#89 Text for non-existing page browse

[Anonymous]

The basic idea is to produce something more helpful
when a page that doesn't exist is browsed (in regular
mode, not edit mode).
Advantages:
* less cryptic than "Describe the new page here", which
is only meaningful in an edit box
* would allow old subpages, old WikiWiki name pages,
and accidental mis-spelled pages to be eventually
deleted instead of left as redirects.
* would also catch any badly-typed URLs.

My suggestion for the new text is:

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The page you have requested from Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia does not appear to exist on the system

It may have been moved to:

< insert results of a page title search on the URL text
here, if the load on the server allows it >

You can try a search : < insert search box here >

If the page does not exist, you can write it yourself (
suitable quick intro to the wiki concept & link to
"welcome newcomers" )

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[Brion Vibber]

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Currently in development -- see
http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_page_page