[ubuntu-art] Images on the wiki don't show up / surge protection

[Cory K.]

Thorsten Wilms wrote:
> Hi!
>
> As some people noticed, the backgrounds pages on our wiki sometimes load
> with a number of the last images missing.
>
> This was already part of the reason for the default/abstract/photo
> split, but now it reached a point, where I never get to see everything
> on
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Karmic/Backgrounds/Extra_Photo
>
> This is due to the wiki's "surge protection". You will even be told so
> if you try to open one of the full size images directly after
> (incomplete) loading of the page.
>
> We even lost a contributor because he wanted to use one of those image
> hosters and I didn't allow that because there shall be no holes in the
> wiki in a few months or even a few years.
>
> It's a known issue and I already talked with Kenneth and Matthew Nuzum,
> but I want to make this new statement official:
>
> It seems there is no easy fix, but sheesh, is that ever ridiculous and
> annoying. I did set up the background pages and kept an eye on them, but
> I will not continue to do so and not lift a finger in this area for the
> next cycle, unless this issue is resolved.
>   

The current version of MoinMoin is 1.8.4.
(http://moinmo.in/MoinMoinDownload)

@Matthew N. What version is Ubuntu/Canonical running and do you know if
the latest MoinMoin still has this issue?


-Cory K.