Hoi,
The performance of the query update is getting worse. Questions about this
have been raised before. I do remember quality replies like it is not
exponential so there is no problem. However, here we are and there is a
problem.
The problem is that I run batch jobs, batch jobs that do not run [1]. I
have the impression that they are put in some kind of suspended animation
by a person. These jobs are submitted by the SourceMD tool by Magnus,
Magnus is well known for being responsive to suggestions on how he can
improve them. So do not use as an argument that there is something wrong
with these job. At most it is acceptable for these run to put on some kind
of hold for the duration of a crisis and then there has to be a release.
At the same time I notice that the reports indicating multiple items with
the same ORCiD id include items that should have been picked up by earlier
reports. I notice that query does not pick up existing items with an ORCid
id and creates new ones. For me this is an indication that Query is not
reliable.
There is talk on the Wiki that there is no point in having fixed
descriptions in anything but English. What caused this discussion is the
sheer amount of updates needed just for one language. At the London
Wikimania this perceived need for fixed descriptions was discussed vis a
vis automated descriptions and as I recall the only argument for having
them at all was "standards" in relation to dumps. Yes, automated
descriptions may be cached and included in a dump.
I have been asked to write for the ORCiD blog and thereby in effect plug
the relevance of the Scholia presentation for scientists. When I do, the
number of jobs like the ones I run will mushroom. It is why I have not put
anything forward so far because we cannot cope as it is.
The issues I see is,
* again to what extend can we grow our content, both for query and update
for the short medium and long term
* will batch jobs like mine be able to complete
* can we ingest the attention when scholars discover how relevant Scholia
is for them, the subject they care for.
* do we care that motivation of volunteers relies on the availability of
sufficient performance to do the tasks they care for.
Thanks,
Gerard
[1]
https://tools.wmflabs.org/sourcemd/?action=batches&user=GerardM