Change Details

==== Background As part of {T264343}, the Growth team is working on a sign up form for mentors. We decided to create a structured mentor list, `MediaWiki:GrowthMentors.json`, to serve as the new canonical location for the list of mentors, similar to what [community configuration](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Growth/Community_configuration) does. Mentors will be able to change their information, and non-mentors will be able to enroll (so long they meet requirements to sign up). ==== Problem Pages in NS_MEDIAWIKI can be normally edited only by community-elected administrators. MediaWiki:GrowthMentors.json will be an exemption to this general rule, as enrollments/changes made by non-admins will result in edits to MediaWiki:GrowthMentors.json (mentors will **not** be able to edit the page normally; they'll have the ability only through the interface Growth team will prepare and maintain; only admins will have the ability to edit the page directly). This can confuse admins, as they might consider the feature a privilege escalation bug. ==== Solution To avoid the problem, MediaWiki:GrowthMentors.json should have a notice at the top, that would explain the nature of non-admins edits, to avoid any possible confusion.

==== Background As part of {T264343}, the Growth team is working on a sign up form for mentors. We decided to create a structured mentor list, `MediaWiki:GrowthMentors.json`, to serve as the new canonical location for the list of mentors, similar to what [community configuration](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Growth/Community_configuration) does. Mentors will be able to change their information, and non-mentors will be able to enroll (so long they meet requirements to sign up). ==== Problem Pages in NS_MEDIAWIKI can be normally edited only by community-elected administrators. MediaWiki:GrowthMentors.json will be an exemption to this general rule, as enrollments/changes made by non-admins will result in edits to MediaWiki:GrowthMentors.json (mentors will **not** be able to edit the page normally; they'll have the ability only through the interface Growth team will prepare and maintain; only admins will have the ability to edit the page directly). This can confuse admins, as they might consider the feature a privilege escalation bug. ==== Solution To avoid the problem, MediaWiki:GrowthMentors.json should have a notice at the top, that would explain the nature of non-admins edits, to avoid any possible confusion. We should also complete {T310913}, which will add tags to managed edits.

==== Background As part of {T264343}, the Growth team is working on a sign up form for mentors. We decided to create a structured mentor list, `MediaWiki:GrowthMentors.json`, to serve as the new canonical location for the list of mentors, similar to what [community configuration](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Growth/Community_configuration) does. Mentors will be able to change their information, and non-mentors will be able to enroll (so long they meet requirements to sign up). ==== Problem Pages in NS_MEDIAWIKI can be normally edited only by community-elected administrators. MediaWiki:GrowthMentors.json will be an exemption to this general rule, as enrollments/changes made by non-admins will result in edits to MediaWiki:GrowthMentors.json (mentors will **not** be able to edit the page normally; they'll have the ability only through the interface Growth team will prepare and maintain; only admins will have the ability to edit the page directly). This can confuse admins, as they might consider the feature a privilege escalation bug. ==== Solution To avoid the problem, MediaWiki:GrowthMentors.json should have a notice at the top, that would explain the nature of non-admins edits, to avoid any possible confusion. We should also complete {T310913}, which will add tags to managed edits.