Hello there,

Given the discussion in this thread https://forum.dlang.org/post/ixtarkqkifckeygknoot@forum.dlang.org I believe that the example from the wiki page "D for Win32" (https://wiki.dlang.org/D_for_Win32) should be cleaned up and the content should be updated.

I created a wiki user to do so, but it seems that I don't have permissions to edit. Who should I contact to get that page improved?

On 4/29/20 9:25 AM, Sam E. wrote:
> Hello there,
> 
> Given the discussion in this thread https://forum.dlang.org/post/ixtarkqkifckeygknoot@forum.dlang.org I believe that the example from the wiki page "D for Win32" (https://wiki.dlang.org/D_for_Win32) should be cleaned up and the content should be updated.
> 
> I created a wiki user to do so, but it seems that I don't have permissions to edit. Who should I contact to get that page improved?

Something tickling the back of my brain says you have to make your username start with a capital letter.

Not sure if that's anything, it's been years since I set up an account there, maybe there are more controls in place now.

-Steve

On Wednesday, 29 April 2020 at 13:40:44 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> On 4/29/20 9:25 AM, Sam E. wrote:
>> Hello there,
>> 
>> Given the discussion in this thread https://forum.dlang.org/post/ixtarkqkifckeygknoot@forum.dlang.org I believe that the example from the wiki page "D for Win32" (https://wiki.dlang.org/D_for_Win32) should be cleaned up and the content should be updated.
>> 
>> I created a wiki user to do so, but it seems that I don't have permissions to edit. Who should I contact to get that page improved?
>
> Something tickling the back of my brain says you have to make your username start with a capital letter.
>
> Not sure if that's anything, it's been years since I set up an account there, maybe there are more controls in place now.
>
> -Steve

I cannot say if you're kidding or not :) Why would the letter case have any influence on permissions?!

Anyway, my username has a capital letter as far as I can tell https://wiki.dlang.org/User:Dgellow!

On Wednesday, 29 April 2020 at 13:25:48 UTC, Sam E. wrote:
> Hello there,
>
> Given the discussion in this thread https://forum.dlang.org/post/ixtarkqkifckeygknoot@forum.dlang.org I believe that the example from the wiki page "D for Win32" (https://wiki.dlang.org/D_for_Win32) should be cleaned up and the content should be updated.
>
> I created a wiki user to do so, but it seems that I don't have permissions to edit. Who should I contact to get that page improved?

According to https://wiki.dlang.org/?title=D_for_Win32&action=info, all users are allowed to edit that page. If I log in with my user, the Edit tab works for me, using Chrome. I haven't tried saving. You're saying "it seems", giving me the impression that you're not sure. What exactly does not work as expected, and when?

-- Bastiaan.

On 4/29/20 12:47 PM, Sam E. wrote:
> On Wednesday, 29 April 2020 at 13:40:44 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>> On 4/29/20 9:25 AM, Sam E. wrote:
>>> Hello there,
>>>
>>> Given the discussion in this thread https://forum.dlang.org/post/ixtarkqkifckeygknoot@forum.dlang.org I believe that the example from the wiki page "D for Win32" (https://wiki.dlang.org/D_for_Win32) should be cleaned up and the content should be updated.
>>>
>>> I created a wiki user to do so, but it seems that I don't have permissions to edit. Who should I contact to get that page improved?
>>
>> Something tickling the back of my brain says you have to make your username start with a capital letter.
>>
>> Not sure if that's anything, it's been years since I set up an account there, maybe there are more controls in place now.
>>
> 
> I cannot say if you're kidding or not :) Why would the letter case have any influence on permissions?!

I agree it makes no sense! But I remember it having to be that way. Either it wouldn't let me make an account unless it had a capital letter, or I did make an account and the thing wouldn't work properly.

In any case, must have been about 7-8 years ago, so I don't know if whatever was the problem has been fixed.

> 
> Anyway, my username has a capital letter as far as I can tell https://wiki.dlang.org/User:Dgellow!

Then I guess this is not the problem ;)

-Steve

On Wednesday, 29 April 2020 at 17:22:28 UTC, Bastiaan Veelo wrote:
>
> According to https://wiki.dlang.org/?title=D_for_Win32&action=info, all users are allowed to edit that page. If I log in with my user, the Edit tab works for me, using Chrome. I haven't tried saving.

Thanks for the reply. I just tried again and this time noticed that I have to confirm my email address (I initially gave a dummy one) to be able to edit a page, so that was the issue.

> You're saying "it seems", giving me the impression that you're not sure.

That's just a bad translation from my native language ;)