Remove Gadget namespace (at least from search)
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	Dec 26 2023, 6:50 PM

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Remove unused namespaces on plwiki:

ns:2300: Gadget (and Gadget talk, ns:2301)
ns:2302: Gadget definition ((and Gadget definition talk, ns:2303)

As far as I know, these Gadget namespaces are not currently in use and are unlikely to be used in the near future. However, they can be confusing (I remember searching through those namespaces for gadgets when I returned to Wikipedia editing after a year of absence).

So either remove completely, or maybe remove from filters (search, RC)?

PS: Also confusing on enwiki where there are just a few redirects, which could technically be boted out of existence in about 30 mins and removed? But not really active on enwiki, so don't know why they didn't remove this already (sentiments?).

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Mentioned In: T313336: GadgetUsage API results malformed when $wgSpecialGadgetUsageActiveUsers is enabled
Mentioned Here: T31272: Implement Gadgets 2.0

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Nux created this task.Dec 26 2023, 6:50 PM

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Pppery subscribed.Dec 27 2023, 2:23 AM

It's not sentiment, it's that I want https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadget:_Invention,_Travel,_&_Adventure to point somewhere because it's a plausible search term. That would work just as well if the namespace were deleted and it would fall back to being in mainspace, though

Oh, so all of that leads to an article. I assumed it was for a script :)... So that is not blocking removal of the Gadget namespace from enwiki too.

The namespaces have been removed globally in https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Gadgets/+/980519/, see T31272#9574686.

Nux awarded a token.Feb 25 2024, 10:47 PM

Shizhao added a project: User-notice.Mar 1 2024, 2:47 AM

This is already being sent through tech news as part of T31272

AlexisJazz mentioned this in T313336: GadgetUsage API results malformed when $wgSpecialGadgetUsageActiveUsers is enabled.Mar 20 2024, 10:59 AM

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