 1.23.0
Severity: enhancement
See Also:
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63582
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | None | T64559 Redesign Special:Preferences (tracking) | |||
| Resolved | 01tonythomas | T65581 Move "Time offset" user preference in MediaWiki core to "Appearance" tab |
(In reply to MZMcBride from comment #0)
This user preference affects the
appearance of the site, so this feels like a natural fit.
I'm quite certain timezone is not (mainly) part of someone's identity.
Looks like this is already done in here
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/125370/
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63582
Maybe someone can run mwgrep to get a list of pages containing links to
#mw-prefsection-datetime
so that users can fix outdated documentation related to this?
(In reply to Nemo from comment #3)
Indeed;
https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering
Or http://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering. I missed that you changed this bug's summary. Ah well. The real goal was to kill the "Date and time" tab, which was a success.
(In reply to Helder from comment #4)
Maybe someone can run mwgrep to get a list of pages containing links to
#mw-prefsection-datetime
so that users can fix outdated documentation related to this?
I'd recommend filing a separate bug about either fixing the documentation or re-adding this anchor (I'd prefer the latter, personally). A comment on a closed bug report is almost surely to be forgotten. :-)