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Elad ADMIN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu May-10-07 08:30 PM
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UPDATE: Server issues, glitches, maintenance, etc Updated at 8:30 PM

Edited on Thu May-10-07 08:30 PM by Elad
As most of you probably know, we've had some significant downtime today. Part of this was due to unexpected glitches, but most of it was due to maintenance. Unfortunately I was not able to complete the maintenance, and we decided that it would be best to work on this during late-night hours, and over the weekend, so as not minimize the impact of the downtime.

PLEASE BE AWARE: There will be periods of downtime over the next several days, probably at least through the weekend. I will do my best to make these periods of downtime as short as possible and during slow hours.

Over all, I'm actually very optimistic on the progress we've been making. It may not have seemed like it today, but we're made some significant improvements and I believe we're getting a handle on the problem. We've definitely isolated the two main issues; a) the crashes that result in the site being unavailable for a period of time, and b) the database glitches that produce "bug reports." I do not want to go into technical detail, but again, we do believe we've isolated the source of these problems and I believe we can fix them in the near future. Unfortunately, some of the fixes take a long time to process due to the massive amounts of data stored in our database.

Finally, the admins would like to reiterate that we're just as frustrated as you are with all of this, probably even more frustrated. However, we are dedicated to solving these issues permanently and we're confident that we're well on our way to doing just that.

Thank you all so much for your patience and support.
Elad

Linky:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=863705&mesg_id=863705

Elad is our lone Mod, and he started this group. So...

Thanks, Elad. DU is a kick-ass website, and I'm thankful for the time you do/have put in here.

If anyone thinks that isn't the case, go look at "the competition" (FR, the unmentionables, et al) and compare 1993 v 2007, if you can even navigate that shit.

I'll take downtime over an online clusterfuck any day.

[Robeson]

1. I'll second that.....

...I've visited other sites, and most aren't navigable compared to DU. Here's to Elad AND to the layout of this site...:toast:

[I Have A Dream]

2. Yes, as a programmer, I'm always impressed at how nice the user interface...

is here at DU! We're so lucky to have Elad!

[CrispyQ]

3. DU sets the standard for usability, features & aesthetics.

I go to other forums & am happy if basic features are available & work.

DU is the best. Thank you Elad & other administrators.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[peacebuzzard]

4. signed...and agreed.