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Velo Vol
11-13-09, 11:22 AM
Discuss . . . if you can.

chipcom
11-13-09, 12:28 PM
I can't believe it is taking them DAYS to figure out the problem. Stuff happens, but if it had ever taken this long to correct at any of the companies I have worked for...the IT staff would be out on its ass.
wabbit
11-14-09, 06:08 AM
wtf...messages not posting, then it craps out.

TRUMPHENT
11-14-09, 06:18 AM
It's obvious to me. Just a couple of days ago, I started a quest to read the entire " Ask PCAD Anything" thread. I got through about 100 pages. The forum goes down. I know why!

Since I have given up the quest, the forum is up and running again. I do know why!
LesterOfPuppets
11-14-09, 06:20 AM
That was a pretty lengthy problem, alright. I think it was cuzza the BikeSnob.com ads.

Can we get a pool going for when a left column of ads shows up?
SPlKE
11-14-09, 06:23 AM
I can't believe it is taking them DAYS to figure out the problem. Stuff happens, but if it had ever taken this long to correct at any of the companies I have worked for...the IT staff would be out on its ass.

Apparently they lost everything and had to retype every post ever made, using barely readable dot-matrix print outs.

And they were only able to begin this monumental task after building a new server, router, and ethernet cables by hand.

It was touch-and-go there for a few days.
skijor
11-14-09, 06:25 AM
It's obvious to me. Just a couple of days ago, I started a quest to read the entire " Ask PCAD Anything" thread. I got through about 100 pages. The forum goes down. I know why!

Since I have given up the quest, the forum is up and running again. I do know why!

A ban-able offense for sure. That thread was never meant to be read in its entirety. It's the black hole of BF.
dingster1
11-14-09, 06:28 AM
**Twitch** glad they** twitch** fixed it!!
Tom Stormcrowe
11-14-09, 06:30 AM
We've been experiencing serious issues, yes. IT affected multiple sites, though. IB will be making an announcement about it later today. I only know a bit, but it wasn't fun, etc. I do know our tech team is exhausted.....they've been dealing with this for a couple of days straight now.
StephenH
11-14-09, 07:45 AM
I've had problems getting to several sites, and on at least one, it was due to malware of some kind on that server. Good luck with it all.
Suzie Green
11-14-09, 07:46 AM
I can't possibly complain about something that is basically free. Thanks for all the hard work Tom, and pass that along to the others too please! :thumb:
RUOkie
11-14-09, 08:12 AM
I can't possibly complain about something that is basically free. Thanks for all the hard work Tom, and pass that along to the others too please! :thumb:

+1000:thumb:
bluevelo
11-14-09, 08:25 AM
+1000:thumb:

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couch_incident
11-14-09, 09:44 AM
I can't find my pants!

Couch
Tude
11-14-09, 09:48 AM
Yay Tom!
Tom Stormcrowe
11-14-09, 10:11 AM
See the announcement and I'm sure you will all join me in thanking the guys that work the code on this site for getting us back up. :D

I've closed this thread. I'll leave it up for a while, though.