Forum:IRC Feed Requests

=PURPOSE=
 * The purpose of this page is to request changes for the Wikia raw RC feed so that it can be utilized more efficiently.

=REQUEST=

Original proposal

 * Note: The  in   represents the interwiki  identification for a specific Wikia wiki. The format is as such so that it functions in the best interest of the bots. Through the format, the wiki in question can also be identified.

Combined feed
In order to better distinguish the wiki (especially for log entries) outputted through the combined raw feed, it is suggested that  is added to the beginning of the item in question so

Page M/N URL * User * (+/-/0) Summary

turns into

Wikia:wikiname:Page M/N URL * User * (+/-/0) Summary

and similarly for logs ( Special:Log/... turns into Wikia:wikiname:Special:Log/... ).

The only change is the addition of

Possible individual feeds
If a wiki or a group of wikis (especially large ones) wish to have a freenode cvn channel dedicated to their RC(s), individual output channel(s) that only report those wikis will most likely have to be created on the actual Wikia IRC feed server. (Depending on the capabilities of the bots reading the feed, individual wiki filtering may or may not be possible through a combined feed. Nevertheless, separate feeds for different wikis are most ideal.) Those channels should be named #wikiname.wikia (unless otherwise stated) , and the output format should be:

Page M/N URL * User * (+/-/0) Summary

and similarly for logs ( Special:Log/... ).

There is NO  inserted.

Individual feeds signup

 * If you would like a feed just for the wiki you participate on, please indicate your request below. There is no guarantee that it will be accepted!
 * 1) Wookieepedia. Greyman ( Paratus ) 20:16, 23 September 2007 (UTC) (Admin at Wookieepedia)
 * FFXIclopedia -- 20:17, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Note

 * Additional customizations are made through CVN BOTS and do NOT require further modification of the actual RAW FEED. Such requests should be brought up with CVN staff instead.

Objections

 * Please state any objections to the above below:

Additional features

 * Please request any additional elements to be added to the RAW FEED below. Please keep the above note in mind.
 * Possible ideas:
 * Hostmask cloak?
 * Automatic +i (invisible usermode)?
 * Wikimedia: "You can watch but you can't touch"?
 * URLs appended to log entries? GHe (Talk) 17:05, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Instead of Wikia:, because it's a bit long, and would be confusing with the Wikia: Namespace on central. What about the w: interwiki instead. w: Is a legal interwiki which works on all wiki including central, Wikia: works on every wiki except central. So why not use a globally legal interwiki, which also won't take up space in the limited amount of space in IRC. ~ NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) (tricks) (current topic) Sep 23, 2007 @ 08:18 (UTC)
 * The purpose of Wikia: is so that certain link scripts can use it. From what I know, those scripts originate from Wikimedia, so w: will not work:  As for w:, c: would be interwikia linking. However, like mentioned above, the format is designed for link scripts, and if further customization is required, they can probably be done through the filtering bot on freenode as long as the required information is gathered from the raw feed. GHe (Talk) 14:34, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Okay, the information I keep getting from sources is starting to get confusing, so I'm just going to make it simple: Basically, the addition of  to entries on the RAW feed is in the best interest of the bots who are going to be filtering and customizing the raw data for display on freenode. As far as I know, as long as they have the interwiki identification, they can customize the linking display (and other stuff) on freenode to whatever is best for the users. (Assuming that everybody don't suddenly decide to all sit in the raw feed and track changes from there and totally abandon the setup on freenode. In that case, they will not have the benefit of things like filtering, blacklists, whitelists, admin lists, bad article, bad edit summary, watched pages, data tracking, and other customized features.) GHe (Talk) 16:02, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Questions

 * Please address any unclear matters below:

Confirmation

 * Please sign below (especially bot owners) if you agree to the above modifications to the Wikia raw IRC feed:
 * GHe (Talk) 03:08, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 *  Cbrown1023   talk   03:50, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Note, though we completely appreciate the fact that the feed just exists, these are some features that may/will make it more user-friendly/useful.  Cbrown1023   talk   03:52, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Cometstyles 04:30, 23 September 2007 (UTC) - there are many ideas stated but fixing the special:log is a priority and also individual channels for big wikis is a great idea.
 * Az1568 07:34, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Manticore Talk 07:43, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * --Jack Phoenix (Contact) 10:19, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * -- 14:23, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * -- 14:43, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * --Looks fine, everyone! ForestH2 16:13, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * --Starnestommy 16:20, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Pinky Talk 16:29, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * All of this sounds great. I'm especially interested in the the individual channels part ;) Greyman ( Paratus ) 19:02, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

=FINALIZATION=
 * After a certain period of time, when sannse or another staff believes that consensus is reached, please submit the requested change(s) to the tech team and indicate the completion of the submission below: