Re: on merging pages, and allowing users to see sources of older versions of pages

Aaron Peterson wrote:
> facility to show merged pages history,
> 
> When pages get merged, the one that gets redirected is difficult to get a 
> history/old version of
> 

I agree. I dunno about the implementation, but it does seem useful. 
The best I could do with a recent merge was copy the list to at least 
show who had contributed when but the only 'what' is whatever they 
chose to include as a summary.

> Digiot, I'll buy you a phone card, international even, and post the numbers to 
> the list so you can call me... heck, if anybody want to talk in real time, 
> voice over IP or whatever, lets talk, it will take less time..
> 
> It looks like ya'll want me to be drained and go away, but I think we can 
> solve these issues... 
> 
> 509 332 7697 USA
> ICQ 2302806
> 
> I'm on irc.freenode.net #linuxquestions, I'm MrDarkUser
> 
> I see a jeremy_lq there most of the time, and a Kurt.
> 
> Wiki talking is very very time intensive.
> 
> IRC can help clear this up, or I'll donate phone cards.
> 
> Wiki's are very important to me, but they arn't good tools for conflict 
> resolution.
> 

I appreciate the offer but I don't do much (any) IM/IRC, etc. and I 
don't do any phones at all. Phones are evil. ;) This list or the 
users' Talk pages seem sufficient to me. And there is no conflict. 
(Darth Vader, Slight Return.) Seriously - we, as an entire community, 
debate stuff and come to agreements on policy and the sysops actually 
have the obligation (not the 'power') to try to watch the site for 
outright vandalism but also to apply the guidelines. So I try my best. 
  If I screw up excessively, I'm sure Jeremy and/or the rest of the 
sysops will remove me. So I have no conflict. If you hate me doing 
that, you may have a conflict, but I can't really help you with that 
and no number of phone calls will change that. It's kinda reality, 
y'know? If you hate a law of your country (like a rule of a site), you 
either obey it while agitating for change or you break it and try to 
avoid the consequences, but prepare to suffer them. So either 
contribute stuff according to the guidelines while agitating on the 
list or contribute stuff however you want, but expect them to get 
edited if anyone sees them and has the time and energy to deal with 
them. What's to resolve?

-J