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noam	04-09-2006 03:40 PM

Wikipedia is DOWN

Quote:

Originally Posted by en.wikipedia.org

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.

I bet they will get high $xx,xxx in donations from the downtime.

Manowar

04-09-2006 03:41 PM

I keep hitting it looking for info on different stuff and remembering it is FUBAR

Deej	04-09-2006 03:42 PM

shut down for a few, score some scratch, hot idea.... wikipedia knows everything :winkwink:

noam	04-09-2006 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manowar

I keep hitting it looking for info on different stuff and remembering it is FUBAR

Do you realise you've made an average of 65 posts/day in the last two years?

crake

04-09-2006 03:44 PM

Oh, it may not be a ploy...

Nicky

04-09-2006 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noam

Do you realise you've made an average of 65 posts/day in the last two years?

wow, thats an achivement right? :)

Young

04-09-2006 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manowar

I keep hitting it looking for info on different stuff and remembering it is FUBAR

congrats to the winners.

edgeprod

04-09-2006 05:22 PM

In the meantime, try a mirror. Exploding Produce, for instance:

http://www.explodingproduce.com

Got everything but the images.

sniperwolf

04-09-2006 05:40 PM

yep.. it's still down at this hour

Drake

04-09-2006 05:44 PM

It's such a cool site

edgeprod

04-09-2006 05:55 PM

It's definitely cool.

fris	04-09-2006 05:57 PM

they mentioned a while back they might be starting advertising on the site, you will be able to advertise on certain pages

edgeprod

04-09-2006 06:08 PM

Neat. Personally, I just started my OWN Wikipedia clone, using their content (under the GDFL), and Google AdSense. Works nicely.

woj	04-09-2006 06:31 PM

one of the best sites on the net :thumbsup

noam	04-09-2006 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edgeprod

Neat. Personally, I just started my OWN Wikipedia clone, using their content (under the GDFL), and Google AdSense. Works nicely.

Seems pretty hard to get search engine traffic for duplicate content.

edgeprod

04-09-2006 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noam

Seems pretty hard to get search engine traffic for duplicate content.

Yup, if you're a moron. The Wikipedia acknowledges that "duplicate content" sites, in some cases, now rank higher than the Wikipedia itself.

I have so many GFDL-licensed Wikipedia pages, it's sick. They make nice AdSense money. In every case, I've linked back to the Wikipedia, so that users can have the "freshest" version. It's not a competition thing -- you're bringing users in through SEO that the Wikipedia itself may not have gotten. On the way through, sometimes they click some ads. Everyone wins.

With some of my "full" Wikipedia mirrors, I have had people add "custom" content in specific areas, which helps a ton with traffic as well.

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