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Wikipedia could not appear properly?

I have a problem regarding Wikipedia. This site would not appear properly on my computer on Firefox. I'm using Windows Vista.

Other websites are appearing normally.

What could be the problem?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I'm not sure but there is some advice on the Wikipedia website (this is probably not the best advice since it is here that the problem lies). Seeing as other pages are appearing normally, it seems there's something wrong with Wikipedia. It seems to be working fine on my computer (Linux, Firefox) but there could be a compatibility problem or firewall. (It might even be a short term fault with Wikipedia).

    Anyway, here's the advice:

    My Web browser and Wikipedia aren't playing nice!

    Report at Wikipedia:Browser notes. Include a description of the problem, the name of your browser, the version number, and the operating system you are running.

    How do I know if the problem is in the Wikipedia software or my browser?

    If you have another web browser installed, you can try to reproduce the problem in both. Failing this, you can describe your problem at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) and ask other Wikipedians if they are having a similar problem. If no one else is, it's probably a

    Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Problems_FA... (whoops, no idea how I ended up with that).
  • 1 decade ago

    What do you mean "not appearing properly"? - that could mean a lot of things.

    And for the English Wikipedia version of the link posted above: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Problems_FA...

  • 1 decade ago

    I am not sure try refreshing the page or trying .com or .co.uk

    Good luck!

    xxx

  • 1 decade ago

    Refer to my answer at your later question...

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