[wiki curation] Feature template

[Dave Neary]

Hi Russ,

On 01/14/2014 07:53 PM, R P Herrold wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jan 2014, Dave Neary wrote:
>> {{Feature|name=Network QoS|modules=network|version=3.3|status=Released}}
> 
> Three additional suggestions:
> 
> Isn't there a need for way to see:
> 	Appeared at
> 	Stable by
> 	Retired after

I would suggest no - perhaps a "deprecated" field would be useful, but
I'm unaware of any feature which was added then later removed from the
project.

There may be a use for a "Proposed" status - that is, the feature page
exists, but no-one's stepped up to code it yet - and an "Owner" field,
so that we can identify the primary developer of the feature.

> As I read setup articles in the wiki, there seems to be such a 
> life-cycle

Set-up articles are slightly different - we will continually try to
improve and streamline the installation experience. But they wouldn't
come under "Feature pages" for me.

> 2. Also, exposing:
> 	Last edited on:
> 	Last editor:
> 
> would be a goodness -- I regularly receive direct email from 
> folks not willing for wnatever reason to wade into a high 
> volume mailing list, but seeking help, and having the ability 
> to ** find ** someone, anyone authoring in a subject matter 
> area is part of the FOSS ethic

Yes, I think an "Updated on:" field would be good. In combination with
an "Owner" field, that should take care of your need.

> 3. And having a formal machanism to formally catch
> 	Potentially stale: 
> 
> content, so that pages might be marked in one pass and 'on the 
> fly', then later searched, and finally curated back to not 
> 'Potentially stale'
> 
> were markings I used when maintaininthg CentOS wiki presence, 
> to combat entropy

Again, it seems like you're thinking of this as something which might be
on all pages - its specifically for "feature pages" - they are
functional specs and design documents for features to be added to oVirt.
I don't think "potentially stale" applies (perhaps I'm wrong?).

Cheers,
Dave.

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