Question

Twiki is my first wiki and i'm having a problem on a project that needs to be implemented soon.

we want authors to control the update of the topic while the page is out for review.

we thought we would deny changes to the page to everyone but the author while still allowing reviewers to add comments. but i can't seem to implement that scheme.

is it possible to allow everyone to view a page and add a comment but only allow the author to edit the page?

if so, how can i do it?

dmarcin@starbakPLEASENOSPAM.com

Environment

-- TWikiGuest - 14 Jun 2006

Answer

If you answer a question - or someone answered one of your questions - please remember to edit the page and set the status to answered. The status selector is below the edit box.

In the sense of the WikiCulture, collaboration works best if people can participate without restrictions. Pages that are locked down can be readblocks, see TWikiAccessControl.

Here is an example how to selectively lock down content:

• Assuming you have a FooBarPaper, lock the topic with a Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = Main.FrankDoesnotshare setting
• Add a link to a FooBarPaperFeedback topic
• Create the FooBarPaperFeedback topic and add a %COMMENT{}% box so that people can easily add feedback
• You could add the comment box in the FooBarPaper topic and specify to submit the comment to the FooBarPaperFeedback topic (See CommentPlugin details)
• You could also %INCLUDE{}% the feedback topic into the FooBarPaper topic

BTW, I am sorry, but I had to remove your account. Would you please register with your real "Firstname Lastname"? At TWiki.org we prefer real user names. This gives our community a personal touch and results in a higher signal to noise ratio (usually, not always).

-- PeterThoeny - 14 Jun 2006