I just realized that we will be able to add languages to http://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/langlist without having any existing wiki in that language. Instead, they will point to Incubator when the redirects are implemented. For example, all redlinks on Special:SiteMatrix will point to the Incubator wikis, and if we add e.g. 'inh' to the langlist, [[inh:Page]] will point to incubator:Wp/inh/Page, without having any real subdomain for that language. I do wonder how the interwiki bots would handle this...
2011/8/12 Robin Pepermans <robinp.1...@gmail.com>: > Hi, > > @Mark: although I do not like your tone in your original post, you > provide some good feedback (and started a thread with more feedback), > which is more than welcome. > 2. Do you have a suggestion as an alternative for the term "incubating > wikis"? Is the more often used "test wiki" better? > 5. I improved the Incubator:Wikis list so it is more intuitive, I > hope. As for the order, it is alphabetically. > > @Fajro "The link from the test-wiki should direct to the proper recent > changes." > The links on Wx/xyz pages do, or are you referring to links somewhere else? > > @Thomas: Info pages like > http://robinpepermans.be/mw-dev/index.php?title=Wn/shi will be coming > soon, and the redirects will hopefully be implemented this year or > early next year. As far as I can see, this will allow interwiki links > from any project to an incubator test wiki, which is a very good thing > (will not work for languages unknown to Wikimedia, with current setup) > > @Nathan: A kind of "language searcher" to more easily find test wikis, > is on my to-do list. > > And I added one more thing to the to-do list: improving > http://www.wikipedia.org/ and similar portals. Thanks for that idea. > > In general, we are moving from the "request a new wiki (and oh, we > need to make some pages at Incubator)" way to "start your own wiki at > Incubator, and if it is big, we can request to move to an own > subdomain". > This way, we can put starting wikis back in the hands of volunteers > without needing to create separate (inactive) wikis for each of them. > > I should communicate better about my work. Anyway, I plan to propose a > presentation at Wikimania next year about these things. > > Regards, > SPQRobin > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l