Admin Forum:Showcase Wiki to complement the Dev Wiki?

How about a new wiki that showcases all the UI enhancements of the dev wiki?

What prompts me to ask this is that I just added a little module to the dev wiki myself and instead of simply showing people what the module does, I had to describe it instead. I "solved" that problem by adding a link to my main wiki that uses the module, but that's hardly ideal.

Ideal would be a sandbox wiki that features one UI demo per page in a safe environment where no actual content of any other wiki is in danger. As a bonus that wiki could also feature lots of code for users to copypaste and use as a starting point for their own experiments.

I'm willing to go this alone and simply create an InfoWidgets wiki for my own module, but I wondered if others who develop UI gadgets might be interested in joining.

So what do you coders out there think about this idea?

Pecoes 03:00, February 19, 2012 (UTC)
 * The problem is that most of the stuff on dev wiki is a tou violation if done site wide. Even on wikis with no content, its not allowed to violate the tou even in good faith.--


 * Seriously? Doesn't Wikia staff take the occasional look at the stuff at dev? -- Pecoes 03:02, February 19, 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, the stuff on dev wiki is all very helpful and some of the code you can use sitewide. However, the terms of use are pretty clear on what you can and cannot due and one of those things is remove or modify a feature for all users. Anything that removes or modifies a feature is not allowed to be used sitewide.--


 * I see two points in the terms of use that apply here:


 * Access or attempt to access any information on the Service through an interface other than the Service or otherwise approved by the Company;
 * Not intentionally block, remove, or otherwise obstruct the proper functioning and view of advertisements, and/or user interface and functionality by other users, including but not limited to changing or adding javascript or CSS changes to the Service that would prevent the proper display or function of advertisements and/or user interface and functionality.


 * That doesn't seem particularly harsh to me. In short: Use the web site and no alternative interface and don't damage the web site or block the ads. That seems to be it. -- Pecoes 03:21, February 19, 2012 (UTC)


 * I just looked over the UI enhancements and I really don't see anything that would violate the terms of use - if used properly. The latter is key of course. If people use these gadgets in silly ways, they may indeed violate the terms of use. But that risk exists with or without gadgets. People who edit their CSS and/or their JS will have to act like grown ups. You can do idiotic stuff without the gadgets and responsible stuff with the gadgets. Your choice. -- Pecoes