Technical problems

[mancmackem]

Can we still donate, about time i dipped into my pocket i think!

 

[allan harper]

Can we still donate, about time i dipped into my pocket i think!

This ^^^^^^ i probably block up the server with my shite gifs anyway, i would happly donate....

 

[blueking]

Not sure if this is the right place for my question!! Where is the best place to find instructions on how to use Bluemoon, eg include the post I am replying to, add a video clip, start a new thread etc.

 

[mancmackem]

Not sure if this is the right place for my question!! Where is the best place to find instructions on how to use Bluemoon, eg include the post I am replying to, add a video clip, start a new thread etc.

Try the technical forum pal, many a thread on how to post a picture in there. You have to have 50 posts to start a new thread. To include the post you are replying to, use the quote tool in your reply, it's above the white box you type your message into.

As i say, if you want to play about, just reply in one of the threads in the tech forum and learn how to use the tools. Don't worry about making mistakes.

 

[tueartsboots]

As Ric alluded to, the problem is to do with the amount of people all posting at the same time.

To be honest, the forum software just isn't built to deal with 100 posts a second (as what happened after the Tevez announcement). It also does not help that the server process that runs the forum has some inefficiencies in it, and our server is now running at 100% CPU usage, constantly.

I will be working on the forum and server throughout the night, up until about 6 or 7 in the morning, as this is when the volume of users drops, and I start changing some code and configurations. For the users who are on overnight, there may be very small interruptions to the forum (though for a maximum of 60 seconds at a time, nothing like the crash before).

Concerning the long downtime before; we actually crashed the server hard enough that me and Ric were convinced that there was a hardware error, and we had melted the hard disk. Luckily, this wasn't the case, and the server restarted after the fourth or fifth try. So, well done to all, that was a proper hard crash :)

We currently have a myriad of problems and we will be sorting them out one by one. There will be no quick hacks, the focus is on the long term maintainability and reliability of the forum and the server. One of the current problems is that we are constantly firefighting issues, which does not give us enough of a chance to work on the overall problems. Just keeping the site online, fast, clean and compatible is becoming harder as the userbase grows. Nobody is giving up though, and everybody is committed to making the site better.

pbibs is correct. The club is going to inherit more and more fans, as is this site. We must now work to revitalise the site and become a bit more professional. By this, I mean in the efficiency of the server/forum, and not the community (shit posts still accepted :)

Expect Ric to make some sort of announcement on Friday how we are going about this. For now, I ask that you bear with the possible interruptions tonight, and I'll try to get it fully stable again before we sign Terry, Lescott, Adebayor, Eto'o, Ronaldo, Kaka, Rooney and Messi tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
Damocles

You don't have to justify/explain. Those of us that were around during Kaka saga expected this to happen. You do a cracking job and hats doffed to you all.
tueartsboots Born Blue (umbilical cord was wrapped around me neck !)

 

[Anonymous]

Can we still donate, about time i dipped into my pocket i think!

Its great to hear of the dedication of you guys and I am sure that it is more than appreciated by all who use this site. I hope you can get it sorted. Just a suggestion; the likes of microsoft and sony shut down their online services (xbox and PS3) for 24hrs a couple of times a year for routine maintenance. Whilst many of us would suffer a few cold sweats during this time, Im sure we would all survive if it was necessary to do this with Bluemoon for the benefit of the forum.

 

[hello]

Not sure if this is the right place for my question!! Where is the best place to find instructions on how to use Bluemoon, eg include the post I am replying to, add a video clip, start a new thread etc.

Up a level to the index and then select the technical forum from there, most questions will be covered.

Without wanting to step on any toes, feel free to email me if you need any assitance/advice with SQL\ IIS clustring or ISA config to increase user\bandwith capacity.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

ok hands up
who forgot to put 50p in the meter!!?? ;-)

 

[Damocles]

You don't have to justify/explain. Those of us that were around during Kaka saga expected this to happen. You do a cracking job and hats doffed to you all.
tueartsboots Born Blue (umbilical cord was wrapped around me neck !)

I know we don't have to, but I'm of the opinion that everybody should know what is going on and why, in situations like this there is no real reason to hide information. I'm all for full disclosure, as you might have seen from the the week where I stepped up to admin. Besides, it saves a myriad of posts and PMs on the matter :)

Site might be a little quicker now, after I cleaned up the DB a little.

 

[tueartsboots]

You don't have to justify/explain. Those of us that were around during Kaka saga expected this to happen. You do a cracking job and hats doffed to you all.
tueartsboots Born Blue (umbilical cord was wrapped around me neck !)

I know we don't have to, but I'm of the opinion that everybody should know what is going on and why, in situations like this there is no real reason to hide information. I'm all for full disclosure, as you might have seen from the the week where I stepped up to admin. Besides, it saves a myriad of posts and PMs on the matter :)

Site might be a little quicker now, after I cleaned up the DB a little.

Most of us know and just groan ! Thread on Off Topic regarding Transfer forum you may wish to check ! (No nasty submissions)