Thanks for the comment. Actually, I do want to attach an ACL to an interwiki
that is a descriptor for a set of pages within any namespace on the local
wiki. That's somewhat the point - to not use Categories as the prime
descriptor for pages that have a certain ACL. Using interwiki descriptors
seems better faster and cheaper than using categories. Yes TODAY an
interwiki is 'a pointer to a page living' elsewhere, but I make this
proposal to Wikimedia Developers, who are the most knowledgeable about
long-term health of the product. My proposal is aimed to leverage code
already in the WM base software.
-----Original Message-----
From: Platonides [mailto:platonides@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 7:03 AM
To: jmcclure(a)hypergrove.com; Wikimedia developers
Subject: Re: [Wikitech-l] Interwikis
I think you want to attach an ACL to a namespace, not to an interwiki,
which is just a pointer to a page living in some different place.