[Foundation-l] Wikistats is back

[John Vandenberg]

On 12/25/08, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hoi,
> It is not one either. It has been said repeatedly that the process of a
> straightforward back up is something that is done on a regular basis. This
> however includes a lot of information that we do not allow to be included in
> the data export that is made available to the public. So never mind what
> database is used, special purpose software is needed to provide the
> functionality needed.
>
> This functionality needs more redesign and programming. It is a process that
> impacts the usability of the English language Wikipedia and as such may
> benefit from the Stanton gift.. then again it does not impact the usability
> of people new to Wikipedia.
> Thanks,
>       GerardM
>
> 2008/12/25 Brian <Brian.Mingus at colorado.edu>
>
>> Nice work Erik!
>>
>> I am still quite shocked at the amount of time the english wikipedia takes
>> to dump, especially since we seem to have close links to folks who work at
>> mysql. To me it seems that one of two things must be the case:
>>
>> 1. Wikipedia has outgrown mysql, in the sense that, while we can put data
>> in, we cannot get it all back out.
>> 2. Despite aggressive hardware purchases over the years, the correct
>> hardware has still not been purchased.
>>
>> I wonder which of these is the case. Presumably #2 ?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Brian
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Erik Zachte <erikzachte at infodisiac.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > New wikistats reports have been published today, for the first time
>> > since
>> > May 2008. The reports have been  generated on the new wikistats server
>> > 'Bayes', which is operational since a few weeks. The dump process itself
>> > had
>> > been restarted some weeks earlier, new dumps are now available for all
>> 700+
>> > wiki projects (with the English Wikipedia as the usual exception). From
>> now
>> > on the wikistats reports will be updated much more frequently. The
>> > actual
>> > processing of any new dump starts soon after the dump becomes available,
>> > results will be stored in intermediate files. Once a week updated
>> > reports
>> > will be published.
>> >
>> > Much more on this at
>> http://infodisiac.com/blog/2008/12/wikistats-is-back/
>> >
>> > Happy holidays everyone.
>> >
>> > Erik Zachte
>> >
>> >
>> >
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