Points down again? [Ed: yes, installing a thing]
[Seth cutting in here. The points system is a custom module so it has to come down when we make an update or I flush the cache. Usually you guys don't even notice because it's at 4:30 a.m. on a Thursday. Sheesh!]
Apologies if this has been previously raised, but has the points system gone belly-up again?
Now, it could be that there's something wrong with my computer. That's certainly a possibility, since I have a PC that's so old it types in pencil. (Apologies to Steven Wright).
Or, it could be that the system has ceased to be, become bereft of life, has gone to meet its maker, shuffled off this mortal coil, and has become an EX-point system.
Either way, I thought I'd bring it to the attention of the powers-that-be, if it hadn't been done already.
PS: On the plus side, it does still have lovely plumage
January 19th, 2023 at 5:30 AM ^
Testing, testing, 1 2 3...
Confirmed to be down. Did someone forget to feed the hamsters again?
January 19th, 2023 at 5:58 PM ^
Ya know, the points are just doggone fun.
January 19th, 2023 at 6:17 AM ^
Now we have a clue how some MGoBloggers have hundreds of thousands off points:
— when the points system goes down, all those apparently missing points leak over to them
[to the Mods: I've probably gotten 10,000 points or so while the system's down so you can just go ahead and add those points to my total.]
January 19th, 2023 at 8:59 AM ^
I only post when the system is down. That way, there are enough points for everyone.
January 19th, 2023 at 9:52 AM ^
Commenters of a certain age will hear this GIF
January 19th, 2023 at 1:21 PM ^
Yes yes yes, but are you old enough to hear this?
January 19th, 2023 at 2:27 PM ^
No light switch raves!
January 19th, 2023 at 11:43 AM ^
There was a comment the other day that got 100 upvotes. Too bad that won't count, but hey; who's counting?
January 19th, 2023 at 6:52 AM ^
I will happily upvote this post for the Monty Python references and for the irony that it may not add to your point total.
January 19th, 2023 at 7:08 AM ^
I 'm going to be furious if this impasse causes me to miss out on the MGo-points free toaster!
January 19th, 2023 at 7:36 AM ^
What I dont have enough points for the camping trip?
January 19th, 2023 at 7:22 AM ^
Points never work on here. Also, I believe that you still can't edit a thread post after it has been published.
January 19th, 2023 at 7:26 AM ^
I honestly didn't even know there was still MGoPoints. Just realized you have to click someone's username to see them.
I thought points were gone a long time ago.
January 19th, 2023 at 7:36 AM ^
You can see them on desktop browsers automatically and I think in landscape mode on mobile devices, but not in the normal portrait mode on mobile.
January 19th, 2023 at 8:36 AM ^
You can also look below your comment - on a computer - and see your point total along with the point totals for other MGoBrethren. I don't see this shown when commenting from my iPhone.
January 19th, 2023 at 9:16 AM ^
Just to your phone to landscape mode. The points are there at the bottom.
January 19th, 2023 at 9:30 AM ^
Cool! I see them now. Thanks!
January 19th, 2023 at 7:46 AM ^
Rumor has it that this was the cause of the Weiss incident. Furious and determined to uncover the true identity of Ghost of Jermaine, out him or her, and make sure they lose all their MGoPoints, Matt Weiss broke into every computer in Schembechler to get to them.
January 19th, 2023 at 8:25 AM ^
We are unable to comment due to an ongoing investigation.
January 19th, 2023 at 7:56 AM ^
Weiss is at it again.
January 19th, 2023 at 8:00 AM ^
I prefer to blame Warde, as is the fashion.
January 19th, 2023 at 8:21 AM ^
<evil laugh>Mwahaha!</evil laugh>
I love it when points are down! Gives me a feeling of invulnerability! I can post with impunity!!!
(Led a negbang once when posts were down. Trust me, the math still adds up eventually. Not that most of us give a flying flip about points)
Edit: I stand corrected. "Sometimes the math still adds up eventually" is more appropriate. Didn't seem to add up this time. I'm quite certain I received a lot more hate over the past few days than I currently see. Oh well, today's a new MGoDay...
January 19th, 2023 at 8:40 AM ^
i think its time for a OP, one that is void of reason or logic... an OP that is ...... pointless!
January 19th, 2023 at 8:22 AM ^
If points are down, does it make this thread pointless?
January 19th, 2023 at 8:28 AM ^
We're just installing an update this morning. I figured nobody would notice if it was down for a few hours. Damn you Michigan: your constant news cycle is messing with our need for people to not want to read our site during certain times of the year.
January 19th, 2023 at 8:41 AM ^
but points haven't worked since the 17th..... you're treading dangerously close to a Level I infraction there.....
January 19th, 2023 at 9:44 AM ^
What? That I didn't know.
January 19th, 2023 at 9:49 AM ^
Yeah, they've been down since early Tuesday
January 19th, 2023 at 9:52 AM ^
Plausible deniability....... I think that was one of the first chapters in urban meyer's "character and leadership" course....
January 19th, 2023 at 11:28 AM ^
Seth, High Beta and I posted this in the mod sticky. You probably were too busy to notice. No biggie 🤪
January 19th, 2023 at 12:33 PM ^
Well they think they have it up working again but I'm going to break it again in a bit.
January 19th, 2023 at 12:37 PM ^
Didn't know? Or are you lying? Go on, say it, Say it! SAY IT!!
...
Oh. Never mind. For a moment there, I had delusions of NCAA grandeur.
January 19th, 2023 at 3:38 PM ^
You'd have to first visit the dentist for a full-mouth extraction. After all, you can't properly imitate the NCAA unless you're toothless.
January 19th, 2023 at 5:39 PM ^
There ya go again, making me laugh. I'm causing a scene here.
January 19th, 2023 at 4:11 PM ^
OKAY YOU CAUGHT ME. I ADMIT EVERYTHING! I FLUSHED THE REDIS CACHE AND REPLACED IT WITH BURGERS. I GAVE RECRUITS FREE MGOPOINTS TO COME TO MICHIGAN.
Points are about to be broken again (for real) for a bit here.
January 19th, 2023 at 5:40 PM ^
I knew it!
(Don't worry about the points. I'll just repeat everything I posted today. Or maybe everything I posted in 2023, just to be on the safe side.)
January 19th, 2023 at 8:50 AM ^
they did seem to be down a day or two ago as well, maybe a separate outage/update? Just chiming in on the off chance there's a larger issue at play. Not that it matters. I don't even care about my MGoPoints...................
January 19th, 2023 at 8:41 AM ^
welp, guess I won't be asking too many pointed questions this morning
January 19th, 2023 at 9:12 AM ^
It wouldn't be such an issue if the code allowed for points to be queued when updates are being done and then added once the updates are finished.
Also, maybe Brian can hire Matt Weiss to take over the admin of the website?
January 19th, 2023 at 9:14 AM ^
The sun never sets on the MGoBlog universe!
January 19th, 2023 at 9:21 AM ^
"Sorry, we're fresh out of points modules."
"What have you got?"
"I've got a slug."
January 19th, 2023 at 9:48 AM ^
I got 3000 taken away. Can anyone explain why?
January 19th, 2023 at 9:49 AM ^
It's probably the hat.
January 19th, 2023 at 1:20 PM ^
Sometimes? I worry about you...
🙃
January 19th, 2023 at 9:48 AM ^
What I'm taking away from all this is that MGB points are suspended pending the investigation of MW which is also holding up negotiations between WM, JH and SO, as well as the recruitment of JD which could be a battle between TTUN and OSU coach 3B
January 19th, 2023 at 12:38 PM ^
TLDR?
TSOK (too short, only skimmed)
January 19th, 2023 at 12:43 PM ^
It looks like they came back with retroactive credit and debit