I would like to add a feature to the Janitors Thread Retitler where a '-u' switch on the command line would cause the root node being retitled to be unconsidered automatically. Currently this could be done in two steps. The first step retitles the node, and submits the change. The second step would select the proper radio button in the Approval Nodelet and click the moderate button. That requires two hits to the server, and requires that the janitor using the script ensure that (s)he has the Approval Nodelet turned on.

I could cause the node to get unconsidered in the same step that it gets retitled, requiring only one hit to the server, if there were an "unconsider" checkbox in the editors view. This would have the added benefit of not breaking if the janitor using the script had his/her approval nodelet turned off. The checkbox should pertain to the same form as the title and text editboxes, so that only one submit click is needed.

I looked at the code for the Approval Nodelet to see what it would take to add an "unconsider" checkbox to the editors displaypage. I'm sure that with enough time I could figure out what I'm looking at in the Approval Nodelet, and how to apply what I learn to the editors displaypage. ...with enough time.

If anyone else out there is already familiar enough with these segments of code that they could add this feature, doing so would enable me to implement the -u option in the Janitors Thread Retitler much sooner. I'm sure that even the Janitors who don't use the retitler would appreciate being able to edit and unconsider in one step instead of two.


Dave

In reply to Unconsider checkbox in editors view. by davido

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