Using of maxlag parameter is an requirement for running the bot:
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Bots#Bot_accounts
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Maxlag_parameter
Also, correct support for this parameter allows to get rid of 503 errors.
Here is my implementation, which may help:
https://github.com/Vort/WikiDownload/blob/master/Program.cs#L45
Using of
maxlagparameter is an requirement for running the bot:https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Bots#Bot_accounts
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Maxlag_parameter
Also, correct support for this parameter allows to get rid of 503 errors.
Here is my implementation, which may help:
https://github.com/Vort/WikiDownload/blob/master/Program.cs#L45