[wp-forums] Request to edit .ORG profiles

Half-Elf on Tech ipstenu at halfelf.org
Tue Jul 15 18:23:28 UTC 2014


Yes, we need wiki tracking if we do allow that.

Add that to the list of things the new profile system needs?

Mark Riley wrote:
>
> I think that if this editing of posts were to be introduced more widely
> then we must have an audit log so that changes can be tracked by who made
> the change, what it was before and what it was after - just like a wiki.
>
> M.
>
>
> On 15 July 2014 16:51, Jan Dembowski<jan at dembowski.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Putting aside the fact that forum moderators can't edit .ORG profiles 
>> (not
>> forum profiles, those we can edit) I do not think this request should be
>> entertained.
>>
>> https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-remove-some-fake-
>> and-spammy-profiles?replies=10&view=all
>>
>> Part of the reason posts are not edited except in extreme cases is that
>> editing posts on requests can be a full time job. One that would
>> suck-wind-loudly at that.
>>
>> Would someone like to chime in on that topic? I've already explained that
>> SERP is not a good reason to generate that work load. I don't want to 
>> argue
>> with that member but I do think that topic should be closed with a "I'm
>> sorry but those profiles will not be edited for those reasons."
>>
>> --
>> Jan Dembowski
>> https://blog.dembowski.net/
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