AndyK
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Hey everyone, I just customized a wiki extension that will allow all of us to vote on just about anything on the Speedsolving Wiki. This will be particularly useful for voting on algorithm "goodness/popularity" and rating different aspects of cubes.
I think the easiest way for you to see what this puppy does is to just check it out. I've set up a dummy wiki site so you can mess around with the extension.
Integration into the algorithm pages
Check out the dummy wiki page here: http://andrew.theklises.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vote (this link is now broken)
Cube Ratings
Check out the dummy wiki pages here:
Note - you can click on the stars to vote
Also, you can view how it works here: http://andrew.theklises.com/wiki/index.php?title=Template:AlgVotewStyleChoice (this link is now broken)
Those aren't really instructions, but looking at the wiki code should give you an idea of how it works.
The thing to know about the extension is that you can't vote unless you are logged in, so you can create a new account or use this one on the dummy wiki if you like:
Username - Guest
Password - rubik
I think this extension will be of great benefit for three reasons:
Note - remember if you don't like the idea of this extension, you can simply remove it from the wiki page you don't want it on
Thanks for your interest, I think it will be a great addition to the wiki and I hope you do too!
I think the easiest way for you to see what this puppy does is to just check it out. I've set up a dummy wiki site so you can mess around with the extension.
Integration into the algorithm pages
Check out the dummy wiki page here: http://andrew.theklises.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vote (this link is now broken)
Cube Ratings
Check out the dummy wiki pages here:
- 3x3x3 - http://andrew.theklises.com/wiki/index.php?title=Cube_Ratings (this link is now broken)
- 2x2x2 - http://andrew.theklises.com/wiki/index.php?title=2x2x2_Cube_Ratings (this link is now broken)
Also, you can view how it works here: http://andrew.theklises.com/wiki/index.php?title=Template:AlgVotewStyleChoice (this link is now broken)
Those aren't really instructions, but looking at the wiki code should give you an idea of how it works.
The thing to know about the extension is that you can't vote unless you are logged in, so you can create a new account or use this one on the dummy wiki if you like:
Username - Guest
Password - rubik
I think this extension will be of great benefit for three reasons:
- It will make all the alg pages much more palatable because newbies will be able to quickly find 1-2 algs to test out first.
- It will encourage more active use of the wiki because in order to vote you have to have a wiki account and you have to log in.
- It is an elegant solution to the "cube rating" problem
Note - remember if you don't like the idea of this extension, you can simply remove it from the wiki page you don't want it on
Thanks for your interest, I think it will be a great addition to the wiki and I hope you do too!
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