[WikiEN-l] Re: [Wikitech-l] Tasks extension can now create tasks upon article creation

Sat Dec 17 17:34:19 UTC 2005

Magnus Manske wrote:

> Due to a suggestion (forgot from whom, though...) the Tasks extension
> can now automatically create a task for a newly created article. This
> can be configured separately for article creations by logged-in users
> and anons (should we allow that again).
> Major advantages of this mechanism over the "new pages patrol" are
> * tasks are not forgotten, even if noone checked the page for days or
> month
> * tasks can be closed by logged-in users, so patrols can focus on
> unchecked (new) articles

\o/

> P.S.: Thanks to Brion and Hashar for fixes and improvements!

Does this mean it might be active in the near future? :-D

This would also help with making Wikinews a bit more workflow-like,
wouldn't it? Which would avoid unnecessary software forking.

[cc: to wikien-l]

- d.