META: Stability of Site
November 24th, 2015 at 10:52 AM ^
Maybe Brian is RDT in a parallel universe.
Or THE_KNOWLEDGE.
November 24th, 2015 at 11:27 AM ^
[breathes rapidly into the nearest paper bag]
[discovers uneaten portions of a lunch from last week]
[resumes eating]
November 24th, 2015 at 10:18 AM ^
Use these to power the MGoServers:
Instead of the ones he's currently using:
but he didn't listen.
November 24th, 2015 at 10:44 AM ^
He's on it.
November 24th, 2015 at 10:45 AM ^
Who knew there was capybara porn on the internet?
November 24th, 2015 at 11:09 AM ^
See: Internet Rule 34.
November 24th, 2015 at 10:16 AM ^
When this happens I get my hopes up that some big commit just signed or something, then I find out that the site crashed....just because
November 24th, 2015 at 10:16 AM ^
Hey, let's be thankful. Yes, the site goes down a lot, but at least, when it's up, we are the unquestioned INTERNET #1 BEST at preventing bad thread titles.
I kid, I kid.
I'd bet nothing is going to happen until after basketball season, if then.
November 24th, 2015 at 10:18 AM ^
November 24th, 2015 at 10:22 AM ^
Mr. Cook, your silence only incriminates you further.
November 24th, 2015 at 10:27 AM ^
We're all here to help and are willing to support the site to the best of our (probably limited, but still) abilities/capacities. Even if it's just some extra dollars.
We just need some idea of what needs fixing and the plan to fix it.
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November 24th, 2015 at 10:28 AM ^
Not to mention that resources are likely currently being allocated to content rather than structure which is entirely understandable
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November 24th, 2015 at 10:41 AM ^
November 24th, 2015 at 10:48 AM ^
First, do no harm. Especially during Ohio State week.
November 24th, 2015 at 11:04 AM ^
November 24th, 2015 at 11:26 AM ^
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November 24th, 2015 at 10:30 AM ^
November 24th, 2015 at 10:46 AM ^
For those who are looking for information about the different options the site could utilize and what those options entail, here's a pretty good article. Many name drop "Cloud' because that's the hot button word,but when it comes to the actual business of it, there's more than just the cloud.
http://www.cloudways.com/blog/cloud-vs-managed-services-vs-hosted-vs-vi…
Depending on the route Brian wants to take, he could start a subscribership with special features to help fund. The problem I find is that sites that do that tend to not be as cohesive or family like than free sites like we have now. That being said, the design of the stie really could use an update and I think running on a different backend presentation would not only make things look less 1999 but also make the site run smoother.
November 24th, 2015 at 10:52 AM ^
Right now this site is running about as well as Ohio State's offense.
ZINGALING
November 24th, 2015 at 11:01 AM ^
November 24th, 2015 at 12:00 PM ^
(since we're piling it on here, the ability to post gifs from an iPhone would be a welcomed addition.)
November 24th, 2015 at 10:53 AM ^
Personally, I would rather deal with occasional slow-down and a few hours being down and it remain free. But that's just me. I would also still probably pay a small subscription if that's the direction they wanted to go. Like the content too much to just give it all up.
November 24th, 2015 at 11:03 AM ^
November 24th, 2015 at 11:41 AM ^
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November 24th, 2015 at 11:14 AM ^
I think the real reason here is Brian's recently hired new IT guy from India has read Brandon's books far too literally and is going on a warpath with this whole "if it ain't broke, break it" stuff.
November 24th, 2015 at 11:17 AM ^
November 24th, 2015 at 11:25 AM ^
You have a point that people can overreact to the temporary and infrequent outages, but I'm forced to downvote any comment that starts with calling fellow MGoBloggers little bitches.
November 24th, 2015 at 11:43 AM ^
November 24th, 2015 at 11:48 AM ^
This Thanksgiving, I'm grateful for all the free content here. Beveled Guilt, here I come!
November 24th, 2015 at 1:07 PM ^
November 24th, 2015 at 1:21 PM ^
As said by others, I'm resigned to the reality. And it doesn't really matter. There are plenty of other things to do with our time, most of which is better spent.
Having said that, the issue isn't a couple hours on a Tues. morning. No one should care about that. The problem is that this isn't the first or second time. The server struggles with heavy traffic. And functionality is broken. But who cares? The content is good, and having lots of traffic is a good problem, not a bad one. If this was a tiny site with a fraction of the traffic, there wouldn't be any problems. I'd rather have problems because so many fans are interested in the solid content.
November 24th, 2015 at 1:19 PM ^
Of all the things going on in my life, MGoBlog being down for a couple of hours intermittently is way down on my list of concerns. Doesn't bother me as much as it does some others.
November 24th, 2015 at 1:20 PM ^
Yes, I am addicted.
November 24th, 2015 at 5:27 PM ^
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