Heather in Neverland Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Or is it just the wonky Internet on this side of the world? It seems the boards have been going down a lot lately and usually during my day time hours while most of you are asleep. Honestly, it's pretty annoying. I have been on these boards for ten years and I don't ever remember them being this unstable. But maybe it is just Malaysian Internet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 They have been down a ton. The night owls are having withdrawal symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 They've been down a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Yep, about every night. I get up super early, and they are usually still down then. I am assuming that is when they are having their hired person work on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenmama2 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Yes, whenever I have time to actually sit & read them they are down. VERY frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Just about every night, they go down. Even when they're not down, they get really wonky for me. Super slow loading, pics won't load at all, preview for topics doesn't work, double posting, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Down for me often since they switched to the new board servers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Yes, down every day for me too, esp. in the last month or so. Thread previews also don't work often, I get a message like - "you are not authorized to perform this action". Also, I have been getting signed out every few minutes. And for me, too, it is daytime when this happens. :( But I will not complain because this is a free service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 They have been down a ton. The night owls are having withdrawal symptoms. Yes! Except that it is daytime for me so I can only access them now late at night (my night hours). I wasn't all that worked up about changing to the new boards but now it is starting to bum me out. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Is there a board notice somewhere that explains all this? For the past few nights, I've gotten the message that the boards are down for scheduled maintenance, but I haven't seen a notice posted on the boards. Maybe I've just missed it? I'm beginning to wonder if this is the way things will be from here on out. I surely wish somebody would explain to us what is going on and how long we can expect these nightly forum shut-downs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Yes! Except that it is daytime for me so I can only access them now late at night (my night hours). I wasn't all that worked up about changing to the new boards but now it is starting to bum me out. Oh well. I've been thinking of everyone on the other side of the world since the boards have been down so often during the day there. I hope it gets sorted out soon. I suppose it's one small consolation for living in the US. The boards are only down when I'm asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 They have been down a ton for me, too. When they're not down completely they're glitchy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Is there a board notice somewhere that explains all this? For the past few nights, I've gotten the message that the boards are down for scheduled maintenance, but I haven't seen a notice posted on the boards. Maybe I've just missed it? I'm beginning to wonder if this is the way things will be from here on out. I surely wish somebody would explain to us what is going on and how long we can expect these nightly forum shut-downs. They've been posting a bit about outages on their facebook page, but not here on the boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 They've been posting a bit about outages on their facebook page, but not here on the boards. I'll take a look over there. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 They've been posting a bit about outages on their facebook page, but not here on the boards. I dislike being expected to go elsewhere for updates, especially Facebook (this might be just me). Taking the board down overnight is a planned activity... a courtesy warning would be nice. Though if/when the boards are no longer wonky, no one will remember being irritated. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 They've been down a lot for me too. I just thought it was God punishing me for being on the computer too much. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Yes, it is not just Malaysia. But I am still so grateful for WTM. I never realized how much work went into maintaining forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Down for me too! But, all in all it's ok because I really don't need to be spending so much time online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Yep, down almost every day, and often wonky inbetween. I actually went to bed at a reasonable time last night because the board went down. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 They're only down early morning until 11 am for me, which is actually a good thing because it means I get some housework done, then start school without any distractions. I think it's a WTM conspiracy to make sure we work/sleep more instead of wasting time here :laugh:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Taking down the board for scheduled maintenance has been getting really regular. But, it seems to happen during my prime board hours, after the kids have gone to bed, and I finally get a break. As a west coaster, guess I'll just turn to Netflix for a screen fix at night instead. Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Awww, we really need to be able to "like" your post, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hi all, The site has been down quite a while as we dealt with a few things. We converted the database to a new type (InnoDB) and dealt with a security issue that was causing the websites to bog down the server. I try to work on the server during off peak hours (12 AM EST - 6 AM EST) so to not interfere with site traffic. If you have been on during those times, I am truly sorry. The good news is that we have been knocking out issue upon issue successfully and getting closer to a stable website. Also to note, Our classifieds can now be searched and will return all results. We cut down on spam significantly Social Groups is almost done getting back up! John Good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hi all, The site has been down quite a while as we dealt with a few things. We converted the database to a new type (InnoDB) and dealt with a security issue that was causing the websites to bog down the server. I try to work on the server during off peak hours (12 AM EST - 6 AM EST) so to not interfere with site traffic. If you have been on during those times, I am truly sorry. The good news is that we have been knocking out issue upon issue successfully and getting closer to a stable website. Also to note, Our classifieds can now be searched and will return all results. We cut down on spam significantly Social Groups is almost done getting back up! John Sounds like you've been hard at work. Have you been able to find out if there is a way to get the Classifieds posts to show up in New Content? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Thanks John! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbotoast Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hi all, The site has been down quite a while as we dealt with a few things. We converted the database to a new type (InnoDB) and dealt with a security issue that was causing the websites to bog down the server. I try to work on the server during off peak hours (12 AM EST - 6 AM EST) so to not interfere with site traffic. If you have been on during those times, I am truly sorry. The good news is that we have been knocking out issue upon issue successfully and getting closer to a stable website. Also to note, Our classifieds can now be searched and will return all results. We cut down on spam significantly Social Groups is almost done getting back up! John :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Thanks John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hi all, The site has been down quite a while as we dealt with a few things. We converted the database to a new type (InnoDB) and dealt with a security issue that was causing the websites to bog down the server. I try to work on the server during off peak hours (12 AM EST - 6 AM EST) so to not interfere with site traffic. If you have been on during those times, I am truly sorry. The good news is that we have been knocking out issue upon issue successfully and getting closer to a stable website. Also to note, Our classifieds can now be searched and will return all results. We cut down on spam significantly Social Groups is almost done getting back up! John Ya know, if you worked on it during regular business hours, 8-5 Eastern time, we might actually get some homeschooling done! :D Thanks for all your hard work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 It's become a regular thing. I was in the middle of one lengthy response on my mobile and it shut down on me. Lost the entire post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hi all, The site has been down quite a while as we dealt with a few things. We converted the database to a new type (InnoDB) and dealt with a security issue that was causing the websites to bog down the server. I try to work on the server during off peak hours (12 AM EST - 6 AM EST) so to not interfere with site traffic. If you have been on during those times, I am truly sorry. The good news is that we have been knocking out issue upon issue successfully and getting closer to a stable website. Also to note, Our classifieds can now be searched and will return all results. We cut down on spam significantly Social Groups is almost done getting back up! John Good to hear. Although, I wish you'd work the day shift. :) Then I could actually do school, then do my uninterrupted browsing at night. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 Hi all, The site has been down quite a while as we dealt with a few things. We converted the database to a new type (InnoDB) and dealt with a security issue that was causing the websites to bog down the server. I try to work on the server during off peak hours (12 AM EST - 6 AM EST) so to not interfere with site traffic. If you have been on during those times, I am truly sorry. The good news is that we have been knocking out issue upon issue successfully and getting closer to a stable website. Also to note, Our classifieds can now be searched and will return all results. We cut down on spam significantly Social Groups is almost done getting back up! John Thank you for the explanation. And I like your signature. Our IT dept is staffed by THREE "Johns" but we just call them "the J crew". :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 It's become a regular thing. I was in the middle of one lengthy response on my mobile and it shut down on me. Lost the entire post. I was trying to change my avatar, and wigging out over photo-shop...trying to get the photo down to 50kg - do any photos come that small anymore?? anyways, I was making the file smaller and smaller and then it still wouldn't work!!!...and then I got the message the boards were down... :angry: you know that moment when you've gotten a bit too involved with your tech problem and the minutes are flying by and now it's personal? ...and you are about to throw something at the screen? yeah that moment :willy_nilly: so glad it's back up, I appreciate the hard work, thanks John and everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Hi all, The site has been down quite a while as we dealt with a few things. We converted the database to a new type (InnoDB) and dealt with a security issue that was causing the websites to bog down the server. I try to work on the server during off peak hours (12 AM EST - 6 AM EST) so to not interfere with site traffic. If you have been on during those times, I am truly sorry. The good news is that we have been knocking out issue upon issue successfully and getting closer to a stable website. Also to note, Our classifieds can now be searched and will return all results. We cut down on spam significantly Social Groups is almost done getting back up! John So, are they going to be down again tonight? :lol: Also, could you possibly put a notice on the main page when you know in advance that the boards will be down? Many of us do not visit Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Glad to hear the Social Groups are almost back up...yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Thanks for your hard work. Just know that those night owls out there are having to download illegal copies of Downton Abbey or work on our Angry Birds score. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 So, are they going to be down again tonight? :lol: Also, could you possibly put a notice on the main page when you know in advance that the boards will be down? Many of us do not visit Facebook. I would appreciate this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Thanks for your hard work. Just know that those night owls out there are having to download illegal copies of Downton Abbey or work on our Angry Birds score. ;) I've been getting some reading done, but I've also got several Words with Friends games going. ;) John, thanks for the update!! We appreciate your hard work. Just know that our withdrawal hysteria means we really, really like it here!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I'm one of the night owls with withdrawal symptoms. I'm so happy we have access tonight! : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Yes, nightimes are my times to feed my WTM forum addiction so very frustrating to an addict not to have it....that being said, my addiction has slowly weaned since the transition to this new format, with all the glitches. Still an addict, cuz there's no other forum like it, but I've found I come here less and less since all of the issues over the last few months. So maybe it's a good thing for me, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGHEALTHYMOM Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I check on Peace Hill's Face Book page to see what's going on. Thanks, John, for working on Social Groups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Yep. I have gotten desperate enough to go back and read at a board I left just to have some surf time!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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