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We want to have user pages act as truly "personal" pages, editable only by the owning user. While we understand that this is not "wiki-like", we are interested in providing a personal journal space for users that is integrated with the wiki and uses wiki markup, but that also provides them with a secure sense of ownership.

I wrote a patch to the userCan() function of Title.php that enables this-user-only editing of User: pages and subpages. Superusers are NOT enabled to edit by this patch.

The thing to note is that userCan() runs a number of tests, each one returning false if the user "can't". If none of the tests does a return, then userCan() returns true. So you can add as many disqualifying tests as needed.

NOTE: This patch is for version 1.4.7;  other versions not reviewed or tested
diff -u -r1.1.1.1 Title.php
--- Title.php    21 Jun 2005 22:31:06 -0000    1.1.1.1
+++ Title.php    29 Aug 2005 20:56:59 -0000
@@ -803,6 +803,17 @@
             wfProfileOut( $fname );
             return false;
         }
+        
+        # CTLT - make user pages and subpages editable only by owning user
+        if ( NS_USER == $this->mNamespace && $action = 'edit'
+            && !preg_match('/^'.preg_quote($wgUser->getName(), '/').'\/?/',
$this->mTextform) ) {
+                # user is not owner
+                wfProfileOut( $fname );
+                return false;
+            }
+        # end CTLT mod
 
         foreach( $this->getRestrictions($action) as $right ) {
             if( '' != $right && !$wgUser->isAllowed( $right ) ) {