I am not sure meta=userinfo should have info on other users. All meta=...
queries are about the state of the entire site as viewed from the currently
logged in user. This is cleaner and, among other things, security is easier
to maintain.

list= is much better suited for various non-current-user specific queries.
list already has allusers and usercontribs - similar to getting user info.
We could add some other list=... query to get user contribs and other public
data in bulk (for many users).  Your thoughts?

Thanks!
--Yuri

On Jan 25, 2008 11:44 AM, VasilievVV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Roan Kattouw writes:
> > Here's a list of recent changes to the API that break the old interface.
> > I'm supposed to announce them as soon as I make them, but I forgot about
> > that lately. Here they are:
> >
> > * meta=userinfo (r30128)
> > ** Now accepts uiuser parameter to get information on other users
> > ** Output format has changed
> > ** Added uiprop=editcount (r30080)
> >
> > * prop=imageinfo (r29981, r30066)
> > ** iihistory parameter replaced by iilimit, iistart and iiend
> > ** iiurlwidth and iiurlheight parameters added
> >
> > In the future, I'll post breaking changes to this list immediately after
> > I commit them (if I remember :D).
> >
> > Roan Kattouw (Catrope)
> You also forgot to announce action=render removal.
> P.S. I also recommend you to hang on IRC (do you have any another IM?
> ICQ, Jabber?) as much as possible, so everybody can find you :)
> --VasilievVV
>
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