timestamps and authors on wiki and blog post
hannesm opened this issue · comments
from #777:
I'm pretty confused about two things:
- why can such a timestamp exist? isn't it used for e.g. the atom/rss feed (do we still have an atom/rss feed with the recent website updates?)
- is there a requirement for an author of a page? what is the meaning thereof (I understand it's nice for blog articles, but e.g. the security process / security page is basically written by the mirage core team, no?)
It also feels pretty strange to me to have dates in the "metadata", isn't it all stored in a git repository and couldn't git's data be used for figuring out a publishing and last update timestamp? as canopy did nearly a decade ago...
why can such a timestamp exist?
It's integrated in blog post pages and used for the rss feed.
is there a requirement for an author of a page?
I think it's part of the template we use, but it could be made optional.
isn't it all stored in a git repository and couldn't git's data be used for figuring out a publishing and last update timestamp
I'm afraid the git metadata was lost when files were moved around for the new architecture and design.
I'm afraid the git metadata was lost when files were moved around for the new architecture and design.
That's sad, but git allows to track file moves.
I would close this issue because I think fixing typos should not advance the last updated at date, while significant content updates should.