[WikiEN-l] Looks like we and Slashdot have something in common

[Ray Saintonge]

Ron Ritzman wrote:
> >From "you know where"...
>
> Due to the extremely high demands being placed on our servers,
> possibly as a result of recent high levels of publicity generated by
> recent events on Wikipedia, we have been forced to schedule a short
> downtime period for database maintenance. Please do not be alarmed. We
> hope to resume service very shortly.
>
> Thank you for your patience and consideration!
>
> - The Wikipedia Review
This seems like a strong argument for more links rather than fewer.  
IIRC this also happened to Virgin Atlantic last year.

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