Hello Sarah,
hello list,
yes, the replag (that's the time-difference between the data at the toolserver
and at the "Wikipedia-Server") is quite high at the moment and yes, that is
not a good situation; but I can not change that, because I have already done
all I could do and nothing can speed that more up (even a new server would not
help) – we just have to wait until a new import of all data is complete (which
will take until tomorrow or the day after AFAIS).
Please also note, that the toolserver is a free service (like the Wikipedia)
and there is no guarantee that it is working fast or working at all – it is
best effort.
Sincerely,
DaB.
At Monday 02 April 2012 17:47:52 DaB. wrote:
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Danny B.
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Hi everyone,
A key part of my residency work as a Wikipedian in Residence is article
assessment related metrics for my GLAMs. I know that toolserver is having
problems, and the problems seem to go in and out. I have been in the
process of gathering metrics for the Smithsonian Institution Archives, and
article assessments aren't "working" (for lack of a better word) at all.
For example, my template has been stuck at 85 articles for weeks[1], and
trust me, it is beyond that now.
Are there any other options similar to this? I also use a hidden category,
too, but, this chart gives a nice vision of what the status is of articles
and how the quality can be shifted over time. Or even insight (in layman's
terms) on when one thinks that this tool will be working again?
I'm to a point where toolserver is nothing but a source of frustration for
me (and I know I'm not the only one!). I have virtually no clue what is
going on with it (I hear "rumors" about things but..) and for my residency
work it's an imperative tool to me promoting aspects of the residency
concept to organizations. Is there anything I can do to rectify this? If I
could magically buy a new server I would. I don't even know if you can do
that, but, seriously.
And yes, I pinged people on the assessment tool talk page and was sent to
some other page with a bunch of conversation by techies about the server
that provided me little insight since I'm not a hacker.
Thanks.
Sarah
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/SIA
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