jenstark101
kiwifarms.net
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2019
Mediawiki doesn't have auto-updatesWhen your version is that far out of date the automated updates don't work anymore and you need to do a lot of troubleshooting to keep things together. With MediaWiki is if you drop the ball for a year or two it quadruples the work you need to do to catch back up, so their inattention is biting them in the ass and they probably don't want to do it anymore.
Although it's true that they might have to do a lot of work if they are unwilling to do a fast update via an XML backup and an XML and image import to a fresh install. For example, if forcing users to recreate passwords is too much. ED and other internet relics at some point chose this fast update route. Did it work out for them well? Not really... But it got the job done.
Last edited: