That makes sense - you don't want any editing going on while people aren't able to monitor it properly. If the API wasn't disabled, a vandal that managed to get access to it (I can't remember what's required to edit via the API) could go on a spree without anyone being there to stop it and we would come back after the blackout to a complete mess.
On 17 January 2012 09:53, Gordon Joly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Looks like the API is also going to be down for 24 hours.... > > Gordo > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [Mediawiki-api] Editing en.wp via API to be disabled on 18 January > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:20:38 -0800 > From: Sumana Harihareswara <[email protected]> > Reply-To: MediaWiki API announcements & discussion > <[email protected]> > Organisation: Wikimedia Foundation > To: [email protected] > > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/01/16/wikipedias-community-calls-for-anti-sopa-blackout-january-18/ > Editing pages on English Wikipedia via the web service API will be > disabled for 24 hours beginning at 05:00 UTC on Wednesday, January 18, > as part of the anti-SOPA/PIPA blackout. > -- > Sumana Harihareswara > Volunteer Development Coordinator > Wikimedia Foundation > _______________________________________________ > Mediawiki-api mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
