[Mediawiki-l] Understanding multi-language versions of wiki

[Hugh Prior]

Thanks, that's just what I was looking for.

> Have a look at 
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_FAQ#How_do_I_create_a_small_wiki_farm.3F,

Now, a little rant (also put on 
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help_talk:FAQ#Why_is_the_non-meta_page_missing_information_found_on_meta.3F):

Why is the meta version of this page 
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_FAQ much better (i.e. much more 
comprehensive) than this page? For example, I was looking for ages for info 
on how to create a multi-lingual site, of course read this page, then via 
the forums got the answer from the Rob Church and Rotem Liss posts (13th May 
2006) that I should check:

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_FAQ#How_do_I_create_a_small_wiki_farm.3F

If the old meta page is really supposed to be replaced by this mediawiki 
version then shouldn't we just stick a redirect on it? Otherwise we have the 
classic horror of duplicated data.

As it is, the information which I was looking for appears to be only on the 
(supposedly replaced) meta page and not on the (supposedly better) 
replacement page. I also made a minor correction to the old version because 
the correction had nowhere else to go.