improved interface

improved interface

scottplan 1214526876|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Here's an easy fix (?) that would improve the overall wikidot image.

On pages with a MembershipApply module, existing members get this message:

You can not apply.
It seems you already are a member of this site.

OK, it's clumsy English (but I've gotta say, I'm consistently impressed by this multilingual community's competent and articulate grasp of this particular language).

But mostly it doesn't convey the welcoming tone I'd expect from a community-driven project. And if the module is located prominently, this message is always in my face. How about this instead?

Looks like you're already a member of this site, [[user]].
Thanks for joining.

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Another less problematic example is in admin:manage — "Members" —> "Applications"

Sorry, no applications. Not a single soul wants to join this Site… ;-)

Since only wiki admins see it, this one's not such a big deal. Sure, it was cute the first time — but by now it's annoying (not to mention depressing).

Now if I could get these notifications via rss without password protection I wouldn't have to see it ever. But that's another issue.

Re: improved interface

David Marseilles 1214528660|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

(not to mention depressing).

I hear ya bro.

Try http://freemyfeed.com/ to de-password-protect your feed.

Re: improved interface

scottplan 1214570639|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Perfect. Now I've got easy access to my "watched discussions" and notifications. Thanks for the tip.

Re: improved interface

Craig Macomber 1214528830|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Maybe the option to have custom text would be good. Putting AlreadyMemberMessage=… in the module would be a good way to do it.

As far as the protected RSS feed. It would be nice if the site admin could enable a special non password feed that would be located at a secret hashed URL, and also possibly only contain a link to the relevant part of the site manager so that sensitive information would not actually be stored in it.

Re: improved interface

cold_blood3d 1214537310|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Sorry, no applications. Not a single soul wants to join this Site… ;-)

Unfortunately, this is message is also most likely meaningless and false. I know in my wiki I'd have a lot more members if it wasn't for the misleading "create account" button which doesn't actually make you a member of the wiki. (see wishlist)