Talk:Mix'n'match

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Requesting catalog_editor access

Hi @Magnus Manske, I would like to become a catalog admin to update the Mix'n'match catalog I created along with future ones. Thanks! --Iketsi (talk) 18:22, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Done. --Magnus Manske (talk) 11:10, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

How to add a newly created Wikidata item to an existing MnM entry?

I created catalog #7244 for the Nebraska Authors database a month or two ago, and the corresponding Wikidata property (P13862) was recently approved. How can I add this property to the existing catalog? I haven't had any luck using the "import or update catalog" page. Am I missing some permissions, or is there something else that I've missed?

Thanks!

DontCallMeLateForDinner (talk) 18:59, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

Done. You need indeed to have “catalog editor” permissions to do that − then it’s available at https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/catalog_editor/7244 Jean-Fred (talk) 21:55, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

 This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Prototyperspective (talk) 22:43, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

Enable adding information how catalogs were compiled (so others can update them)

Only in a conversation with the catalog creator of the catalog about Linux distributions in DistroWatch did I find out that the catalog was compiled with this open source script: gitlab:matthiasm/wikidata-scripts/-/blob/main/dump/distrowatch.py.

What happens when a user leaves the project, or doesn't have nearly as much time to do Mix'n'Match catalog things, or dies, or gets banned etc?

People can't see how the catalog was compiled so they would have to start from scratch. Moreover, having to ask the user about it is not good in any case. This inhibits people to update outdated catalogs or improve them.

People who created the catalog may also forget how they built it or lose the associated data – most often it's best to attach the data directly to where it's needed and where it can be easily found again. Especially so in a large collaborative project.

Please enable users to add information about how catalog were built and about some other things like which data is still missing or could be useful or which challenges there are with updating the catalog etc. I think it would be best if a button was added into/next to where it says Imported by user Matthias M. | Refresh where this info can be added. Maybe it could get the text from a metawiki page which would enable changing it later on. Prototyperspective (talk) 22:54, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

Is Mix'n'Match down ?

While trying to access https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/ this morning, I just get a very blank screen (with only the top "Toolforge" icon)

So, is it M'n'M ? or Toolforge ?

Thanks for your help, Markus :) Hsarrazin (talk) 06:26, 28 November 2025 (UTC)