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Title: Feature Request: Non-Canon Stuff Removed from Random Page Requests
Post by: Snail on May 31, 2009, 08:36:49 am

It's been annoying me lately how every few times I click on "Random page", it brings me straight to some random ship from a mod I've never heard of (well, Inferno and TBP mainly). Is it possible to somehow add a tag that prevents the Wiki from loading certain pages when I click on Random page?


Lately the FreeSpace Wiki is seeming to be more like a FreeSpace Fanon Wiki or something. There's probably more non-canon info on there than canon info...


Don't hurt me please.

Title: Re: Feature Request: Non-Canon Stuff Removed from Random Page Requests
Post by: Mobius on May 31, 2009, 08:43:44 am

Sorry, but I don't get your point.

The reason why you're continuously redirected to articles of custom ship is simple: there are many custom ships on the Wiki.

About the second part of your post - so? The number of fanon stuff is considerable and needs to be put somewhere. The FreeSpace Wiki is to provide info about everything concerning the FS Universe, including non-canon.

I think the average Wiki user browses the Wiki to find non-canon info such as custom campaigns, ships and so on. Most of us played the main campaigns ad nauseam and have a very good knowledge of canon... I hard believe people use the Wiki to learn the basics of the FS Universe.

Obviously, canon info is to stay where it is.

Title: Re: Feature Request: Non-Canon Stuff Removed from Random Page Requests
Post by: General Battuta on May 31, 2009, 11:04:37 am

I think he just wants a tag for his own personal use.

Title: Re: Feature Request: Non-Canon Stuff Removed from Random Page Requests
Post by: haloboy100 on May 31, 2009, 12:54:55 pm

Why is there even a "random page" button anyway? Are you honestly that bored?

Title: Re: Feature Request: Non-Canon Stuff Removed from Random Page Requests
Post by: General Battuta on May 31, 2009, 12:58:56 pm

Hey, the random page button is awesome. Sometimes I am that bored.

I like having the non-canon stuff pop up. I just wish it had more information, more fluff and flavor text.

Title: Re: Feature Request: Non-Canon Stuff Removed from Random Page Requests
Post by: haloboy100 on May 31, 2009, 01:06:38 pm

That, I do have to agree with.

Title: Re: Feature Request: Non-Canon Stuff Removed from Random Page Requests
Post by: Mobius on May 31, 2009, 02:47:40 pm

I use the Random page button for editing purpose.

It's true, you don't know what you can do for the Wiki until you stumble on interesting articles.

Title: Re: Feature Request: Non-Canon Stuff Removed from Random Page Requests
Post by: Aardwolf on May 31, 2009, 08:48:32 pm

Haha, look what I found pressing the Random Page button:

http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Snail%27s_Theory

Title: Re: Feature Request: Non-Canon Stuff Removed from Random Page Requests
Post by: Droid803 on May 31, 2009, 08:52:12 pm

Hey, I like (parts of) that theory!

Title: Re: Feature Request: Non-Canon Stuff Removed from Random Page Requests
Post by: Goober5000 on June 02, 2009, 10:37:52 pm

Quote from: Snail on May 31, 2009, 08:36:49 am

Is it possible to somehow add a tag that prevents the Wiki from loading certain pages when I click on Random page?

There are two answers:

1) No.

2) Yes, but it would require hacking of PHP in order to hard-code the categories to exclude.

I don't think it's worth the effort.  Random pages are supposed to be random.

Title: Re: Feature Request: Non-Canon Stuff Removed from Random Page Requests
Post by: Snail on June 05, 2009, 08:18:40 am

I like cheese.

Title: Re: Feature Request: Non-Canon Stuff Removed from Random Page Requests
Post by: General Battuta on June 05, 2009, 11:10:39 am

I like lock!