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.