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CSBot down

No hits for a few days now.--NortyNort (Holla) 03:53, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

It's running, but for some reason Yahoo no longer gives me search results through the API. I'll look into it. — Coren (talk) 16:20, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
Interesting. Thanks.--NortyNort (Holla) 02:29, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
I, i'm the operator of italian copyright bot, i have the same problem, i have made a control on logfiles and i have found a sad truth: Yahoo no more offer a free search engine api [1] and not it use Boss interface here the prices Lusum (talk) 14:16, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
Ps:if someone need contact me, please add remainder on my page on it wiki, i seldom log on en Lusum (talk) 14:16, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
Maybe using Bing that seem free? Using SOAP (Bing, Version 2) Lusum (talk) 14:33, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
Bing won't work, their terms are not compatible (in particular, 3) c. and h. are incompatible, and 6) is insurmountable). — Coren (talk) 03:47, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
In the words of P.T. Barnum: "Oh, crap." I'll start looking into alternatives now. — Coren (talk) 21:07, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
please tell me if you find someone so i can modify it.wiki bot too... Lusum (talk) 22:39, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
This is kind of urgent. :/ Is there somebody we can appeal to that might help with this? One of the village pumps? A coder? --Moonriddengirl (talk) 14:45, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
I'm talking with Google; but until that succeeds we're stuck without a search engine that has (a) a programattically accessible interface and (b) whose AUP allows this particular kind of reuse. — Coren (talk) 03:43, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

My fingers crossed! Will Google be tempted by a Barnstar? :/ --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:09, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

I'm not especially worried that an arrangement can't be made: it's more a question of finding the right person(s) to ask than any insurmountable obstacle, and Jimmy is giving me some help in that regard (he does have a number of friends and acquaintance at Google who will be able to talk). I'd wager is more a matter of "when" and hammering out details than "whether". Fingers crossed indeed. — Coren (talk) 13:21, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
the agreement will be valid also for copyright bots on wikis other than en? Lusum (talk) 11:36, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
I'll make sure that it is. — Coren (talk) 13:40, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
MRG, Google may want some ads in return, eek.--NortyNort (Holla) 13:13, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
I don't believe that would be considered to be an appropriate condition by anyone involved, and I certainly wouldn't agree to it. I'm quite certain Google understands the necessity of our independence and how that would be a deal breaker (and there is no indication that they'd even request such a thing in the first place). — Coren (talk) 13:40, 2 August 2011 (UTC)


Abortion Arb req

Ireland naming? ARRRRRRRRGGGGH! *runs screaming* --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 16:29, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

This was by no means a painless case, but the enforced truce it created did manage to stabilize the area and reduce the disputes around the naming to a toreable background din (as opposed to the catastrophic shouting match that sent anyone sane running away in horror). — Coren (talk) 17:54, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Abortion case and Anthony Appleyard

I requested that Anthony Appleyard be added as a party to the abortion case on the 12th August. Its now the 27th August and no decision has been made. While I understand that you guys are busy you should have made a decision on this ages ago. Its completely unfair to all parties that this hasn't been sorted. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 14:36, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

I expect this to be resolved one way or another within 24 hours. That its taken this long is grossly unacceptable and if it isn't resolved within 24 hours I will escalate the matter. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 13:46, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
It seems this is being looked at. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 15:10, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
It is, and I'll chime in when I'm at lunch. — Coren (talk) 15:13, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

History Checnya

Hello, I did not know whom to write in the English wikipedia, so I decided to write you. The page history of Chechnya is one of the Wikipedians constantly editing the article and adds a link (the source) to questionable resources and links for people who are not even engaged in studying the history of Chechnya. How to solve the problem? Nitzalavar (talk) 19:34, 27 August 2011 (UTC)