Forum:Plan to set up a troping wiki, need some questions answered

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 * Hi Geth. Here are my answers to your three questions, respectively:
 * We can upload large text dumps and images directly to the server. We can enable uploads on your wiki, although we recommend the use of Wikimedia Commons for everything that isn't copyrighted or fair-use.
 * Sure.
 * We are constantly upgrading our infrastructure as new donations come in and we think we should be able to handle your wiki's traffic without any problems.
 * Kudu (talk) 16:15, 20 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the answers Kudu. It will take some time before I am ready to create a wiki as we are still gathering the material for import, but I had another question: Since Orain supports custom extension development, would they also support improving extensions that need updated functionality?


 * To be specific, when/if I am ready to start this wiki, I would like to use a fully functional version of the following extension:


 * https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:LinkSuggest


 * From what I understand, it's has not been updated, and while it works on MW 1.20, it does not work as well as the version currently deployed on Wikia, which has been updated further with Wikia specific code, whereas the original version of this extension has essentially ceased to be updated. I would greatly like to use a version as functional as the Wikia version on my prospective wiki, and I was wondering I could request Orain modify the extension to have better functionality, as while its not necessary for my prospective wiki, it would be incredibly useful. GethN7 (talk) 22:43, 20 October 2013 (UTC)GethN7


 * Hi Geth, no problem, you can take your time to gather the material. As for the LinkSuggest extension, we're currently busy with some other technical tasks since we're a fairly new site, so we won't be able to write any new custom code of our own for that extension, although we would be happy to install it if someone from your community wants to update it. Kudu (talk) 22:07, 21 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks again for your response, Kudu. When we have the content ready for import, I will be ready to request a wiki for creation. As for the extension, I understand and wish your staff well with the tasks they have at hand, and if I can be of any assistance, do let me know. In the meantime, thanks for answering my questions. GethN7 (talk) 23:00, 21 October 2013 (UTC)GethN7