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Wikipedia Needs $20K

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the define-needs dept.

TaranRampersad writes "Wikipedia's server is crashing off and on, and Jimmy Wales has posted a letter requesting some assistance from anyone out there with a dollar burning a hole in their pocket. Let's face it, you really don't need that candybar anyway ..."

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  1. Get ready by mrpuffypants · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Problem: Your server hardware is failing due to a greater and greater amount of traffic, coupled with hardware defects.

    Solution: Post your problem to /., effectively destroying anything that was left of the server iron. Claim it all on insurance.

    And of course: ....Profit!

  2. Re:you know something... by NineNine · · Score: 0, Redundant

    But you're not running a webserver with dynamic content and top ranks on Google for... probably thousands of semi-common queries.

    1. I already do that.

    2. I've never seen a "wikipedia" link in any of *my * Google searches. I don't know what you're searching for.

    3. My server is paid for every month like clockwork.

    4. $20K?? That's insane. With $20K, I could handle... hmm... at least 1.2m hits a day for a year.