language code disparity (Wikidata tracking)
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	Sep 13 2016, 4:57 PM

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Tracking of bugs, incidents, feature requests related to difference in language codes between a currently used code and some other (past, future, theoretical or special-purpose).

Sample:

no.wikipedia.org generally has the language code nb, not no.
be-x-old.wikipedia.org was renamed be-tarask.wikipedia.org

These disparities create various feature requests, bugs and other incidents.

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Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
Open		None	T76456 Language Engineering tracker of trackers (tracking)
Open		None	T76449 [Epic] ContentTranslation - Translation view
Open		None	T76455 [Epic] ContentTranslation - Link Adaptation
Open		None	T124286 [Epic] Wikidata language support
Open		None	T145535 language code disparity (Wikidata tracking)
Open		None	T142749 Add 'nb' as alias for 'no' in the "add links" interface on Wikipedia
Open		None	T112285 ContentTranslation link adaptation is mostly broken when translating to be-tarask
Open		None	T112426 [Bug] Querying Wikipedia for langlinks doesn't work for be-tarask, but works for be-x-old
Declined		None	T112647 [Task] Investigation: how to handle the rename of a site id in Wikidata
Open		None	T114772 Allow entering Wikidata sitelinks to wikis that have non-typical wiki ID (not matching the database name)
Declined		None	T267791 Allow entering Wikidata sitelinks to sites that have an ID containing hyphens (not matching the database name)
Declined		None	T267793 Allow entering Wikidata sitelinks to sites using an alternative (alias) site ID (not matching the database name)
Resolved	BUG REPORT	Mbch331	T331113 gsw: language code sorted as als: in Wikidata
Open		None	T137065 Language "norsk" ("no") added in the signature section, but only "nynorsk" ("nn") and "bokmål" ("nb") should be used
Resolved		• adrianheine	T115792 [Bug] Language selector in [[Special:NewItem]] doesn't recognize certain languages
Open		None	T66649 'Add link' function in Wikipedia creates items with wrong language code
Duplicate		None	T43723 [Bug] Sites table language code for be_x_oldwiki should be be-tarask
Open		None	T43103 initialization of the Language object is very heavy
Open		None	T137536 Use correct term language when creating items from the client
Open		None	T137534 Map dummy language codes in sites
Open		None	T137538 Use interwiki code from Sites facility to create language links.
Open		None	T137537 Ensure correct information about Wikimedia sites in the Sites facility on the Wikimedia cluster.
Open		None	T135149 Implement a SiteLookup based on a nested array structure.
Resolved		TTO	T101086 Standardize invalid language codes for Babel extension
Invalid		None	T116168 Language code «no» used during addition of labels
Open		None	T111854 [Bug] site_language in sites table does not refer to the site's language
Open		None	T102533 [Bug] Disallow (or resolve) dummy language codes.
Resolved		Nikerabbit	T132899 Remove tokipona support
Open		None	T44396 duplicate/invalid language codes
Open	Feature	None	T284808 Add a configuration variable that allows disabling language codes for labels, descriptions, and aliases
Open	BUG REPORT	None	T257415 Language code zh-classical is invalid
Open		None	T51024 [Task] Removal of de-formal from allowed language for labels
Resolved		Ladsgroup	T111853 The href of be-tarask: interlanguage link points to the be-x-old domain
Duplicate		None	T175148 uppercase schema:inLanguage on Wikidata Query Service
Open	Feature	None	T253387 Create a Lua convenience functions for conversion betweem language code and project and sitelink code

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Esc3300 created this task.Sep 13 2016, 4:57 PM

Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptSep 13 2016, 4:57 PM

Esc3300 added a project: Tracking-Neverending.Sep 13 2016, 4:57 PM

Esc3300 added a subtask: T142749: Add 'nb' as alias for 'no' in the "add links" interface on Wikipedia.

Esc3300 added a parent task: T124286: [Epic] Wikidata language support.

T129470 and T112285 come to mind.

There seem to be quite a few, but I thought I'd wait just to make sure that people actually want a tracking bug for that.

Liuxinyu970226 subscribed.Sep 14 2016, 3:34 PM

Esc3300 added a subtask: T129470: CX can't load any pages from be-tarask Wikipedia.Sep 15 2016, 8:00 AM

Esc3300 added a subtask: T112285: ContentTranslation link adaptation is mostly broken when translating to be-tarask.

Esc3300 added a subtask: T137065: Language "norsk" ("no") added in the signature section, but only "nynorsk" ("nn") and "bokmål" ("nb") should be used.

Esc3300 added a subtask: T115792: [Bug] Language selector in [[Special:NewItem]] doesn't recognize certain languages.Sep 15 2016, 8:04 AM

thiemowmde triaged this task as Medium priority.Sep 15 2016, 4:04 PM

thiemowmde added a subscriber: Lydia_Pintscher.

Lydia_Pintscher moved this task from incoming to hold on the Wikidata board.Sep 16 2016, 2:20 PM

Esc3300 added a subtask: T66649: 'Add link' function in Wikipedia creates items with wrong language code.Sep 18 2016, 9:02 PM

Esc3300 added a subtask: T101086: Standardize invalid language codes for Babel extension.Sep 23 2016, 9:35 AM

Mnn, what's the different between this and T44396? Only because this is a Tracking-Neverending task?

Fomafix subscribed.Sep 23 2016, 10:09 AM

I'm not sure what T44396 is meant for. It might partially cover the same, it might not. This just tracks disparities and their effects.

Esc3300 added a subtask: T111854: [Bug] site_language in sites table does not refer to the site's language.Oct 1 2016, 11:23 AM

Esc3300 added a subtask: T112426: [Bug] Querying Wikipedia for langlinks doesn't work for be-tarask, but works for be-x-old.

I am confused by this overly generic task too.

I'm afraid my merge action is failed due to

Edges are not available for objects of type 'MLST'!

Liuxinyu970226 added a subtask: T102533: [Bug] Disallow (or resolve) dummy language codes..Nov 11 2016, 12:57 AM

Liuxinyu970226 added a subtask: T132899: Remove tokipona support.

Liuxinyu970226 added a subtask: T21986: [DO NOT USE] Wikis waiting to be renamed (tracking) [superseded by #Wiki-Setup (Rename)].

Krenair subscribed.Nov 11 2016, 7:34 AM

Better merge the ill-defined bug in the better defined one.

Nemo_bis closed this task as a duplicate of T44396: duplicate/invalid language codes.Nov 11 2016, 1:01 PM

Restricted Application removed a subscriber: Liuxinyu970226. · View Herald TranscriptNov 11 2016, 1:01 PM

I think you closed the wrong one. This one meets Lydia's requirements for bugs. The other doesn't.

Liuxinyu970226 subscribed.Nov 11 2016, 3:49 PM

Liuxinyu970226 added a subtask: T44396: duplicate/invalid language codes.Dec 23 2016, 4:31 AM

Liuxinyu970226 added a subtask: T111853: The href of be-tarask: interlanguage link points to the be-x-old domain.Jan 5 2017, 1:07 PM

Krinkle mentioned this in T28725: Renaming the Aramaic (arc) Wikipedia to the Syriac (syc) Wikipedia.Apr 30 2017, 3:54 AM

Krinkle mentioned this in T30442: Rename zh-min-nan -> nan.

Krinkle mentioned this in T17988: Rename 'roa-rup' wikis to 'rup'.

Krinkle mentioned this in T10217: Wikipedias with zh-* language codes waiting to be renamed (zh-min-nan -> nan, zh-yue -> yue, zh-classical -> lzh).

Krinkle mentioned this in T30441: Rename zh-yue -> yue.

Krinkle mentioned this in T30443: Rename zh-classical -> lzh (invalid lang tag format).

Krinkle mentioned this in T31186: Rename Võro Wikipedia, fiu-vro -> vro.

Krinkle mentioned this in T36217: Rename emlwiki -> eglwiki.

Liuxinyu970226 changed the status of subtask T21986: [DO NOT USE] Wikis waiting to be renamed (tracking) [superseded by #Wiki-Setup (Rename)] from Open to Stalled.Apr 30 2017, 5:13 AM

Nikerabbit closed subtask T101086: Standardize invalid language codes for Babel extension as Resolved.May 20 2017, 2:14 PM

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Krinkle closed subtask T21986: [DO NOT USE] Wikis waiting to be renamed (tracking) [superseded by #Wiki-Setup (Rename)] as Resolved.Aug 23 2017, 5:44 PM

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Soulkeeper mentioned this in T174160: Language code(s) for nowiki should be changed to nb.Aug 25 2017, 12:50 PM

jeblad subscribed.Aug 25 2017, 1:01 PM

Soulkeeper subscribed.Aug 25 2017, 1:19 PM

Esc3300 added a subtask: T175148: uppercase schema:inLanguage on Wikidata Query Service.Sep 6 2017, 12:15 PM

deryckchan subscribed.Sep 18 2017, 6:48 PM

A number of these requests involve renaming wikis where both the old name and the preferred name refer uniquely to one wiki, e.g. zh-yue => yue, zh-classical => lzh. Is it possible that in the meantime, searching for these in the Wikidata editing interface will return the existing database name? e.g. when I want to add a sitelink to yue.wp, I should be able to find it by typing "yue" in addition to typing "zh-".

cscott subscribed.Dec 14 2017, 9:07 PM

Amire80 moved this task from Untriaged to Language names and codes on the I18n board.Apr 2 2018, 11:57 AM

Liuxinyu970226 removed a subtask: T21986: [DO NOT USE] Wikis waiting to be renamed (tracking) [superseded by #Wiki-Setup (Rename)].Nov 25 2018, 11:30 AM

Ladsgroup closed subtask T111853: The href of be-tarask: interlanguage link points to the be-x-old domain as Resolved.Jun 5 2020, 11:05 AM

Dvorapa reopened subtask T111853: The href of be-tarask: interlanguage link points to the be-x-old domain as Open.Jun 5 2020, 12:18 PM

Ladsgroup closed subtask T111853: The href of be-tarask: interlanguage link points to the be-x-old domain as Resolved.Aug 3 2020, 8:10 AM

Esc3300 added a project: Language codes.Jun 11 2021, 7:34 AM

Stang subscribed.Feb 19 2022, 6:39 PM

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Nikerabbit closed subtask T132899: Remove tokipona support as Resolved.Mar 28 2022, 5:11 PM

LennardHofmann added a subtask: T253387: Create a Lua convenience functions for conversion betweem language code and project and sitelink code.Aug 5 2022, 9:40 AM

Winston_Sung changed the status of subtask T129470: CX can't load any pages from be-tarask Wikipedia from Open to In Progress.Jan 30 2023, 6:04 AM