could anyone tell me why there hasn't been an english database dump in ~a month (they keep on failing)? when will up to date database dumps become available again? tia. When an XML dump completes (success or failure) it gets added to the end of the list to be re-run (i.e. it has to wait its turn until it starts again.) The enwiki dump takes about a month to dump, but is not the most resillient feature. So a successful dump depends upon the network essentially being stable for the entire duration. enwiki should start again in three days from now, according to http://download.wikimedia.org/backup-index.html Connel, so what are the chances that it'll work? * Connel feels like a bookie now I give it even odds. --> gmaxwell (n=gmaxwell@wikimedia/KatWalsh/x-0001) has joined #wikimedia-tech WMF offices are moving from Florida to California, right? I'm not sure if that improves the odds of a successful run or not. :-) successful run? Connel, ok, thanks :) gmaxwell: stevo32 was asking about XML dumps ... 0_o The equipment is not moving.. thought not like their location would have anything to do with it. Brion wrote about the dumps recently on his blog. * Connel cringes in advance, then goes to look http://leuksman.com/log/2007/10/02/wiki-data-dumps/