On Die, 2003-01-07 at 19:44, Magnus Manske wrote:
I proposed enhanced interlanguage link manipulation/storage several times before (check the archive;-), and gave that some thought.
I propose a new, independent *database*, instead of just a table. We'll have to access another database from all but one wikis, anyway (we can't store a complete consistent copy of that table in all databases, now can we?).
That database could also hold other information, mainly a central user database, so multi-language users won't have to create new user accounts in every language.
Magnus,
of course the table I suggested would have to reside in some shared database. This DB could then later also hold user data and other information we want shared.
I would, however, want this approach to be limited to allow for Wikipedias that reside on foreign servers. If the central shared database fails, these Wikipedias should continue to function.
I would also like to suggest that we concentrate on fixing one problem at a time. If we try to do too many different things at once, we may not get anything done right in the end. The interlanguage links are an important problem to start working on.
Regards,
Erik