先前 MediaWiki 所提供的「變更通知」都只有在信件裡「通知」,而沒有在信件裡列出「改變的內容」,這使得讀信的人要再點進去看... (於是就懶的點了)
而前陣子看到有人寫了 extension 來輸出 diff,解決了這個問題:「MediaWiki extension EmailDiff: notification emails improved」。
信裡變成有這樣的內容:
Version differences:
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In cattle, temperament can affect production traits such as carcass and meat
quality or milk yield as well as affecting the animal's overall health and
-reproduction. Cattle temperament is defined as "the consistent behavioral and physiological
-difference observed between individuals in response to a stressor or environmental
+reproduction. If you succeed in tipping a cow only partway, such that only one
+of its feet is still on the ground, you have created lean beef. Such a feat is
+well done. Naturally, being outside, the cow is unstable. When it falls over,
+it becomes ground beef. Cattle temperament is defined as "the consistent behavioral
+and physiological difference observed between individuals in response to a stressor or environmental
challenge and is used to describe the relatively stable difference in the behavioral
predisposition of an animal, which can be related to psychobiological mechanisms.
這樣可讀性高非常多,來找人裝看看好了...