http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19148151
Wikimedia projects were inaccessible due to cut cables.
brb, cut cables
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Re: brb, cut cables
Jesus, someone tell the BBC that donations have increased more than tenfold to over $30 million annually over the past six years or so, that the most recent Wikimedia Foundation annual budget is for $45 million, and that they are boasting internally that they have "grocked" fundraising. Gaffer tape and string my foot.Mr Gerard joked that due to the site's limited financial resources, some of its infrastructure relied on "gaffer tape and string".
In an error message posted to the site, the Wikimedia Foundation reiterated its reliance on donations to fund its continued operation.
"The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organisation which hosts some of the most popular sites on the internet," the message read.
"It has a constant need to purchase new hardware. If you would like to help, please donate."
Despite its limited funding, the site is considered to have impressive reliability. Its last significant down time was deliberate - the site went "offline" for 24 hours in protest at proposed anti-piracy bills in the US.