Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2006-01-09/Technology report

Technology report

Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Plus signs now allowed in titles

Thanks to a recent change, plus signs are now allowed in titles. The most prominent article that was affected by this bug was C++, which had previously been located at C plus plus.

Last week in servers

Server-related events, problems, and changes included:

3 January - "amane" rebooted at colocation center, fixed.
7 January - In response to a registration flood, a user throttle was added to the English Wikipedia. brion noted that CAPTCHAs or other confirmation devices may be used in the future.
Various SSL certificates added and replaced.

Also this week: Fundraiser ends — ArbCom candidates — ArbCom update — Louis Braille — Steward elections — News and notes — Press coverage — Features and admins — B.R.I.O.N. — T.R.O.L.L.

In this issue

9 January 2006 (all comments)

Technology report

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The thing that this page really needs to mention is when new servers are going to be coming on line. This last week wikipedia has started bumping its head against its capacity limits again it seems. 62.31.55.223 20:32, 9 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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