Index: src/hg/lib/wikiTrack.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /projects/compbio/cvsroot/kent/src/hg/lib/wikiTrack.c,v
retrieving revision 1.28
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -b -B -U 4 -r1.28 -r1.29
--- src/hg/lib/wikiTrack.c	25 May 2010 23:39:07 -0000	1.28
+++ src/hg/lib/wikiTrack.c	25 May 2010 23:53:59 -0000	1.29
@@ -329,9 +329,9 @@
 /*determine if wikiTrack can be used, and is this user logged into the wiki ?*/
 {
 static boolean done = FALSE;
 static boolean status = FALSE;
-static boolean wikiUp = FALSE;
+static boolean wikiUp = TRUE;
 static char *userName = NULL;
 
 /* do not repeat this query */
 if (done)
@@ -387,11 +387,11 @@
 		{
 		page = fetchEditPage(TEST_EMAIL_VERIFIED);
 		}
 	    errCatchEnd(errCatch);
-	    if (! errCatch->gotError)
+	    if (errCatch->gotError) // we think it is supposed to be there
 		{
-		wikiUp = TRUE;
+		wikiUp = FALSE;		// but it will not respond
 		}
 	    errCatchFree(&errCatch);
 	    char *loginExpired = NULL;
 	    if (page)

