Technical Difficulties: Wikimedia Foundation Server Issue

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the technical difficulties currently affecting the Wikimedia Foundation servers, with participants expressing concerns about accessibility and the implications for users relying on Wikipedia for information.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested, Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants report that the Wikimedia Foundation servers are experiencing temporary technical difficulties, with hopes for a quick resolution.
  • One participant mentions specific power/network problems at a Florida data center, indicating that some servers are coming back online.
  • Another participant expresses frustration over the inability to access Wikipedia for a research paper due soon.
  • There are lighthearted comments regarding the situation, including a reference to a similar issue with another forum's server.
  • One participant suggests that links to Wikipedia should be removed from the forum to avoid dependency on the site during outages.
  • A later post confirms that Wikipedia is back online, albeit with a note of uncertainty about the stability of the service.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that the Wikimedia servers are experiencing issues, but there is no consensus on the implications of this outage or the best course of action regarding reliance on Wikipedia.

Contextual Notes

Some assumptions about the nature and duration of the technical difficulties remain unresolved, and there is uncertainty regarding the reliability of the service moving forward.

Rach3
It's the end of the world!

The Wikimedia Foundation servers are currently experiencing technical difficulties.

The problem is most likely temporary and will hopefully be fixed soon. Please check back in a few minutes.

For further information, you can visit the #wikipedia channel on the Freenode IRC network.

In the meantime, you may be able to view Google's cached version of this page.

Wikipedia is now one of the most visited sites on the Internet by traffic and continues to grow, and as a result the Wikimedia Foundation has a constant need to purchase new hardware. If you would like to help, please donate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/
 
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The issue:

"Power/network problems at the Florida colo. They're being worked on. Some servers coming back online."

You can get more info on their IRC channel.
 
NOOOOOOOO!
I have reserch paper due tommorw and there gone!It is end of the world.
 
Where's ZapperZ to gloat? :smile:

I guess they caught the same technical glitch that PF's server had. :biggrin:
 
Astronuc said:
I guess they caught the same technical glitch that PF's server had. :biggrin:
Get rid of links to Wikipedia from PF we can't offrad losing wikipedia
 
Wikipedia is back!:approve:
for now...
 

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