[Wikipedia-l] Re: Let's separate user and talkpage databases from article database

Fri Feb 20 19:38:58 UTC 2004

The strongest argument I would have in favor of separating databases is 
that sites copying our user page take a version at a given moment. The 
day after, the copy they have may not be accurate any more. We may have 
changed our minds on a comment, decided to remove a picture from us. In 
the worse case, the page may be copied just after a vandal wrote "you 
are a jerk" (not to say worse).

And we do not have any possibility to fix that.

That is embarassing

Ant

Optim a écrit:
> Summary: Proposal to have separate databases for
> userpages, talkpages and articles.
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I think it would be a good idea to have separate
> databases (or downloadable files) for userpages,
> talkpages and articles.
> 
> Many Wikipedia mirrors copy userpages and
> talkpages. I don't like that. It doesn't help to
> protect the privacy of Wikipedians.
> 
> Having separate databases (or downloadable files)
> will help the people who mirror our content to
> copy just what they really want (the articles)
> and not userpages and talkpages, which may
> contain information some Wikipedians (like me)
> would prefer be available only on servers
> controlled by Wikimedia Foundation.
> 
> Please comment, support, oppose, criticise and
> inform us about your opinion.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> --Optim
> 
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