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Original message
From: Jesús Martínez
Date: 12/27/23 4:16 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: Communication about WikiApiary site
Subject: [Wikiapiary] Re: Wikiapiary maintenance
Hi,
Sam proposes switching to Cargo. However, from
Hi,
The Cargo extension looks like a good choice compared to Wikibase.
It would require too much efforts to migrate from Semantic MediaWiki to
Wikibase,
but migrating to Cargo should be much easier with the same structure.
Using one of the DynamicPageList extensions might be one of the options,
I'm not really sure if Cargo is the right option, but it's the simplest
alternative I know of to SMW.
Perhaps categories would suffice, if the important stats can be
expressed just as category counts. It sounds like it could get annoying
though.
I do feel a bit like we'd be missing a win
Hi,
Sam proposes switching to Cargo. However, from what I've heard (and I
haven't used Cargo myself), Cargo is another beast and comes with its
own problems as well. Someone with more experience with Cargo should
probably assess whether it would be a good idea or not to use Cargo
here. Maybe
My understanding is that the basic structure of Wikiapiary is firstly a
system of templates etc that stores data from the sites' pages into SMW
and then reads it out for various reports; and secondly the scripts that
populate the wikitext pages with data fetched from the sites (and
extensions
Triple Camera writes:
> The database has been locked for half a year, Bots and editors are
> waiting, and they are losing patience. I believe the most urgent thing
> to do is to make WikiApiary back online as soon as possible.
If we brought WikiApiary back online right now without the bots,
