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How about an explanation of why the site was down?

  • Trevor Barnes said...

    I understand your frustration, and the people working behind the scenes on the software do as well. Trust me, they're more bothered by these issues than you or I are.

    they are so pissed they lock all threads mentioning it because they can't even stand looking at errors

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  • CORNER BLITZ said...

    they are so pissed they lock all threads mentioning it because they can't even stand looking at errors

    IIRC the 247 overlords have in the past locked and deleted all threads relating to board outages, I assume they were "on top of things" as usual today...

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  • CORNER BLITZ said...

    they are so pissed they lock all threads mentioning it because they can't even stand looking at errors

    No, that's me. We get it, there are site issues. We don't need a dozen threads.

    Trevor Barnes

  • Trevor Barnes said...

    Just received this update:

    Everyone,

    As you may have noticed, we have been experiencing intermittent and unexpected site slowness and error messages on the message boards. We apologize for this inconvenience and the team at 247Sports is currently working on fixing this problem.

    In order to fix the issue, they will unfortunately have to take down the sites for maintenance later tonight. We don’t have an exact time on the site maintenance, but we’ve been told it will not happen before 11 p.m. CT. If they are ready to make the change that will fix this problem at 11, they’ll go at that time. The site maintenance is expected to take a few hours.

    Thanks for your attention and we appreciate your patience tonight.

    LOL, As you may have noticed?

    PS They seem to do this a lot lol

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  • pulling69 said...

    LOL, As you may have noticed?

    PS They seem to do this a lot lol

    Damned if I post updates I get, damned if I don't. wink_msu

    Trevor Barnes

  • Trevor Barnes said...

    No, that's me. We get it, there are site issues. We don't need a dozen threads.

    locking redundant threads would kill tRCMB

    locking threads on "why is the board down" looks super shady and upsets people even more

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  • CORNER BLITZ said...

    locking redundant threads would kill tRCMB

    locking threads on "why is the board down" looks super shady and upsets people even more

    If I locked all of them you'd have a point. Having one, such as this very thread, is sufficient.

    Trevor Barnes

  • Trevor Barnes said...

    Just received this update:

    Everyone,

    As you may have noticed, we have been experiencing intermittent and unexpected site slowness and error messages on the message boards. We apologize for this inconvenience and the team at 247Sports is currently working on fixing this problem.

    In order to fix the issue, they will unfortunately have to take down the sites for maintenance later tonight. We don’t have an exact time on the site maintenance, but we’ve been told it will not happen before 11 p.m. CT. If they are ready to make the change that will fix this problem at 11, they’ll go at that time. The site maintenance is expected to take a few hours.

    Thanks for your attention and we appreciate your patience tonight.

    Mind if I post this on tBB?

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    kitemac

  • kitemac said...

    Mind if I post this on tBB?

    Not at all, it was sent out network wide.

    Trevor Barnes

  • Trevor Barnes said...

    If I locked all of them you'd have a point. Having one, such as this very thread, is sufficient.

    This was the last thread started on the topic, all the others were locked. It took an hour to get a response in this thread.

    Clearly someone was locking all the other previous threads....why not respond instead of locking/deleting everything?

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  • CORNER BLITZ said...

    This was the last thread started on the topic, all the others were locked. It took an hour to get a response in this thread.

    Clearly someone was locking all the other previous threads....why not respond instead of locking/deleting everything?

    I was at a holiday party earlier tonight and my first post in this thread was when I got back online.

    Trevor Barnes

  • Wouldn't it be easier to blame Nucky and permaban him?

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  • kitemac said...

    Mind if I post this on tBB?

    Perhaps, in the future editions of the software (and mind you I'm no rocket scientist message board designer), the developers could bake in the ability to send a "blast" to the main board of all the different teams' sites announcing maintenance and/or technical difficulty issues. Hell, even a courtesy email when the boards go dead acknowledging they are aware of the problem and working to fix it would be nice. Especially considering that there is a single unifying entity collecting all the money, and hosting and operating all of the boards, databases, etc.

    This post was edited by Gomer on 12/14/2011 at 10:55 PM

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  • Gomer said...

    Perhaps, in the future editions of the software (and mind you I'm no rocket scientist message board designer), the developers could bake in the ability to send a "blast" to the main board of all the different teams' sites announcing maintenance and/or technical difficulty issues. Especially considering that there is a single unifying entity collecting all the money, and hosting and operating all of the boards, databases, etc.

    I'm not a staff member of 247 or of the individual sites. I'm a user mod of tBB and that's it.

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  • Gomer said...

    Perhaps, in the future editions of the software (and mind you I'm no rocket scientist message board designer), the developers could bake in the ability to send a "blast" to the main board of all the different teams' sites announcing maintenance and/or technical difficulty issues. Hell, even a courtesy email when the boards go dead acknowledging they are aware of the problem and working to fix it would be nice. Especially considering that there is a single unifying entity collecting all the money, and hosting and operating all of the boards, databases, etc.

    Good suggestion.

    Trevor Barnes

  • Trevor Barnes said...

    Good suggestion.

    Would be nice for everyone to know little about what's going on.

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    kitemac

  • Everyone needs to relax, the important thing is that Dix got a lifetime ban again banana

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  • Trevor Barnes said...

    I was at a holiday party earlier tonight and my first post in this thread was when I got back online.

    attempt at multi-quote:
    CORNER BLITZ said...they are so pissed they lock all threads mentioning it because they can't even stand looking at errors

    Trevor said....No, that's me. We get it, there are site issues. We don't need a dozen threads.

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    so you locked all the threads hours ago, then got back online after locking the other threads and posted first thing in this thread?

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    CORNER BLITZ

  • CORNER BLITZ said...

    attempt at multi-quote:
    CORNER BLITZ said...they are so pissed they lock all threads mentioning it because they can't even stand looking at errors

    Trevor said....No, that's me. We get it, there are site issues. We don't need a dozen threads.

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    so you locked all the threads hours ago, then got back online after locking the other threads and posted first thing in this thread?

    Nope. I'm fine with having one thread if there are issues though. If they're ridiculous threads, they serve no purpose.

    Trevor Barnes

  • Trevor Barnes said...

    Good suggestion.

    Thank you, Trevor. I appreciate that.

    I have a good idea that this represents a huge pain in your ass and all of the negative energy that gets dumped on the forum when this happens doesn't do any good. But for the good and the bad of it... you're the suggestion box around here. Everywhere else is a vacuum.

    You may disagree, but in my opinion, the users and subscribers to this site have every right to be frustrated with the current state of affairs.

    I have suggested in the past... a forum to discuss site development issues. In the open. Suggestions. Feedback. Comments. Timelines. There are hundreds of savvy people with good ideas such as mine. There are likely many who also have technical skills that could help to accelerate the stabilization of this place.

    All we have are our ideas and suspicions about the inadequacies of this site (247). We are told that great things are in the works, but if we press for any details, we are banned (permabanned @tBB). Maybe 247 is keeping everything under wraps for some sort of competitive or financial advantage. But the only thing we have that is tangible is the trajectory of what we are able to observe on a daily basis here. And that trajectory is more "Houston we have a problem" and less "message board nirvana here we come."

    You can't fault us for being upset by that.

    And in closing, it adds insult to injury that their error page includes an advertisement.

    This post has been edited 3 times, most recently by Gomer on 12/14/2011 at 11:18 PM

    Gomer ●

  • This board is a fucking joke!
    On planet bullshit!
    In the galaxy of this sucks camel dicks!

    This post was edited by CivilEGR on 12/14/2011 at 11:23 PM

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  • Trevor Barnes said...

    Nope. I'm fine with having one thread if there are issues though. If they're ridiculous threads, they serve no purpose.

    Ridiculous threads? Like those about how much 247 expects people to pay for a site years behind current message board technology?

    The Pantry

  • Gomer said...

    Thank you, Trevor. I appreciate that.

    I have a good idea that this represents a huge pain in your ass and all of the negative energy that gets dumped on the forum when this happens doesn't do any good. But for the good and the bad of it... you're the suggestion box around here. Everywhere else is a vacuum.

    You may disagree, but in my opinion, the users and subscribers to this site have every right to be frustrated with the current state of affairs.

    I have suggested in the past... a forum to discuss site development issues. In the open. Suggestions. Feedback. Comments. Timelines. There are hundreds of savvy people with good ideas such as mine. There are likely many who also have technical skills that could help to accelerate the stabilization of this place.

    All we have are our ideas and suspicions about the inadequacies of this site (247). We are told that great things are in the works, but if we press for any details, we are banned (permabanned @tBB). Maybe 247 is keeping everything under wraps for some sort of competitive or financial advantage. But the only thing we have that is tangible is the trajectory of what we are able to observe on a daily basis here. And that trajectory is more "Houston we have a problem" and less "message board nirvana here we come."

    You can't fault us for being upset by that.

    And in closing, it adds insult to injury that their error page includes an advertisement.

    I may be wrong but I don't think you were banned on tBB for pressing for any details.

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    kitemac

  • bunch of crybabies ITT. How bout get a girl, pay attention to her, watch NL Christmas Vacation, watch a porno, go for a walk, do some P90x, go to a strip club, go to a bar, clean your garage, wash some dishes, smoke a joint, get drunk, WGAF if the board is done for several hours once a month.

    DavidsonNCCock ●

  • CORNER BLITZ said...

    locking redundant threads would kill tRCMB

    locking threads on "why is the board down" looks super shady and upsets people even more

    I locked most of them last night. I left this one because it wasn't titled "this site sucks" or any of the other ridiculous titles. Hell I even e-mailed Noah to post here that they were having issues.

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