Quite unrelated to other recent discussions on this site, I have done a bit more work on the brig. Here are the main points:

* The user in question and the moderators and administrators all get an e-mail notification.

* Changes should be immediate on the wiki -- the next page you access after your change of status it will now re-evaluate your credentials. (Whereas before it only took effect when you logged out and logged back in.)

I encourage everybody who's been locked up to keep some notes on what works correctly and what does not and then report back to us when you are out of lockup. There may be some problems on the wiki with redirection to the login page, but my main interest is in these two new features.

My thanks to the members of the crew who volunteered for this duty, either explicitly or implicitly (ie they were on deck when I needed someone to pick on). Are there any other volunteers?
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-- Eric Myers

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats

Are there any other volunteers?

* The user in question and the moderators and administrators all get an e-mail notification.

* Changes should be immediate on the wiki -- the next page you access after your change of status it will now re-evaluate your credentials. (Whereas before it only took effect when you logged out and logged back in.)

I'm not done testing what I was testing, so Eric, could you put me back in the brig for another 10 hours? With thanks. :)
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Jord.

The BOINC FAQ Service.

I've made some further changes to the wiki which I'd like to test.

1. Only one hook to redirect you to the BOINC login page if the wiki thinks you need to be logged in to do something. I had been using two, but I'd like to see if it works with just this one.

2. User status is re-evaluated every hour in any case. This should mean that if you were in the brig then you will be out of the brig when you come back after your suspension expires, (or at least an hour after it expires), whereas previously you would have to log out and log in again.

I'll throw whoever I see first in the brig in the morning to try this out.

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-- Eric Myers

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats

I'll throw whoever I see first in the brig in the morning to try this out.

Anytimes when I enter the Glossary while being on Pirates' site before (from the same IE instance), I'm automatically logged in.

Anytimes when I enter the Glossary directly (from new IE instance), while not being on Pirates' site before, I'm not logged in, so I'm an anonymous visitor. No refreshing helps (what is correct), I have to somehow enter Pirates' sovereign waters (be it any page, Login counting to them too) where I'm automatically evaluated as a known pirate (with prefs to stay logged in) and thus get logged in. After page back to previous Glossary page (or followink any link inside), the first (and only) difference I notice is that, in the upper right corner, there is "logout" link additionally to the "Log in" link. Now either refresh the actual page or enter any other page and the full user header line is displayed, confirming I'm correctly logged in.

From the "experienced pirate's point of view" I'd say it is all right, does not limitate me and does not allow unallowed access.

The only possibly confusing (for unexperienced visitor) point is that upon entering the Glossary for the second time (as already logged in), my user status is not immediately acknowledged (the header line containing only "Log in" and "logout" links). Whether it is worth additional labouring?

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Now only not to forget to hide somewhere after my workshift, otherwise the Capt'n could stumble over me...
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Peter .-)

You need another Guinea Pirate, Captain?
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Jord.

The BOINC FAQ Service.

Check the wiki right before suspension is to expire. Then check it again afterwards, and I predict you are in the brig for another hour.

But I am not the only one, it seems:
1. Ageless ‎(brig)
2. Fuzzy Hollynoodles ‎(brig)
3. KSMarksPsych ‎(brig)
4. Misfit ‎(brig)

I'm out of the brig in the Wiki. Time stamp 17:20
So your prediction is wrong... or 24 minutes short. ;)
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Jord.

The BOINC FAQ Service.

I'm out of the brig in the Wiki. Time stamp 17:20
So your prediction is wrong... or 24 minutes short. ;)

I checked the Wiki at 18:28 local time.
After that accidentally I logged off.

My status is reset in the Wiki.

By the by, why can't we change the "Enable e-mail from other users" preference in the Wiki's preferences? (My preferences, check that option, save, go to another page, like the index, my preferences and presto, it's back on)
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Jord.

The BOINC FAQ Service.

By the by, why can't we change the "Enable e-mail from other users" preference in the Wiki's preferences? (My preferences, check that option, save, go to another page, like the index, my preferences and presto, it's back on)

Hum, I meant uncheck. Sorry, blame it on wet fingers on the keyboard.
I slipped on the greasy deck earlier and while trying not to fall overboard, I logged off and fell in anyway.

It types really bad with water dripping in the keyboard.

I'll flog some men into cleaning the deck.
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Jord.

The BOINC FAQ Service.

Just curious.

It says in the Wiki that if a crew member is in the brig, they can't read the Wiki (from here). The day I was in, I could read. I couldn't start a page (still can't as my RAC is too low) or edit a page. But I could participate in the talk page.

Just curious.

It says in the Wiki that if a crew member is in the brig, they can't read the Wiki (from here). The day I was in, I could read. I couldn't start a page (still can't as my RAC is too low) or edit a page. But I could participate in the talk page.

Sorry, blame it on wet fingers on the keyboard.

I slipped on the greasy deck earlier

I'll flog some men into cleaning the deck.

My RAC just (or possibly few days ago already) got to 0.01. According to [[Configuring user permissions]] page, which claims:

seaman
A member of the crew with 0.01 < RAC < 1.0 is simply a 'seaman', and may edit an existing article but not create a new article.

chief
Forum moderators on the BOINC project are considered to be a Chief Petty Officer (or chief for short), and have the wiki rights "patrol", "rollback", "protect" and "block" so that they can prevent mischief from the crew.

But, I'm still able to edit pages.

Yes, I understand.

// A 'seaman' is a registered member who has 0 < RAC < RAC_TO_EDIT
// An 'able_seaman' has RAC > RAC_TO_EDIT and can do more

// Anyone who misbehaves can be "put into the brig" by banning on
// BOINC, or explicitly by an officer or chief.

// A 'seaman' is a registered member who has 0 < RAC < RAC_TO_EDIT
// An 'able_seaman' has RAC > RAC_TO_EDIT and can do more

This is currently different, isn't it?

// Anyone who misbehaves can be "put into the brig" by banning on
// BOINC, or explicitly by an officer or chief.

I did not know that 'brigging' is also possible in Wiki - is there any interface for this?