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Bug 71001 - Installer should explain what steps are necessary to use content from WMF wikis
Installer should explain what steps are necessary to use content from WMF wikis
Status: NEW
Product: MediaWiki
Classification: Unclassified
Installer (Other open bugs)
unspecified
All All
: Low enhancement (vote)
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Assigned To: Nobody - You can work on this!
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Reported: 2014-09-18 14:43 UTC by Jackmcbarn
Modified: 2014-10-16 11:12 UTC (History)
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Description Jackmcbarn 2014-09-18 14:43:59 UTC
The installer should let users know what they need to do if they want to use content or templates from Wikipedia or other WMF wikis. Specifically, the following:
* License their wiki as CC-BY-SA
* Install the Cite, ParserFunctions, and Scribunto extensions (virtually all WMF content will need these 3 extensions)
* Depending on the content, install the EasyTimeline, ImageMap, Math, and/or Poem extensions (just by telling them what to look for in the pages, nothing complicated like some sort of scanner)

Currently, a lot of users install their wiki with no extensions, and the support desk on why <ref> and {{#if}} aren't working for them, since they work on Wikipedia. (And most of these users are technically violating our copyright, breaching both the BY and the SA portion of CC-BY-SA.)

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