Toolserver:User:Topbanana

Howdy.

I'm a long-time database querier, primarily on the en wikipedia, normally found here.

My primary interest is the Red Link Recovery project in the english wikipedia. This project generates lists of suggested alternate targets for red links in wikipedia articles (ie "Somearticle" links to " Robert J Morgan" - did you mean " Robert John Morgan"?).

The process by which the lists are generated is a real bear - it ties up a dedicated box for the best part of a month to generate them, and so they are only generated a few times per year. The long interval between updates means the lists get quite stale - that is, they contain entries that are made irrelevant by other peoples ongoing work.

What I'm hoping use the toolserver for is to implement a mechanism for refreshing the generated lists by comparing them against the up-to-date database.

Right now however, I'm a toolserver noob, and still familiarising myself with the facilities available.