Toolserver:User:Topbanana

Howdy.

I'm a long-time database querier, primarily on the en wikipedia, normally found [[Toolserver:
 * en:User:Topbanana|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.