Forum disruption
#1
Posted 29 July 2010 - 19:59
As there are over four-and-a-half million posts in the table, it takes considerable time to repair such a situation by re-indexing the table. Due to a configuration issue, the repair was being processed in an inefficient way and unfortunately it took time to spot and rectify this problem.
We will obviously fully investigate the causes of this issue and work to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
In the meantime, please accept my apologies for the interruption to the forum service.
#3
Posted 29 July 2010 - 20:18
Still in the event something like this happens again it might be good to make it more apparent what's happening, via the main site or twitter. Because as far as I could tell there wasn't anything other than the forum telling me it broke.
#4
Posted 29 July 2010 - 20:26
#5
Posted 29 July 2010 - 20:27
Still in the event something like this happens again it might be good to make it more apparent what's happening, via the main site or twitter. Because as far as I could tell there wasn't anything other than the forum telling me it broke.
What else did you need to know?
Good job getting the forum back without any data loss.
#6
Posted 29 July 2010 - 20:30
There was a message if you tried to access the forums that there was a technical problem, what more did you want?Yes nice to see it back, great job by the team.
Still in the event something like this happens again it might be good to make it more apparent what's happening, via the main site or twitter. Because as far as I could tell there wasn't anything other than the forum telling me it broke.
#7
Posted 29 July 2010 - 20:32
#8
Posted 29 July 2010 - 20:43
I had different messages. It's not a major problem, but if it's going to be down for a few hours I thought it would of been useful.There was a message if you tried to access the forums that there was a technical problem, what more did you want?
#9
Posted 29 July 2010 - 21:03
Phew! I was getting withdrawal symptoms ...
Me too
#10
Posted 29 July 2010 - 21:57
Me too
ahe...me too!
#11
Posted 29 July 2010 - 22:04
BTW sad sacks who think that this is a real response to an obviously unavoidable situation should STFU.
Well done for getting everything back to normal.
#12
Posted 29 July 2010 - 23:58
#13
Posted 30 July 2010 - 01:11
#14
Posted 30 July 2010 - 15:00
The chatroom was still working, maybe you should have paid a visit there!I managed to do some work for my employer today. They would like me to thank your glitchy database for them.
#15
Posted 30 July 2010 - 15:49
Edited by philhitchings, 30 July 2010 - 15:50.
#16
Posted 30 July 2010 - 15:57
It's different to the 'chat' in the top right of this page which is an IRC based chat. It's pretty cool in there, a few freaks ;) and some weirdos who just go in there and spy on what people are saying but it's generally a decent bunch of people.I thought that was weird 'cos Autosport Live wasn't working and I always thought that was a chat based thing.
#17
Posted 31 July 2010 - 09:51
#18
Posted 24 January 2011 - 14:40
Hopefully this should now be fixed and apologies for the inconvenience.
#19
Posted 24 January 2011 - 15:16
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#20
Posted 28 January 2011 - 19:10
Unfortunately we have experienced another round of trouble with the large posts table today.
Hopefully this should now be fixed and apologies for the inconvenience.
changed jobs?
Shame about the fix. I got loads of work done this morning.
I'm too busy to notice at the moment...
#21
Posted 17 February 2011 - 04:38
... have gotten several "IPS Driver error" crashes (in Firefox - in IE6 it just loses connection and then gives "Server unavailable" messages when I try to reconnect) over the past two days.
Anything to report?
#22
Posted 17 February 2011 - 05:11
#23
Posted 17 February 2011 - 05:43
Thanks also for the ULTRA-quick reply, Hack
#24
Posted 21 February 2011 - 20:52
#25
Posted 22 February 2011 - 12:57
#26
Posted 24 February 2011 - 06:35
#27
Posted 05 March 2011 - 14:47
I have taken the opportunity to dump and rebuild the entire forum database, which may or may not help resolve this issue. With almost five million posts, it's clear we are hitting some issues with the size of the posts table and I will be looking at solutions to move archive posts elsewhere.
#28
Posted 05 March 2011 - 14:59
#29
Posted 05 March 2011 - 15:19
He probably put you on ignore after post 11so my suggestion didn't help then ;)
#30
Posted 05 March 2011 - 15:19
#31
Posted 05 March 2011 - 15:21
I think we should have regularly scheduled breaks. Could calm people down a bit...
And they should occur when Hamilton/Alonso does anything wrong.
#32
Posted 05 March 2011 - 15:29
#33
Posted 05 March 2011 - 15:56
He probably put you on ignore after post 11
Are you suggesting that Hack is a sad sack?
Just keep regular hours, Monday to Friday 9-5.
Now which time zone would that be in?
#34
Posted 06 March 2011 - 14:49
Now which time zone would that be in?
The timezone of the most CRUCIAL race that weekend, surely.
#35
Posted 08 March 2011 - 15:09
#36
Posted 09 March 2011 - 10:16
#37
Posted 09 March 2011 - 17:12
#38
Posted 14 March 2011 - 15:09
#39
Posted 29 March 2011 - 08:50
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#40
Posted 01 May 2011 - 20:45
Maintenance?
Upgrade?
Other issues?
EDIT: FWIW, access to this forum seems not to involve similar issues; the News section feels a bit sluggish, but otherwise presents no problems.
Edited by Zmeej, 01 May 2011 - 21:00.
#41
Posted 03 May 2011 - 11:07
Perhaps you've said something to upset Pascal?Over the past week, using various browsers and various kinds of computers at various locales, have found access to the Paddock Club forum to be slow, jumpy & unstable, and it often fails outright.
Maintenance?
Upgrade?
Other issues?
#42
Posted 05 May 2011 - 16:51
Neil
PS: Took two refreshes to even get this posted.
Edited by Option1, 05 May 2011 - 16:53.
#43
Posted 05 May 2011 - 19:36
#44
Posted 07 May 2011 - 18:30
other things to check include whether your ISP is port-throttling during peak times, whether your connection settings in your pc are up to date, whether your anti-virus or OS needs updating....generally whether your pc/laptop/phone are being kept clean and tidy a little housekeeping never did anyone any harm now, did it?;)
#45
Posted 08 May 2011 - 07:05
#46
Posted 11 May 2011 - 00:04
Also failed to mention the persistent incidence of being bumped to a non-formatted "directory" while trying to access a thread, to submit a post, etc.
V2
Perhaps you've said something to upset Pascal?
Not lately.
That is - he usually lets me know, and he hasn't.
Mister 'itchin's
it may be down to popularity. I've noticed similarly slow responses to gmail clicks on this side of the pond too. At certain times it's a case of give up and try later. At other times no probs.
It might be, but I've had these issues around the clock, at various times of the week (even on non-race weekends, when activity is usually down).
Puzzling.
Edited by Zmeej, 11 May 2011 - 00:12.
#47
Posted 12 May 2011 - 14:58
Why no reply from ANY admin/tech????
Edited by Zmeej, 12 May 2011 - 14:59.