Tagging wiki pages with Ubuntu version numbers

[Jonathan Aquilina]

I couldnt agree more Tom but there is a problem where they still would need
to be checked every release in case the version of particular server side
software for instance gets bumped to a newer version


On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Tom Davies <tomcecf at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi :)
> Wiki pages tend to be better if they are not written for a specific
> release.  The more generic a page is the longer it usually lasts and
> maybe even be useful for wider *buntus, maybe even Mint and other
> off-shoots, maybe Debian and maybe even further afield.
>
> If pages have tags for specific releases then ALL pages are going to
> need to be checked and updated for every release, even if the only
> update is to add the new tag.
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
> On 7 December 2013 09:24, Jonathan Aquilina <eagles051387 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > You forgot to mention if not automate it at least make it somehow
> required
> > that a tag is needed.
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 8:29 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn
> > <lafeber-dumoleyn2 at zonnet.nl> wrote:
> >>
> >> Just my 2 cents. +1 from me. This is what I suggested a few weeks (or
> >> months? :)) ago. The only snag is that those who write or edit a wiki
> >> page should also be convinced they have to add a version tag always. Or
> >> is there a way to automate that?
> >> Hannie
> >>
> >> op 06-12-13 21:52, Kevin Godby schreef:
> >> > Hello.
> >> >
> >> > There's been a lot of discussion lately about out-of-date wiki pages
> >> > and how few of them are actually tagged as being out of date.
> >> >
> >> > One potential solution to this would be to have tags for each Ubuntu
> >> > version (e.g., 13.04, 13.10, 14.04). When you create or edit a wiki
> >> > page, tag it with the Ubuntu version that it's written for (usually
> >> > the current/latest version). Then we could easily find out of date
> >> > pages—those pages tagged with earlier Ubuntu versions—so they may be
> >> > updated, redirected, etc.
> >> >
> >> > What do you think?
> >> >
> >> > —Kevin
> >> >
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