Makes sense, just make sure the call does not query all 270 languages at once, but on the need to know basis.
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 6:00 AM, Amir E. Aharoni < amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il> wrote: > I prefer to make the API call and not to check by a list of languages. > > Several reasons: > 1. It's more robust in general. > 2. Wikibase extension, as well as pywikipedia, can be used on other wikis, > too. > 3. There are dark corners in Wikimedia wikis - non-standard codes, > redirects, locked wikis, non-language wikis (Commons, Outreach etc.) > It's possible that these are out of the bots' scope, but checking the > API will still make it more robust. > > -- > Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי > http://aharoni.wordpress.com > “We're living in pieces, > I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore > > > 2013/2/14 Amir Ladsgroup <ladsgr...@gmail.com>: > > That's a very interesting idea when i check this: > > http://fa.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&meta=wikibase > > we can make a call for a bot to check every wiki but for now i think > there > > is a very few wikis updated on wikidata so I don't think it's very good > idea > > right now but for the future it's the only option so I'll work on it but > not > > now > > > > Best > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Yuri Astrakhan <yuriastrak...@gmail.com > > > > wrote: > >> > >> We really ought to change it to dynamic: > >> > >> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&meta=wikibase > >> (thanks duh) > >> > >> If there is no error, wikibase is present, disable. This way no update > to > >> the blacklist is needed. The query should be re-issued every 30 min to > make > >> sure it hasn't changed. > >> > >> The sad part is that interwiki bot needs to be significantly reworked, > so > >> there is no big incentive to do any changes like this to it. It should > be > >> aware of wikidata, remove all data unless it is not in wikidata, etc. > Lots > >> of heuristical changes. > >> > >> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 12:34 AM, Amir Ladsgroup <ladsgr...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> I did this: > >>> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Code/pywikipedia/11073 > >>> so updated bots are not a concern anymore :) > >>> BTW:congrats. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 1:11 AM, Katie Chan <k...@ktchan.info> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> On 13/02/2013 21:31, Denny Vrandečić wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> You have examples of that? Did not happen to my edits (so far). > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Just once so far - > >>>> < > https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Papal_conclave,_2013&diff=prev&oldid=538105382 > > > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Experience is a good school but the fees are high. > >>>> - Heinrich Heine > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Wikidata-l mailing list > >>>> Wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Amir > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Wikidata-l mailing list > >>> Wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikidata-l mailing list > >> Wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Amir > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikidata-l mailing list > > Wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata-l mailing list > Wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l >
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