MediaWiki talk:Readonlywarning

Copy vs. cut
Could someone change this to "copy'n'paste" just so it doesn't cause anyone to delete the whole page they're editing? Mark Hurd 12:12, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)


 * If the database is in read only mode, they won't be able to save (ie blank the page). Dysprosia 14:34, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)


 * I noticed this message on WikiBooks during what seemed to be just a small glitch: I couldn't save and then I could. But as I implied in my summary, it's just a pedantic thing. Mark Hurd 17:19, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)

I've changed it from cut-n-paste to copy-and-paste. - Mark 07:29, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

More eyecatching
As it stands, this message is tame compared to the notice it deserves when it appears. Maybe it could be changed to Yeah, I know it's hideous, but that's the point. —EncMstr 07:44, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I feel that your suggestion is a good one because this is a major situation. -- S iva1979 Talk to me  18:09, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Great composition! The things you find on obscure interface pages..! Feezo (send a signal | watch the sky) 11:14, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

I made a simple one..jonphamta 20:40, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, personally, this message does not create a shock effect on users. We have to bear in mind that some users who did a lot of editing and are about to save the page, would tend to disregard the simpler message. The consequences of this is clear. Their edits would not be saved and this would lead to frustration and waste of time. This is a very, very serious and major occurance. If the database is locked, a message befitting the situation would be most appropriate here. -- S iva1979 Talk to me  03:48, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Add link to webchat
Instead of using #wikipedia, please change it to  (shows up as, which provides a link to freenode's webchat. Legoktm (talk) 06:13, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I like the basic idea, but the "connect" text breaks the flow of the sentence somewhat - how about adding a connect link to the end of the notice instead? — Mr. Stradivarius  (have a chat) 10:26, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that's a good point. I think your suggestion would work as well. Legoktm (talk) 04:59, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Please state the exact change to be made. &mdash; Martin (MSGJ · talk) 17:32, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
 * How about adding the following sentence: "If you do not have an IRC client, you can connect using webchat." Legoktm (talk) 17:45, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ Rjd0060 (talk) 13:28, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

We apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.
I intend to change
 * We apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.

to
 * We apologize for the inconvenience.

since seeing the read-only lock message I think always means some inconvenience. The new phrasing would help trim the lengthy read-only message too. Jason Quinn (talk) 16:20, 30 November 2014 (UTC)


 * ✅ with . Cheers, Jason Quinn (talk) 09:26, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Reason for readonly(ro)
Hey, with this override for the translatewiki default message, we're not including the parameter $1 that the default message has. That parameter offers a reason for the ro-mode given by sysadmins when setting the wiki to ro. We try to move things away from having a generic "is in maintenance" sentence in that parameter and instead include helpful information for the current reason of the ro-mode. For example we are include a link to codfw when running the switch today. Please clarify if it is on purpose to leave that parameter out of if you'd like to add a statement like "The system administrators offered the following reason: $1" or something like that. People who try to edit would than directly see a link to a page with explanations of this current maintenance - without adding extra work for enwiki sysops, as they don't need to change that information here. I understand that a few wikis oppose to including that parameter, mainly because it is not translated and will always be shown in English - but that's not a matter on enwp I guess ;) Thanks EddieGP (talk) 11:43, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
 * fixed :) Legoktm (talk) 07:54, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

MediaWiki_talk:Readonlytext - Discussion concerning changing the padlock image used in this interface message
Please see a proposal at MediaWiki_talk:Readonlytext concerning changing the padlock icon used in this interface message. Best, Mifter (talk) 02:22, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ ~ Amory  (u • t • c) 21:59, 28 November 2018 (UTC)