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 I think that what you are calling [[LocalNames]] is what the [[MediaWiki]] software refers to as an interwiki or intermap link. I can, for example, user the [[WikiPedia:User talk:BlankVerse]] link on every wiki using the MediaWiki software and that will link to my user page on the English-language Wikipedia. I haven't been able to find where the WikiIndex keeps its interwiki map, but it it must have one for that last link to work. The interwiki map for all of the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] projects is at [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Interwiki_map] and the [[Usemod]]/[[MeatballWiki]] map is at [http://usemod.com/intermap.txt]. Also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterWiki and http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?InterMap. [[User:BlankVerse]] | <small>[[User talk:BlankVerse|talk]]</small> 18:38, 29 Mar 2006 (EST)
+: MarkDilley: hi!
+[10:37pm] evanpro: Are you here?
+[10:37pm] evanpro: I have a strange question for you
+[10:37pm] evanpro: Well, only slightly strange
+[10:37pm] evanpro: It's about WikiIndex
+[10:37pm] MarkDilley: Hello!
+[10:38pm] evanpro: I was just looking at the good ol' interwiki map on usemod.com
+[10:38pm] evanpro: and I was thinking, man, this is really out of date
+[10:38pm] evanpro: I wonder if there's a site that has a comprehensive view on existent wikis...
+[10:38pm] MarkDilley: right
+[10:39pm] evanpro: ...that could serve as a focal point for developing a "canonical" (note the quotes) interwiki map
+[10:39pm] evanpro: ?
+[10:39pm] evanpro: Which is a coy and leading question
+[10:39pm] evanpro: Since there is one such site...
+[10:39pm] evanpro: ...and I've mentioned it already in this chat.
+[10:39pm] MarkDilley: I asked a question at WikiIndex about hwo interwiki map works with MediaWiki
+[10:39pm] evanpro: B-)
+[10:41pm] evanpro: It's a very weird system
+[10:41pm] evanpro: There's a database table that stores the prefix and URL pattern
+[10:41pm] MarkDilley: I am not sure about "canonical"
+[10:43pm] evanpro: Yeah
+[10:43pm] evanpro: Maybe... I dunno
+[10:43pm] evanpro: "Frequently used"
+[10:43pm] evanpro: Like the page on Wikitravel might note that "WikiTravel" is the frequently used IW prefix
+[10:43pm] evanpro: Hmm
+[10:43pm] MarkDilley: http://www.wikiindex.com/Category:Vibrant
+[10:45pm] evanpro: B-)
+[10:45pm] evanpro: I should probably bring this up on the community portal instead of ambushing you on IRC
+[10:45pm] evanpro: B-)
+[10:49pm] de_vogon left the chat room. (Read error: 104 (Connection reset by peer))
+[10:50pm] MarkDilley: I am trying to juggle another convo, sorry :-(
+[10:50pm] MarkDilley: and I am not sure exactly what you mean, I know what you are saying I think
+[10:50pm] MarkDilley: I mean, I think I understand the problem
+[10:51pm] MarkDilley: Please put on the wiki your ideas about how to do this...?
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