Forum:My Wiki keeps crashing...

Greetings. I created a Wiki, and I am just getting it off its feet. I have set up rules, guidelines, help for new users, and I have created a few articles to start it off. It is a fan fiction Wiki, by the way. And for the record, I have not added any special programs or bots to the Wiki. None at all. I have merely added a template or two.

But the problem is that my Wiki will often crash. When this first happened just a few days after the Wiki was created, I assumed my Wiki was removed. But when I checked back later, it was fine. Ever since then, it has been going through random periods of being online and being offline. It is quite unusual, as this is only happening with my own Wiki. It does not happen with the other Wikis I frequent.

I have gotten two different pages whenever my Wiki crashes. I at first received one page, but then it switched to a different page, and continues to use that page ever since whenever a crash happens. I have forgotten what the first page said, but here is what the second page I get when my Wiki crashes says:

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AOL SearchSkip over navigation Send Us Feedback Powered by AOL Search

Oops! We can't find the webpage you're looking for

Here are some suggestions:


 * Check the address for typing errors such as ww.example.com instead of www.example.com
 * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's internet connection.
 * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that your browser is permitted to access the Web.

OR

Try a Search

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After that, it gives me a search box and a list of three "sponsored links" related to my Wiki's subject, then a fourth website that has nothing at all to do with my Wiki's subject.

I find this very unusual, as I do not have AOL. I use Internet Explorer, though it is highspeed. So I really have no idea why it is linking me to an "AOL-powered" page.

I know that none of the suggestions can be what is happening, because it only happens randomly, at which point it will go offline for an undefinable amount of time, then return. It will return for a time, only to crash again in the same manner, again for a seemingly random amount of time. It repeats in a cycle, and I cannot fathom what is causing it.

What is more perplexing is that when the time comes for my Wiki to return, no amount of refreshing will get rid of this page. The only way to return to my Wiki is to open a new tab and re-type the link.

Again, it does not happen for every Wiki. It only happens for my own Wiki. Even if my own Wiki has crashed, the other Wikis I visit work fine. And I have not added any extra programs or bots that could be causing this.

Might anyone know what the problem is? Or, if not, might anyone know who I could ask about this?

--Cyberweasel89 22:57, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Which wiki? --Michaeldsuarez (Talk) (Deeds) 23:35, 2 March 2009 (UTC)