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And Wikipedia keeps a complete version history of every edit made to every page, doesn't it? I just think about how large a single git repo can get and imagine
by spondylosaurus 3y ago
And Wikipedia keeps a complete version history of every edit made to every page, doesn't it? I just think about how large a single git repo can get and imagine that at scale.
Also, slightly tangential, but the little blurb at the top of that essay is my favorite kind of Wikipedia-y snark:
> "WP:CANCER" redirects here. For editors who improve Wikipedia's articles about actual physical cancer, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Hematology-oncology task force.
- bawolff 3y agoYes. It does get good compression ratio though as different versions are similar (although i dont know if wikipedia still does recompression). Storage by itself is not a particularly expensive part of the app. You can actually download the whole thing if you want.
- qingcharles 3y agoThe images are a much bigger issue than the text, I would fancy.