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[Scafloc]

Ok, I removed all interwiki links (to zh) for articles that had a space in the English article name and where the Chinese article name did not contain the dot  

I think that there were only a few links that were incorrect but just to be save.

I'll add them tomorrow with Macro & api method. There is one downside: I cannot get the api to accept Chinese characters so I'll convert them to their unicode-8 representation. That way the link is correct, if you click it  you'll get to the right page but the text of link says something like

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& # 27233;& # 26524;& # 21381;

It is not perfect but I cannot find any solution for it. If anybody has advice let me hear it.

Edited by Scafloc, 28 March 2012 - 05:14 PM.

[mor2]

In theory as long as you set the encoding on your side right, in the xml and/or post request there shouldn't be a problem, however in practice I dont have time to look into that at the moment sorry

Edited by mor2, 28 March 2012 - 06:15 PM.

[Scafloc]

We can connect with yet another wiki! I contacted the administrator of the .- /  ... --- -. --. /  --- ..-. /  .. -.-. . /  .- -. -.. /  ..-. .. .-. . (morse for A Song of Ice and Fire) wiki.

They already have around 500 articles and have agreed to set up interlinks with us! Check out their wiki!

[mor2]

Wow I am impressed, those guys are amazing !

[Ghost in Winterfell]

mor2, on 01 April 2012 - 10:42 AM, said:

Wow I am impressed, those guys are amazing !

I must say that's epic!

[Scafloc]

There has been an answer from the wikia employee who we requested to setup the option to create interlinks between our wiki and Hielo y Fuego. Based on the policy that gives preference to internal links (in this case to the almost abandoned Ice and Fire wikia) he suggest an alternative by stetting up links with the use of a template.
It is not clear to me if we (the users on Hielo y Fuego) are allowed to use this template to setup interlinks to all our articles. If so then my suggestion is that we accept this. The use of the template will mean that it will take a bit more time to create an interlink but it can be done.
If not (the message seems to indicate that we can only do this for good or feature articles) than I am not interested anymore with setting up links with Hielo y Fuego.

The complete exchange was here. The last part of the exchange is my effort to convince the admin that setting up external links is more beneficial for wikia then setting up internal ones.

[Scafloc]

Currently there are a number of interlinks going to and from redirected pages. This is a bit confusing so I like to come to a decision how to handle this. That way I can build the solution in my program.

I think that two options are possible. Booth work for me but have their own advantages and disadvantages
*As there are no real problems (nothing gets broken because of this) we could ignore this and carry on. If someone clicks an interlinks going to a redirected page he will go there. Probably without even noticing that he was redirected.
*The other option is to removed the links going to and from redirects. We would have to take into account the following points:
**There may be cases when the redirection is useful. For instance if there currently is no article for a member of a noble house but only a redirect to the article of the house. If the other wiki does have a separate article it may be useful to keep the link to the redirected page. Because when the redirected page becomes a real page to correct interlink will already be there.
**Also if we go for the removal option we have to keep on checking this in the future.

So let me hear your thoughts. I'll approach the other wikis as well.

[Ran]

Scafloc, I'm with you. I don't see the point of the effort if they would only allow it for a handful of pages.

[Scafloc]

Two updates:

• It is ok to setup interlinks with all pages on the Spanish wiki.
  
  • I have changed the templatethat we can use for it.
    
  • Technically the template does not create an interlink but a normal external link. This means that if you use the api to get interlinks you will get nothing. Instead there are categoriesof articles-linked-to-a-specific language / wiki (I use the template to add the articles to the category).
• Unless somebody has strong arguments against it, interlinks to redirected pages can be ignored.

[DirePenguin]

Hi.

Would it be possible to add interwiki for Thai (th)?

http : // wiki.gameofthronesfansite.com / $1

[Ran]

Interwikis added to Turkish, Polish, Dutch, and Thai sites.

[Breassa]

Ran, on 27 October 2012 - 04:11 AM, said:

Interwikis added to Turkish, Polish, Dutch, and Thai sites.

Finally, and thanks. I'm so glad

[Shinaye]

There's also an Italian version now, here : http://it.cronachegh...cio_e_del_Fuoco

The project has just started, it only has 50 articles and we're looking for help. I think this is the only ASOIAF Italian wiki project so far

[Skagosi Unicorn]

Hi guys,

I'm Brazilian, and I came here to find a AWOIAF Brazilian wiki so that I could give it a little help, but this http://geloefogo.com.br/ of yours is down for, at least, 2 days, or something close to this. Do you know what happened to it?

[Scafloc]

I haven't checked their site the last days so I did not notice it was down. I have sent you a pm with the emailaddress of the founder.

[Scafloc]

Shinaye, on 01 December 2012 - 08:33 AM, said:

There's also an Italian version now, here : http://it.cronachegh...cio_e_del_Fuoco

The project has just started, it only has 50 articles and we're looking for help. I think this is the only ASOIAF Italian wiki project so far

There is another one: http://wiki.labarrie...gina_principale also relatively new. I don't know if it is an option to join forces.
About interlinking: it is my preference to wait until the wiki has a couple of hundred pages. That way there is less chance that we link to a project that might be abondonned.

Anyway congrats with your wiki and let me know if I can help you.

Edited by Scafloc, 31 December 2012 - 10:15 AM.