https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45861

--- Comment #20 from MZMcBride <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to comment #16)
> [...] So I think at least some communication should be prepared towards the
> non-tech wiki community that changes are coming.

What changes are relevant to the non-tech wiki community?

(In reply to comment #18)
> we need to update mwlib on the pdf cluster. this is something I can do on my
> own.
> but mwlib will then call api.php with different parameters and there's a
> chance that will have a negative effect on some of the machines. we've been
> through this when we changed the size of images we fetch, and I'd prefer not
> to repeat this rather unpleasant experience.

Right. So I think a few things should happen here:

1. Ensure that the API requests are using an identifiable (preferably
versioned) User-Agent string (cf. [[m:User-Agent policy]]).

2. Coordinate with either Erik, Tim, or some other Wikimedia Foundation
technical staffer to schedule a deployment slot (time window) of this new code,
while preparing for the possibility of needing to roll back the new code, if
necessary.

3. Stay on IRC (#wikimedia-operations on irc.freenode.net) during the
deployment and for a few hours subsequent to the deployment to ensure that the
increased API load isn't problematic.

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