https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32679
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Bug #: 32679
Summary: ContributionReporting extension
(Special:FundraiserStatistics) has been disabled
Product: Wikimedia
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Fundraising - misc
AssignedTo: wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org
ReportedBy: b...@mzmcbride.com
CC: fr-t...@wikimedia.org
Classification: Unclassified
The full details are a bit unclear to me, but as far as I understand it,
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserStatistics> was linked
from reddit and due to the feature's implementation, it caused excessive
database load through long-running queries. This excessive load eventually took
down the main wiki sites and the extension was consequently disabled:
<http://wikitech.wikimedia.org/index.php?title=Server_admin_log&diff=40583&oldid=40582>.
The extension should be optimized and re-enabled. There are already questions
about the page's disappearance (cf.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Foundation_wiki_feedback&oldid=3109621#Why.2C_why.2C_why>).
Until the extension is re-enabled, it would be nice if the link didn't display
such a terrible error message. "You have requested an invalid special page."
isn't accurate; the user has requested a disabled special page due to a special
set of circumstances.
Related mailing list posts:
* http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2011-November/056604.html
* http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2011-November/056606.html
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