On 2 August 2012 23:12, Jeremy Baron <[email protected]> wrote: > There's some #s at http://status.wikimedia.org/ but they don't go back > in time too far.
That's great :-) Here's what I sent them. Seems Wikipedia is *rather important* to the BBC newsroom at the moment ... - d. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Gerard <[email protected]> Date: 2 August 2012 23:23 Subject: Re: Query from the BBC Newsroom To: [snip] Technical hiccups happen occasionally, unfortunately :-) Most pass momentarily, more noteworthy ones tend to get noted on the technical mailing list. I would guess you experienced the problem detailed here: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2012-August/062111.html There's a status page here: http://status.wikimedia.org/ Someone emailed our uptime over the last year to one of the lists recently, but I can't find it ... We're not perfect - as a charity, we run on a shoestring - but we do our best and admit our hiccups and errors :-) - d. On 2 August 2012 22:37, [snip] wrote: > > Dear Mr Gerard, > > > > We noticed that Wikipedia was down for a short period of time this evening. > > We wondered if there was a specific problem. > > If you could either ring or email me that would be appreciated. > > Regards, > > [snip] > > Tel No:[snip] > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk > This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal > views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. > If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. > Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance > on it and notify the sender immediately. > Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. > Further communication will signify your consent to this. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
