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Lincoln
Snapperhead
Lincoln
15,961 Posts

Downtime today

We experienced a significant stretch of downtime today. We're still investigating the source, but we're pretty certain it isn't a hardware problem or a sudden traffic surge. We'll let you know more when we do.

I've temporarily disabled some of the site's plugins to ease load on the database, but IRC is back up and running.
__________________ Matt Lincoln Russell | Icrontic's Developer | site updates: @icrontic
Lincoln
Snapperhead
Lincoln
15,961 Posts
We traced it to the Newest Posts plugin (which shows those 5 posts at the start of the forum index), which was doing too much work and in too many places due to some sloppiness on my part. When it found a new post with a ton of links to parse, things went south very quickly.

This, we believe, explains the very intermittent "database problems" we've been having over the last 6 months or so. It was actually a post with lots of links getting stuck in Newest Posts.

Nice to finally find the root of our issues; not so nice that it took most of the day to do so.
Winfrey
kaishakunin
Winfrey
1,859 Posts
This is why we pay you the big bucks!
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Lincoln
Snapperhead
Lincoln
15,961 Posts
Awwww YEAH.
Koreish
Agent of Chaos
Koreish
874 Posts
You get paid?!? With real money?
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Thrax
Cad
Thrax
23,402 Posts
If only. D:
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No he gets paid in Icrontic Fun Bucks. Its ok though, you can use them anywhere.
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SPIKE09
Game over player one
SPIKE09
1,195 Posts
TY for fixing it
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FelixDeSouze
Bring On The Trumpets!
FelixDeSouze
651 Posts
Oh noes! I was worried, very worried -- But hey hey, it's sorted!!
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RyderOCZ
OCZ Guru / IC Groupie
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No he gets paid in Icrontic Fun Bucks. Its ok though, you can use them anywhere.
Fast on their way to becoming the new standard currency worldwide, RAWR!
jared
Howdy Damnit
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with a big picture of snuffie in the middle on the $100 bills
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UPSLynx
The Dean of Computer Graphics
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Just don't try to export, the TSA doesn't like that.
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Snarkasm
The Photographer.
Snarkasm
3,226 Posts
We should totally have a SnuffieDog(TM) image as our downtime alert.

"Sorry, I slobbered on the mainboard again. We'll be back in a minute."
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jared
Howdy Damnit
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can we have a picture of Snuffie being carried away from ICHQ by birds?

* jared thinks failwhale - errr, fail snuffie
Zuntar
Modder extraordinaire
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No he gets paid in Icrontic Fun Bucks. Its ok though, you can use them anywhere.
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Lincoln
Snapperhead
Lincoln
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Ah, everything's under control, situation normal. Had a slight weapons malfunction, but ah....everything's perfectly alright now, we're fine....we're all fine here now, thank you - how are you?

Apologies for the 6 hours of downtime today All sorted now.
Winfrey
kaishakunin
Winfrey
1,859 Posts
That's 6 hours of Icrontic I won't be able to get back
Snarkasm
The Photographer.
Snarkasm
3,226 Posts
That conversation was boring anyway. Look out, we're about to get some company!
Grimnoc
I don't need no stinkin avatar
Grimnoc
283 Posts
Seriously though Lincoln, thanks for the all work you put in to get it back up and running (and the continual work on the site).
Cliff_Forster
Keepin it real
Cliff_Forster
852 Posts
That conversation was boring anyway. Look out, we're about to get some company!
Wookie battle cry!
primesuspect
The Icrontic Guy
primesuspect
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Who is this? What is your operator number?
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Cliff_Forster
Keepin it real
Cliff_Forster
852 Posts
You know, something about Star Wars just makes it all better. Everything is better with Star Wars.
Thrax
Cad
Thrax
23,402 Posts
and I thought downtime looked bad on the outside.
Cliff_Forster
Keepin it real
Cliff_Forster
852 Posts
and I thought downtime looked bad on the outside.
That we both get that is awesome!
shwaip
elaborate bot
shwaip
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* shwaip makes out with his sister.
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bindlestick
HOBO
bindlestick
52 Posts
* shwaip makes out with his sister.
Yub Yub
primesuspect
The Icrontic Guy
primesuspect
27,798 Posts
I've got a bad feeling about this...
Snarkasm
The Photographer.
Snarkasm
3,226 Posts
THERE IS NO TRY.
the_technocrat
Veteran Icrontian
the_technocrat
1,580 Posts
THERE IS NO TRY.
Don't get cocky, kid.
Snarkasm
The Photographer.
Snarkasm
3,226 Posts
Search your heart - you know it to be true.
Kwitko
Sheriff of Dicktown
Kwitko
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Myself, the boy, two droids... and no questions asked.
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UPSLynx
The Dean of Computer Graphics
UPSLynx
2,138 Posts
thread crap?

STAY ON TARGET
Grimnoc
I don't need no stinkin avatar
Grimnoc
283 Posts
But I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!
Kwitko
Sheriff of Dicktown
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I find your lack of faith disturbing.
Snarkasm
The Photographer.
Snarkasm
3,226 Posts
Oh, I'm afraid this battlestation is fully operational...
_k_
deep in the bush
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Well why don't you outrun them? I thought you said this thing was fast!
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Snarkasm
The Photographer.
Snarkasm
3,226 Posts
She'll do the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs.
_k_
deep in the bush
_k_
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My hands are dirty, too. What are you afraid of?
Obsidian
Way hotter than Fox n' Bush.
Obsidian
271 Posts
What the hell...
jared
Howdy Damnit
jared
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We need more hamsters.
primesuspect
The Icrontic Guy
primesuspect
27,798 Posts
I suggest a new strategy...
Winfrey
kaishakunin
Winfrey
1,859 Posts
It was as if a million voices cried out and were suddenly silenced.
Koreish
Agent of Chaos
Koreish
874 Posts
Good. Twice the pride, double the fall.
Kwitko
Sheriff of Dicktown
Kwitko
6,521 Posts

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Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time.
RyderOCZ
OCZ Guru / IC Groupie
RyderOCZ
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I sense something, a presence I have not felt since......
AlexDeGruven
I am Geek. Hear me... type?
AlexDeGruven
253 Posts
Aren't you a little short to be a Storm Trooper?
primesuspect
The Icrontic Guy
primesuspect
27,798 Posts
Nooooooooooooooooooo
AlexDeGruven
I am Geek. Hear me... type?
AlexDeGruven
253 Posts
^ Thread over.
Snarkasm
The Photographer.
Snarkasm
3,226 Posts
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
AlexDeGruven
I am Geek. Hear me... type?
AlexDeGruven
253 Posts
That's no moon. That's a space station.
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