Forum:Wishlist for a preexisting wiki

Before I start, how do you know you have beaucrat rights in a wiki? I am not sure the previous administator (the founder) has gotten to it. I figure that some of these things are possible only if I have all rights.

My Wishlist Will 04:57, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
 * New namespace for simplying searchs for Radio stations. Without this, such searches might turn up bogus data from unrelated items.  I can't provide a search for something like matching stations with reception in Portland, OR; but I at least want to ensure contemporary music results and contemporary radio station results are not dumped into the same results set.
 * A forum system like this one. I definitely do not want a Wikipedia Village Pump-like system.  That system forces users to either watch all posts, regardless of topic, or watch none.  This system lets users watch only topics that meet their fancy.  Technically, I would prefer something like what ZoneLabs has.  For that see http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=inst&message.id=56652.
 * More options on edit pages. I would like to provide editors with at least IncludeOnly and NoInclude.  Commands to insert common table formatting (or perhaps just a typical box around an item) would be a good idea too.


 * You can browse bureaucrats with Special:Listusers/bureaucrat. The forum system here is easily installable, and there will be other forum options available in the future. The Edittools could be expanded with the CharInsert extension (see Wikipedia:MediaWiki:Edittools for example). --Splarka (talk) 05:07, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

So how about the namespaces? Will 05:25, 8 September 2006 (UTC)


 * The procedure for getting custom namespaces is listed on Help:Custom namespaces and if you don't know already Help:Forums lists info on adding forums to the forum system, and has a link to the page detailing how to setup the already existing forum extension on your Wiki. But the one you mention looks more like a actual forum, you may want to find a host for a phpBB system if you realy want a forum like that, but watching can be done here by simple use of the normal watch system.
 * Oh... just a little trick I use. If your users have strong backgrounds in using normal forums, and probably won't use the indenting style that we are using here. You can add  after   on your Template:Forumheader page, and also add   to the bottom. That will enable the + at the top of the screen, and give a button on the page that says "Post". It's just the same as adding a new section.
 * Just remember that when requesting Custom Namespaces you need concensus from your wiki, so I suggest putting out an announcement and using the system. Though, you could also use my alternative system. I use an announcements forum with a small spot on the main page to get the attention of my members. Dantman (Talk) 09:48, 8 September 2006 (UTC)