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September 10

All these websites down

I'm surfing the web through a Firefox Mozilla browser and so many websites are down today. The big ones like Yahoo Google, Facebook, Wikipedia and Wiktionary are up, but Quora and most of the more obscure websites are simultaneously down. I can't even read Mozilla's IRL feature for today. What's going on here? Does this have anything to do with the recent hurricanes causing outages? Enzingiyi (talk) 02:21, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

Quora seems to be up. Check Is it down right now and see what they say. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 02:33, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

When I checked, it said Quora was down. Enzingiyi (talk) 02:41, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

Just noticed they say Quora is down but I just went there. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 02:35, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

There is a good website http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ which checks to see if a website seems to be up or down to them. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 02:57, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

I found downforeveryoneorjustme.com when I googled "sites down", and I couldn't even access that site. Enzingiyi (talk) 03:22, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

Then there may be a problem on your end - something blocking the websites. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 03:52, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

It may have been a problem with the DNS servers at your local internet provider. If they were malfunctioning it would appear to you that websites had gone offline.

If that's the case, next time it happens you could try the Google_Public_DNS. I'm a little dubious about the privacy of those servers, but they make a good backup when my ISP's servers go wonky for some reason. ApLundell (talk) 14:27, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Where to find teammates for open-source projects?

Where's a good place to look for a teammate to help with an open-source project that has outgrown my ability to maintain it solo, but hasn't (yet) become popular enough to just attract someone? NeonMerlin 04:42, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I don't think there's a good centralized service for this. I'd recommend placing a call for help on your project page, and getting more publicity for your project by submitting it to relevant social sites such as Hacker News, Slashdot, Reddit, and any sites specialized for your topic. You might also find collaborators by talking with people at local computer clubs. C0617470r (talk) 06:21, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

Please describe your project. StuRat (talk) 15:32, 10 September 2017 (UTC)