Thogo

I don't know how you moved it, but please move [[Main Page (wurd)]] back to Main Page. The reason it's protected is exactly so people do not touch it without discussing it on this project. Aliter 27 aug 2008, 20.15 (UTC)

Please note that moving this back will lead to massive problems in interwiki linkage, because the interwiki bots will add links to main pages of other projects, but not to the entry "Main page" on other projects which leads people wrong who use wiktionaries. You'd better let it as it is. At the time when I moved this (July 2007), there were no people to discuss with. This project was completely inactive. --Thogo 27 aug 2008, 21.28 (UTC)

I always look in here, even in times when I don't contribute. I'm not psychic, however, and am unlikely to post a reaction unless someone posts a remark first.

Now, can you explain what the problem really is, as it sounds like you create an error in this wiktionary because the interwiki bots aren't programmed to handle the errors in other wiktionaries? Aliter 27 aug 2008, 21.52 (UTC)

It does also cause problems here as you noticed by yourself already: [1]. The bots will permanently (every day perhaps) add interwiki links to main pages of other wiktionaries. "Main Page" is defaultly the main page of a wiki. That's in the software and many smaller wiktionaries still have their main page on that name. Overwriting it with an entry is an error. If such an entry is created it should get another name. The word "Main Page" is somewhat special and you can't deal with it the same way as with other words. Best regards, --Thogo 27 aug 2008, 22.30 (UTC)

There's nothing that says that that page is special. The default-ness that would make it somewhat special is in fact determined by the entry MediaWiki:Mainpage. Other than that, special pages are those that have a specific namespace. Now, if bots don't take that into account, then that's the weakness of the programmers, not of the wikis. If you find that a bot creates wrong interwiki on some other wiki, please take it up with that programmer, or with those wikis; don't gives us parenticised entries, that will sooner or later make us claim that eg. "Main Page (wurd)" exists as a name. Aliter 27 aug 2008, 23.36 (UTC)

Ok, your problem now. Have fun with the bots as soon as they discover that page. --Thogo 28 aug 2008, 08.34 (UTC)

Thanks for your understanding. (There's a reason why that page is protected. <smiles>) Aliter 29 aug 2008, 17.21 (UTC)

p.s.

Since you seem to be the only one who works on this project atm., you should maybe ask for temporary adminship (I can grant you that for three months if you want - we usually don't make more if it's the first time -, but for logging purposes you need to request that on this page). I know, Snakesteuben is still active on other projects, but still...

No, thanks, I have no desire to have to go through the mill every three months. In the past, I suggested to make me caretaker: Same function, but terminated by a complaint or enough people to pick an actual sysop. Simple, but apparently not acceptable. We'll see what happens in the future. Aliter 27 aug 2008, 23.36 (UTC)

It's no "mill", just put a short note on the request page short before the status expires and it will be extended, probably longer the second time. --Thogo 28 aug 2008, 08.28 (UTC)

Your mileage may vary, but as I experienced it, each requests spans almost a month. That long to go to and fro to conform to the rules that only make sense on a wiki with a large community, or that long before counter to a request admin-options are taken away anyway. I have no need for that kind of wiki activity. As you noted, it's not all that busy here; if there's no way to handle that, I'm not going to put in extra time and energy for the sake of the rules. Why tax resources where they are scarce? I prefer to put my effort into the Wikiwurdboek itself. I know that's probably not what you wanted to hear but, unless you feel you can do something about it, that's about all I want to say about it. Aliter 29 aug 2008, 17.21 (UTC)

Well, you must know it. We are watching the wiki anyway, so if a vandal or spammer comes we will probably see it. --Thogo 29 aug 2008, 21.13 (UTC)

If everybody agrees on this, who am I to stand in the way? Wikiwurdboek:Buorren#Behearder. Aliter 30 aug 2008, 20.54 (UTC)