Tomorrow (Wednesday) Wikipedia and all its sister projects will be blocked from editing for no more than an hour, starting at 4:00 p.m. Due to an experiment in which it will be tested whether the Wikimedia Foundation is able to transfer the activity to its secondary data center reliably, as a backup in case of disasters that may affect the main one.
The test will require many teams to be available to fix unexpected problems
The Wikimedia Foundation is testing the transition between its primary and secondary data centers. This will ensure that Wikipedia and other Wikimedia wiki sites can remain available even after a disaster. The test, which will show whether it is possible to move from one data center to another in a reliable manner, requires many teams to prepare and be available to fix unexpected problems.
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It will be possible to read, but not edit all wikis
Unfortunately, due to certain MediaWiki limitations, all edits must stop during testing. “We are sorry for the disruption, and are working to reduce it in the future. It will be possible to read, but not edit, all wiki sites for a short time,” reads the official message on behalf of Wikipedia.
In case you try to edit or save during this time, you will see an error message. And edits may be lost during these minutes. The site’s message states that “If you are shown the error message, you should wait until everything returns to normal. Then it will be possible to save your edit. But we recommend making a copy of your changes beforehand, just in case.”
The latest storm in Wikipedia: the deletion of the entry on the late Barel Hatria Shmueli
Wikipedia has recently made headlines surrounding the fall of an MGB fighter in Barel Khadaria Shmuel, who was wounded by gunfire during riots on the perimeter fence on the border of the Gaza Strip, and died of his wounds some time later. In the free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, it was decided to delete the entry about the fighter’s fall, this after discussions Turbulent, and despite sharp criticism from the “If You Want” movement.
“Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a commemorative site, and this gap is extremely important. It is not possible to write about every soldier or civilian who was killed in one action or another. Leaving this entry is a fundamental harm to all those who did not receive a value.” This is what one of the editors of Wikipedia wrote in the discussion that decided the issue.