Anyone else having a problem connecting with SO. I was surfing it and suddenly it was gone.
Quote from: KnightcrawlerAnyone else having a problem connecting with SO. I was surfing it and suddenly it was gone.
Can't connect.
Quote from: KnightcrawlerAnyone else having a problem connecting with SO. I was surfing it and suddenly it was gone.
We took a vote and voted you off the site. :p
Seriously, I cannot get to it either.
Not there for me either...:confused:
It just went down. I'm working on finding out why.
Work faster! I have 15 minutes..no wait my work day is over, take your time. :D
I think LoP snapped and banned everyone.
Quote from: TiQuinnI think LoP snapped and banned everyone.
Including me?
Quote from: TiQuinnI think LoP snapped and banned everyone.
Doubtful, even if you are banned the site should show up with a banned message. At least that's what it did during my 1 day ban from ye' olde' nutkineland.
Edit: I suspect that the server is down.
DAMMIT BULLIT! STOP JERKING OFF TO PORN NEXT TO THE SERVER!
Quote from: BullittIncluding me?
Especially you.
One of the guys at the ISP crashed the server. They're working on bringing it back up.
Was it the guy who complained about his avatar? :)
See, I told you it was a server crash.
/me is clairvoyant. ;)
Quote from: DackeWas it the guy who complained about his avatar? :)
No, it was his boss.
It's back up, by the way.
Quote from: KrishnathSee, I told you it was a server crash.
/me is clairvoyant. ;)
Troll think dragon is hallucinating again.
Quote from: TrollTroll think dragon is hallucinating again.
You know, you might be right. :D
But then again, so did the oracle at Delphi.
Quote from: BullittIncluding me?
especially you. :D the husband is often the wife's best and easiest target...
Yep, we appear to be down again. I should find out why and when it will be back up shortly.
oy, good luck! hope you don't have to reboot like Limper did.
We're back. It was just a short server crash.
And we're back down. I doubt this will take long to resolve.
Hopefully in another day or so we'll be moved onto our own server.
Yeah it was there and then it was gone for me.
I had no problem earlier today with it. I was on until 2 pm EST this afternoon.
could it be that you are getting more activity with the dissolution of NTL that is causing the problem? it seems that growing forums have growing pains. :)
Quote from: BOZcould it be that you are getting more activity with the dissolution of NTL that is causing the problem? it seems that growing forums have growing pains. :)
Yeah but any recent increases in the userbase has been minimal in teh past week or two. If fact at this point THe Rpg Site has surpassed SO in membership.
it's not so much the adding new members that can be a problem, but the activity level of both new and old members that can tip the scales.
i suspect, though i could be wrong, that pooka expected some numbers and was ready for it, and had enough experience at this sort of thing to know how to prepare for that. not saying that bullitt doesn't, but he may not have been fully prepared for a spike in activity.
OK, here's a rundown on what's going on.
The old SO was on the Nothingland server. When Nothingland was going down, I learned that we were being evicted. I was about to throw in the towel, but then a friend of mine who works for an ISP offered me web space to keep it going. At that time I decided to go with VBulletin. Day 1 of the thing being in place, traffic exploded and great quantities of *ahem* attachments were posted. The rest of the week goes by and I looked at the stats. We had already gone three times the amount of space we were allowed, and the server usage was higher than we had agreed upon. I had Cravin ask about getting more space, and the answer was a resounding no, unless we wanted to pay good money for it.
So, I pruned the *ahem* attachments down to the a few threads that I personally found to my liking, and then got to the business of what to do with the site. I opted to buy a server, and Ebayed off some of the more valuable books in my collection - included in this was the ultra rare Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium. Anyway, between that and a number of donations from some generous community members, we had the money to buy a server. I bought the server, and the only reason that what happened today was possible is because the server isn't configured yet. It should be on the thing by next week (hopefully), and at that point we supposedly won't be limited by the interferance of the ISP server admins.
man, good luck.
Down to backup the database. Posts made on SO after this backup will be lost.
And now it's good and down. The DNS got updated before work was finished.
Administrator Bullitt not happy with ISP right now.
well, we could put some bullitts into them? ;)
Quote from: BullittAdministrator Bullitt not happy with ISP right now.
Yeah, I'm not to keen about this either.
Oh well. If you need my assisstance (not that I'm an expert at this kind of thing), you know where to reach me.
That was just bad Boz. Just bad.
But still made me smile :)
So I guess Nutkinland will be more of an RPG site and Nothingland will be more of what Nothingland was before. And Somethingland will continue to be a "persona" site. Am I right? I like it. :)
That is the plan. Collectively we're the Acorn Alliance :)
Quote from: PookaThat is the plan. Collectively we're the Acorn Alliance :)
Cool. Do y'all get fancy decoder rings and everything?
Quote from: BullittAnd now it's good and down.
They tell me that board will go down on ANYTHING. :p
Quote from: revealCool. Do y'all get fancy decoder rings and everything?
I got a banhammer. That's better than any silly old decoder ring!
Gunhilda dances around, tossing the 10' long banhammer from claw to claw, while she sings an incoherent song with glee.
Quote from: GunhildaI got a banhammer. That's better than any silly old decoder ring!
Gunhilda dances around, tossing the 10' long banhammer from claw to claw, while she sings an incoherent song with glee.
Remind me to stand 11' away from you at all times. :p
Quote from: revealRemind me to stand 11' away from you at all times. :p
Can you avoid us all.
Quote from: HreidmarCan you avoid us all.
Apparently not. :eek:
Quote from: revealApparently not. :eek:
I'd keep in mind that your average squirrel would have a reach of at least 1 foot, using the same standards as D&D. So I'd go for at least 12 feet if I were you. :p
Quote from: CyberzombieI'd keep in mind that your average squirrel would have a reach of at least 1 foot, using the same standards as D&D. So I'd go for at least 12 feet if I were you. :p
That's not RAW but it would make a fine house rule. (http://rpgcentric.com/images/smilies/emoticons/heh.gif)
Quote from: revealThat's not RAW but it would make a fine house rule. (http://rpgcentric.com/images/smilies/emoticons/heh.gif)
Gunhilda dances up to reveal and smashes him repeatedly with the banhammer, leaving a greasy, oil mess in his place.
Quote from: GunhildaGunhilda dances up to reveal and smashes him repeatedly with the banhammer, leaving a greasy, oil mess in his place.
Ow, my nuts!
Quote from: revealOw, my nuts!
Gunhilda holds up a little sack.Huh-uh! They're my nuts now!
Hreidmar scampers up, pulls out a small flamethrower and burns the oily mess into a fine gray ash.
Quote from: GunhildaGunhilda holds up a little sack.
Huh-uh! They're my nuts now!
*squeak*
Quote from: HreidmarHreidmar scampers up, pulls out a small flamethrower and burns the oily mess into a fine gray ash.
I guess I'm
toast then. Ha ha ha.... ahem....
:killinme: That was the best laugh I've had in awhile :D
Quote from: Sniktch:killinme: That was the best laugh I've had in awhile :D
Reveal's pain and suffering makes us all feel a little more joyful inside. :)
Quote from: CyberzombieReveal's pain and suffering makes us all feel a little more joyful inside. :)
Except for reveal. His only joy comes when the nurse stops scrapping off the dead flesh.
Quote from: revealExcept for reveal. His only joy comes when the nurse stops scrapping off the dead flesh.
It's a brave sacrifice you make for us all, little trooper.
Quote from: Sojourner JudasIt's a brave sacrifice you make for us all, little trooper.
That's what I told my penis right before I did that fat chick.
Quote from: revealThat's what I told my penis right before I did that fat chick.
But did you get head?
Quote from: revealThat's what I told my penis right before I did that fat chick.
Gunhilda pops back up and really lays into reveal this time. When she's done, he's about 1 micron thick and covers an acre.
Quote from: Sojourner JudasBut did you get head?
I
guess you could it call it her head...
Quote from: GunhildaGunhilda pops back up and really lays into reveal this time. When she's done, he's about 1 micron thick and covers an acre.
That's how I felt
after doing that fat chick.
Quote from: revealThat's how I felt after doing that fat chick.
That's what she said.
Quote from: revealThat's how I felt after doing that fat chick.
So she was on top then?
Poor poor reveal. here, between the banhammer and the flamethrower, you should feel better really soon!
and, well, if you don't, we have other helpful devices just waiting to be used...
Thjalfi points to a large number of nooses hanging from the tree.
See? you can make the pain stop so easily!
Quote from: ThjalfiThjalfi points to a large number of nooses hanging from the tree.
See? you can make the pain stop so easily!
I'm not falling for
that one twice...
Quote from: Sojourner JudasI'm not falling for that one twice...
Who said you had a choice.
Hordes of squirrely minions beging to gather in the lower branches of the great tree, all of them stareing at Sojourner Judas.
really now, be more helpful!
Man, Wednesday totally punk'd me on that one already. Secret of the runes my ass.
Quote from: Sojourner JudasMan, Wednesday totally punk'd me on that one already. Secret of the runes my ass.
You still have both your eyes.
Quote from: HreidmarYou still have both your eyes.
I also don't see the requisite scarring on his neck.
Thjalfi pauses for a moment to consider the implications...I know! they just didn't hang him long enough! we can fix that! and we can put his eye out too for him!
Where we're going to get a couple of smart-mouthed ravens and a horse with way too many legs (I mean really - Loki's dead, how the hell are we supposed to get him to birth another one?), I have no idea, but the hanging and the blinding we can definetly help with!
Quote from: HreidmarYou still have both your eyes.
It's a mug's game. I got nine drinking songs and a handfull of scrabble tiles. If I ever see Wednesday again I'm going to box his ears.
http://www.nothingland.com/ and http://www.sanguineoubliette.com/ are down at the moment.
Quote from: BOZhttp://www.nothingland.com/ and http://www.sanguineoubliette.com/ are down at the moment.
We're finally getting the site moved to the server. It won't be long now.
It is currently down.
Yup.
I ponder why.
Quote from: KrishnathI ponder why.
It's developing an ENWorld complex?
Quote from: AcinonyxIt's developing an ENWorld complex?
Doubtful. It's probably just someone accidentally disconnecting the server...
It still sucks though.
It's not responding to pings or SSH so it's apparently unplugged or turned off. So your guess is as good as mine as to what's going on.
it's my fault for registering yesterday. :(
Yes it is. You broke the Redbox Boz. You're banned now.
The worst thing about NTL being down is that when I finally get back on "yay!" and start reading, there's nothing new to read. Because it's been down.
Hopefully we'll have this figured out as soon as Bullitt gets back home, which should be in a half hour or so. It's highly doubtful that it got unplugged since no one is there to unplug it. The server was up when I went to bed and that was around 3am pst. I bet it just needs to be rebooted, hopefully.
It looks like the ISP itself lost connectivity. I would imagine that the site will be back up soon.
okely dokely!
One can hope.
We're back.