I would have to agree with Angela. I think these types of functions are beautiful for the _very top_ level of wiki-hackers, but are far too complex for the rest, including advanced wiki admins. They will probably never end up Wikia-wide.
With that said, I am sure that if we had a particular use, for a particular code extension, on a particular wiki... Wikia would work with us to try to make it happen, as a one-off. Something else that Angela didn't mention is that there is a great debate going on as we speak on wikitech-l about changes to the core parser. Any extensions which tie into or extend this functionality will likely be deprecated or left broken afterward. I might suggest keeping an eye on those threads and logging bugs/feature requests within the core MediaWiki product so they can be thoroughly debated and ultimately easier to upgrade/maintain. http://bugzilla.mediawiki.org The major downside(s): You don't have much control over what is implemented and what is ignored. It often takes FAR longer to do than if you do it yourself. Brion and Tim LOVE it when you bring a suggestion AND the corresponding code to implement. Something to think about.... -- Jamie Hari Editor-in-Chief Marvel & DC Database Projects On 12/11/07, Angela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 12, 2007 1:04 AM, DanTMan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We have various extensions like ParserFunctions, StringFunctions, and > DPL > > already on Wikia for use. > > Please note that complexity for users is not the only problem with > these. They are really harsh on the servers. The next version of > MediaWiki introduces limits on things like the number of ifexist calls > because even Wikimedia's servers can't cope with it. Additionally, we > have unfortunately had to temporarily disable DPL on some Wikia sites > due to overuse and interference with caching. We should be looking to > decrease, not increase, use of these complicated templates and instead > move towards replicating the functionality in an easy to use way that > works well for both users and servers. > > Angela > _______________________________________________ > Wikia-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l >
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