Last modified: 2012-02-10 14:39:33 UTC
At a URL like <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=blocks>, the API currently says: --- You are looking at the HTML representation of the XML format. HTML is good for debugging, but probably is not suitable for your application. See [complete documentation], or [API help] for more information. --- I think this blurb should mention the format parameter. I think it's non-obvious that the default format is xmlfm. Maybe even mention the format parameter with a more direct link to the section of the documentation about the format parameter. But nobody wants a wall of text of documentation. They just want to know how to make the output _not_ the HTML format. Also, I think the language "probably is not suitable for your application" should be toughened up (remove the "probably"), but I'm too lazy to file a separate bug. Ideally the language would be something like... --- You are looking at the HTML representation of the XML format. HTML is good for debugging, but is unsuitable for application use. Specify the [format parameter] to change the output format. Please see the [complete documentation] or [API help] for more information. ---
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