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Title: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Jurek on 23 December, 2023, 05:27:19 pm
.... or is it just me?
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: JonBuoy on 23 December, 2023, 05:29:01 pm
OK here.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Tim Hall on 23 December, 2023, 05:32:00 pm
Quote from: JonBuoy on 23 December, 2023, 05:29:01 pm
OK here.
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Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: StuAff on 23 December, 2023, 07:51:55 pm
Working for me…
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Lightning Phil on 23 December, 2023, 08:32:23 pm
Quote from: Tim Hall on 23 December, 2023, 05:32:00 pm
Quote from: JonBuoy on 23 December, 2023, 05:29:01 pm
OK here.
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Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Feanor on 23 December, 2023, 09:01:21 pm
Quote from: Lightning Phil on 23 December, 2023, 08:32:23 pm
Quote from: Tim Hall on 23 December, 2023, 05:32:00 pm
Quote from: JonBuoy on 23 December, 2023, 05:29:01 pm
OK here.
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Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Jurek on 23 December, 2023, 09:45:43 pm
Hmmm...
Not ok here.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Feanor on 23 December, 2023, 09:50:58 pm
It's fine from here.

But the way these things work is that there is a bunch of front-end servers that users hit.
They all connect to a back-end database.

If you happen to hit a sickly front-end server, than it won't work for you, but it will for others.
It will be fixed in due course.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Kim on 23 December, 2023, 10:16:49 pm
https://www.wikimediastatus.net/  suggests it's okay.  Possibly some sort of routing problem?  What sort of errors are people seeing?  It's working fine for me.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Pingu on 23 December, 2023, 10:30:16 pm
Quote from: Tim Hall on 23 December, 2023, 05:32:00 pm
Quote from: JonBuoy on 23 December, 2023, 05:29:01 pm
OK here.
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52140380646_03fb4342d0_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nrt5C7)
IMG_1223_01 (https://flic.kr/p/2nrt5C7) by The Pingus (https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_pingus/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Jaded on 24 December, 2023, 01:03:19 am
Lol
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: rogerzilla on 24 December, 2023, 09:26:44 am
It's only loading about half the time. Either very ill, or being DDOSed.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: rogerzilla on 26 December, 2023, 07:28:03 am
Did a bit of research and it seems to affect BT (and sub brands like Plusnet) broadband users only.  It's ok on EE 4G (which is also BT owned now, but presumably not yet buggered up by them).

So the workaround on a phone is to switch off WiFi, assuming you have a huge unused data allowance like most people.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Jurek on 26 December, 2023, 08:17:14 am
BT have form for this sort of thing.
For instance Flickr won't work if you try to log in to it using a BT email address.
It's the one reason that I have a gmail account, in addition to my BT account.

ETA - It was the people from Flickr's helpline that told me that the problem is not with them but it is with BT, and that BT are aware of the problem but cannot be arsed to do anything about it.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: tonycollinet on 26 December, 2023, 08:45:02 am
Its been working fine for me since about 7:30 on plusnet.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: rogerzilla on 26 December, 2023, 10:54:34 am
It does indeed seem that someone at BT has staggered into work and turned something off and on again.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Jurek on 26 December, 2023, 11:25:37 am
Still not working here over three different browsers. Although I can get it on my phone using RZ's 'turn the wifi off' tip above.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: rogerzilla on 26 December, 2023, 11:26:06 am
Ah no, it's fuX0red again now.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Kim on 26 December, 2023, 12:17:26 pm
Can confirm that it's still working fine.  Must be an ISP-specific issue.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: robgul on 26 December, 2023, 12:41:53 pm
Working here on PC and phone with BT BB connection.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Jurek on 26 December, 2023, 12:47:38 pm
Quote from: robgul on 26 December, 2023, 12:41:53 pm
Working here on PC and phone with BT BB connection.
Curious, what sort of BB do you have from BT?
Is it their bog-standard one?
Or one of their fast/fibre optic ones?
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: quixoticgeek on 26 December, 2023, 01:46:21 pm

Works for me on BT broadband...

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Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: DaveReading on 26 December, 2023, 03:14:50 pm
Quote from: rogerzilla on 26 December, 2023, 07:28:03 am
Did a bit of research and it seems to affect BT (and sub brands like Plusnet) broadband users only.  It's ok on EE 4G (which is also BT owned now, but presumably not yet buggered up by them).

DNS-related, presumably ?
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: rr on 26 December, 2023, 05:26:13 pm
Not even a blip here on our lit fibre connection.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Mr Larrington on 26 December, 2023, 06:46:25 pm
No issues over Virgin's string
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: robgul on 26 December, 2023, 08:31:46 pm
Quote from: Jurek on 26 December, 2023, 12:47:38 pm
Quote from: robgul on 26 December, 2023, 12:41:53 pm
Working here on PC and phone with BT BB connection.
Curious, what sort of BB do you have from BT?
Is it their bog-standard one?
Or one of their fast/fibre optic ones?

BT Business Broadband Fibre To The Cabinet which is about 400 metres away  (we should be getting FTTP when our contract comes up in about April 24)
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Jurek on 26 December, 2023, 08:40:11 pm
Quote from: robgul on 26 December, 2023, 08:31:46 pm
Quote from: Jurek on 26 December, 2023, 12:47:38 pm
Quote from: robgul on 26 December, 2023, 12:41:53 pm
Working here on PC and phone with BT BB connection.
Curious, what sort of BB do you have from BT?
Is it their bog-standard one?
Or one of their fast/fibre optic ones?

BT Business Broadband Fibre To The Cabinet which is about 400 metres away  (we should be getting FTTP when our contract comes up in about April 24)
That's why it might be working for you but not for me.....
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Tim Hall on 26 December, 2023, 09:02:10 pm
Working fine here on Plusnet, no fibre involved as far as I know.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Jurek on 26 December, 2023, 09:16:11 pm
Quote from: Tim Hall on 26 December, 2023, 09:02:10 pm
Working fine here on Plusnet, no fibre involved as far as I know.
Grumble, and more grumble.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Kim on 26 December, 2023, 09:20:50 pm
If it's a DNS issue, you could try using the Mega-Global Search Corporation of Mountain View, USAnia's 8.8.8.8 DNS server (https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using), instead of our-favourite-telco's offering?
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: andrewc on 26 December, 2023, 10:39:37 pm
Fine for me all weekend on BT.  Lots of Nagware asking for donations..
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: quixoticgeek on 26 December, 2023, 10:46:29 pm
Quote from: Kim on 26 December, 2023, 09:20:50 pm
If it's a DNS issue, you could try using the Mega-Global Search Corporation of Mountain View, USAnia's 8.8.8.8 DNS server (https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using), instead of our-favourite-telco's offering?

Pick your evil. You can also have 1.1.1.1 from cloud flare...


J
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Jaded on 27 December, 2023, 12:39:23 am
Because of this thread and my non-existent WikiP problem, I wasted 45 mins of my time clicking and reading.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Kim on 27 December, 2023, 12:50:31 am
DANGER!  WIKSAND!
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Jaded on 27 December, 2023, 12:57:40 am
 ;D
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Tim Hall on 28 December, 2023, 09:05:23 am
Quote from: Jurek on 26 December, 2023, 09:16:11 pm
Quote from: Tim Hall on 26 December, 2023, 09:02:10 pm
Working fine here on Plusnet, no fibre involved as far as I know.
Grumble, and more grumble.
Broken just now though.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: andyoxon on 02 January, 2024, 12:04:24 pm
Do people donate to wikip?  I bung them a few £ every so often - amzing resource really.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Jaded on 02 January, 2024, 12:12:45 pm
Yes
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: chrisbainbridge on 02 January, 2024, 08:07:11 pm
Yes
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: ian on 02 January, 2024, 08:13:56 pm
Yes. It's not always accurate but what is, and it's a great source of information and a fact-checking resource.
Title: Re: Has Wikipedia crashed.....
Post by: Kim on 02 January, 2024, 08:31:29 pm
The List of fictional rodents (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_rodents) was particularly useful (https://fediverse.fun/notes/9nyh7oktenaq002l) the other day.