Last modified: 2014-07-24 17:27:00 UTC
Gerrit change #147554 redirects old-style Flow_Board?workflow=<uuid> URLs to Topic:<uuid> URLs, fixing bug 68224. However, it leaves the unneeded workflow query string parameter and drops other query string parameters. 1. http://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Flow&workflow=rylar2mda6g0d4fz does a 302 redirect to http://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/w/index.php?title=Topic:Rylar2mda6g0d4fz&workflow=rylar2mda6g0d4fz but the obsolete workflow parameter is still part of the URL. And if this was the only query string parameter, then the redirect URL can be the cleaner /wiki/Topic:Rylar2mda6g0d4f 2. Other query string parameters in the old URL are lost, so for example old actions don't work any more. A contrived example: http://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Flow&workflow=rylar2mda6g0d4fz&action=edit-topic-summary does the same 302 redirect to http://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/w/index.php?title=Topic:Rylar2mda6g0d4fz&workflow=rylar2mda6g0d4fz losing the action and any other parameters. 3. I think a 301 Moved Permanently redirect would be better.
in backlog: https://trello.com/c/B7Z6Rltz
