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Minor tweak to MediaWiki:Readonlywarning
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Author: Thehelpfulonewiki

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Warning: The database has been locked for maintenance, so you will not be able to save your edits right now. You may wish to cut-n-paste the text into a text file and save it for later.

The administrator who locked it offered this explanation: $1


Can we change "cut-n-paste" to "cut and paste" please? Make it easier for less computer-literate people to understand it.


Version: 1.21.x
Severity: trivial

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bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Low.Nov 22 2014, 1:33 AM
bzimport set Reference to bz44248.

I think it's also incorrect because nowadays the text area is "locked" if you can't actually save, so it should be "copy and paste". Right?

Thehelpfulonewiki wrote:

Yep I agree, we're not actually cutting, by copying. :-)

(In reply to comment #1)

I think it's also incorrect because nowadays the text area is "locked" if you
can't actually save, [...]

This is not the case but still it's clearer.
Gerrit change 45166

For the curious, the "cut-n-paste" language dates back to r1276 from April 4, 2003.