[R-wiki] require login to modify the wiki?

[Gabor Grothendieck]

Isn't this duplicating what we have already for
building packages on CRAN.  Do we really
need to build a whole new infrastructure over
again?


On 1/28/06, Drew <drewbrewit at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I agree that portions of the wiki should be open to
> all (this is consistent
> with the wiki philosophy), but I also believe that
> some pages/sections
> should be restricted to certain individuals/groups.
> One of the main concerns
> of the R-core team is that of quality of content, and
> it is my conern too.
> People will visit and use the R wiki only if there is
> useful (and quality)
> content there. By limiting access (at least initially
> or during development
> phase) higher quality is likely.
>
> The biggest value I see in a wiki is the sharing of
> code via some sort of
> code library. I think this is currently called 'rtips'
> at the wiki. I see
> this as a place where users at all levels will be able
> to find something
> useful to get daily tasks accomplished. The R wiki
> should save people time
> by helping them find the right code quickly to get
> their work done.
>
> Perhaps a useful feature might be a way to identify
> easily (via a small
> graphic or color-coded text) what contributions have
> been submitted
> anonymously verses those submitted by registered users
> vs. those submitted
> by the maintainer(s) of the wiki.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-sig-wiki-bounces at r-project.org
> [mailto:r-sig-wiki-bounces at r-project.org]On Behalf Of
> Philippe Grosjean
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 12:58 AM
> To: Tony Plate
> Cc: r-sig-wiki at r-project.org
> Subject: Re: [R-wiki] require login to modify the
> wiki?
>
>
> Tony Plate wrote:
> > At the moment, it seems anyone can modify the wiki
> without logging in.
> > These changes get logged (in "recent changes") as
> coming from a
> > numerical IP address, which is not very informative.
>  When people make
> > changes while logged in, the changes are logged with
> their username.
> > This seems more useful.  Should the wiki be set up
> to only allow
> > logged-in users to edit it?
> >
> > -- Tony Plate
>
> Yes, definitely! And also with restriction to given
> groups for certains
> pages (the start page, the Wiki section, explaining
> how to use it,
> except the playground, the documentation section,
> except for the
> discussion at the bottom of each page...). For the
> moment, I have
> inactivated all restrictions, so that everybody can
> edit pages, even if
> not logged in, but that's only for the prptotype!
> Best,
>
> Philippe Grosjean
>
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