Technical questions about the site

[Jon]

Something hella funky is happening, everyone just got logged off at the same time and its logging me back off at random intervals.


It happened to me two days ago. But then this site has always had little quirks for me.

[Kevin]

Da weirdness! :lol:

Not your 'net connection?

I'm pretty sure it wasnt. There were 20-25 people logged on one minute, then I clicked 'Unread posts' and I was suddenly logged off, and not a soul was online. Then when I signed back on, there were only 3-4 people on. It was muay strange.

[Matt]

It may have a rolling brown out occasionally. It is part of a shared server hosted by HostRocket.

So I wouldn't be surprised if it happen, I'm here all the time and have only seen it a few times in the last 8 months--not too bad.

[Kevin]

It wasnt really a problem, eventually it stopped. Just wanted to make the problem aware, but you're already on top of it. :thumbsup:

[LadyHitchhiker]

How come it doesn't always post how many posts I've actually typed?

[Matt]

Posting in off topic areas are not counted My Lady :rock:

[Letti]

Foxy, isn't it?
I love it sooo much. :D

[MonteGss]

Foxy, isn't it?
I love it sooo much. :D

As do I. We should be here for The Dark Tower, am I right? Oh, and for Book Collecting also, of course! :D

[Matt]

I think we may have just had one of those rolling "log off" that is going on for some reason.

I am checking support to find out the cause. Sorry if it caused anyone an inconvenience.

[Jon]

No real problem. I just thought the acid was kicking in.

[Jon]

Likely you have answered this before but, what does a "+" beside a member's name in the "online user's list" mean. I have noticed this many times and it seems each time it is a manager or Admin.

[Jean]

these are ones that are on your Buddy List (which, in its turn, is, as far as I know, only a pleasant embellishment without any substance behind it). I deduce I'm on it! http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_wink-1.gif http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif

[Jon]

these are ones that are on your Buddy List (which, in its turn, is, as far as I know, only a pleasant embellishment without any substance behind it). I deduce I'm on it! http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_wink-1.gif http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif

But I oft see my "buddys" with such a symbol.

[Matt]

the buddy system is something on the site that has not been developed. If you make someone your "buddy" its full a UserCP thing and it could be I don't have all the functions turned off.

We are not actually using it at this point.

[Jon]

I was about to state "Jean you may be right. I have no idea how to use my buddy list therefore I have no idea who is on it."

[LadyHitchhiker]

Posting in off topic areas are not counted My Lady :rock:
But I'm always off-topic... even when I'm on topic...

[MonteGss]

Question: Is there a way for this to not be default set on "From The Last Week?" I always have to change it to "Beginning" because I like to view all the threads created in Mid-World, not just those that have recent posts. Just curious. :)

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x77/Gunslinger_Pimp/Picture1.png

[Matt]

Hmmmm...I'm not sure but I will see what I can do about checking into it Monte.

[MonteGss]

You're the :cool:est

[mia/susannah]

I really enjoy playing this game. But every time I get to the second level, it cuts me off. Can anyone tell my why?

[Matt]

Same thing happens to my wife, it drives her crazy.

The weird part is that plenty of people have got by so I can't imagine it is a game glitch. That and not knowing how its played is a problem.

It seems like it doesn't let you by unless you do it in a certain amount of clicks maybe?

[Odetta]

you can NOT get to level 2. It ends. Even if you have hints left over. I think it is a glitch if it DOES let you get to round 2.
It can't be number of clicks, because I have finished the board NOT using hints and not making any mistakes.

[Jean]

definitely so

[Jean]

same here

Sometimes I get to level 2, for a couple of seconds... like a glimpse of a brave new world... and then it's over http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_sad.gif

[Dora]

oh man me too!!

why does this happen? the only time I have ever gotten through when I finally ran out of time I was working off line - grrr

but I still play faithfully...one of these days I will beat it.

[mia/susannah]

I will get to the seconf level, and get a couple of pairs then it just goes off, drives me crazy, makes me want to :pullhair:

[Matt]

Sorry about that you guys. The arcade is a free modification and the games themselves are third party and totally unsupported. :(

My only real option is to get back out there and research a new one.

I will post the link to where you can download them from and I would love it if one of you wanted to sign up and find a better one that works correctly

[CRinVA]

I have come to the point where I simnply play this game to see how fast I can clear round 1 - and I have never seen a glimpse of round 2 and have been wondering how in the hell the top scores are what they are!

[MonteGss]

Question: Is there a way for this to not be default set on "From The Last Week?" I always have to change it to "Beginning" because I like to view all the threads created in Mid-World, not just those that have recent posts. Just curious. :)

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x77/Gunslinger_Pimp/Picture1.png

Yes! You can!
You have to change it in your Options in your User CP. I'm pumped! :D

[Míchéal]

posting here cos having problems...my posts wont appear on screen
testing 123

[Míchéal]

oh NOW you decide to work...

[Matt]

Hmmmm...I haven't heard that one before. Seems okay now I hope?

[Storyslinger]

Hmmmm...I haven't heard that one before. Seems okay now I hope?

No, its not. He's having major problems all over the board, including chat and his Message box's. I think his is trying to PM you now.

[Matt]

I got the PM and replied--but as I have said before if its only one person having the problem it usually means its a local thing.

I will check into it as much as I can but it sounds like it might be browser settings.

Unless the board is twonky for anyone else, its working fine for me.

[Storyslinger]

I got the PM and replied--but as I have said before if its only one person having the problem it usually means its a local thing.

I will check into it as much as I can but it sounds like it might be browser settings.

Unless the board is twonky for anyone else, its working fine for me.

CK said he had a little trouble replying, but it cleared up. Mines been fine all day. Thannks for looking into it though.

[Míchéal]

ok.here we go. i'm either going crazy or going crazy. testing 123 (again)

[Matt]

:rock:

There it is!

Now, I must admit the site has been reacting a *little* slow today. Hostrocket may be scrubbing our server or something. But as far as I can tell, everything is working well.

Like me in my old age--a tiny bit slow somedays but getting the job done. :lol:

[Storyslinger]

Leave it to Matt to make it sexual :lol:

[Jon]

:excited:

[Kevin]

I have been having similiar problems as posted above for weeks on the computers at my school. My posts do not show up immediately. I have to refresh once or more after posting to get them to show up. At first I thought this had something to do with it being on the school computer and they're firewall/protection software, but it just happened to me on my laptop, and I havent changed any of my settings at all. I posted, it didnt show up...I refreshed twice and still didnt show up. I found the thread through the forum subdivisions and stuff, finally found it and there was my post. Also on the school computers, any posts made in threads I've already viewed do not show up at first. I have to refresh to get them as well. I'll see one new post, click it and have it be exactly the same as how I left it the last time until I refresh. Again, I chalked this up to being on a shitty school computer but when I saw other poeple having similiar problems......probably not a coincidence.

[Matt]

Hmmm...not sure one other person constitutes something wrong with the site.

I would really like to be able to track this down for you Kevin but I am not sure how. If this was something happening on the site, it would be happening to everyone.

The posts not showing up is not something I have ever heard of except on a moderated board. The other problem may simply be settings in your user CP. I would comb through those and make sure they are set the way you want them to start.

[Míchéal]

I have been having similiar problems as posted above for weeks on the computers at my school. My posts do not show up immediately. I have to refresh once or more after posting to get them to show up. At first I thought this had something to do with it being on the school computer and they're firewall/protection software, but it just happened to me on my laptop, and I havent changed any of my settings at all. I posted, it didnt show up...I refreshed twice and still didnt show up. I found the thread through the forum subdivisions and stuff, finally found it and there was my post. Also on the school computers, any posts made in threads I've already viewed do not show up at first. I have to refresh to get them as well. I'll see one new post, click it and have it be exactly the same as how I left it the last time until I refresh. Again, I chalked this up to being on a shitty school computer but when I saw other poeple having similiar problems......probably not a coincidence.


This is exactly what i've had to do the past couple of days. I have to refresh to see new posts and stuff.

[Matt]

Check through your user CP gunslinger and make sure all the settings are to your liking. Some could be off in there.

For me, if I use the quick reply box, my posts show up as soon as I hit "post quick reply"

Are you using the quick reply or the new reply button?

[Míchéal]

i'm using quick reply. its just everytime i go into a new thread i have to refresh to see anything since the last time i logged out.

[Matt]

Hmmmm...that sounds like something about the way your browser is storing cookies. And I am lost as to how to set it, but maybe we can figure it out. :lol:

Are you using IE, Firefox...something else?

[Míchéal]

:pullhair:thats a good question...and i have no idea. :panic: :onfire:
i'll explore my computer...

[Míchéal]

Yeah...i've no idea what i'm doing. I think I broke something.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Hmmmm...that sounds like something about the way your browser is storing cookies. And I am lost as to how to set it, but maybe we can figure it out. :lol:

Are you using IE, Firefox...something else?

I also think it is a cookie problem he has. Clear them and the temp internet files.

[Míchéal]

Problem solved. Thanks a million folks.
One more question, whats the deal with the thingy under the usernames, for example mine says gunslinger apprentice.

[Matt]

That is your member title, its set automatically by post count. There are some funny ones in there.

You can use your beam bucks to have it changed to something you want. Or use them to buy a Gold membership then you can change it whenever you like through your UserCP

[Jon]

That is your member title, its set automatically by post count. There are some funny ones in there.

You can use your beam bucks to have it changed to something you want. Or use them to buy a Gold membership then you can change it whenever you like through your UserCP


I, as a gold member, cannot see that option Matt.

[Matt]

It should be under UserCP>Edit Profile (on the left) second option down.

[Jon]

It should be under UserCP>Edit Profile (on the left) second option down.

Thank you sir.

[Randall Flagg]

The site was down for me for >30 minutes earlier today, and is running slow and clunky now.

[Daghain]

It was down for me, too, but it appears fine to me now.

[Jean]

it happens to me almost every day.

[Matt]

I have been napping :(

Glad its back now--seems to be fine for me. They may have ran a monthly thing

Shouldn't be happening everyday for sure Jean

[MonteGss]

Perhaps it is an internet problem with Jean? :unsure:
Does it happen at other sites?

The site is fine for me now but yeah, it was pretty slow for a little bit today.

[Jean]

Perhaps it is an internet problem with Jean? :unsure:
Does it happen at other sites?

The site is fine for me now but yeah, it was pretty slow for a little bit today.
no, every time our pages don't load I try something else, like google or weather, and it is ok. Maybe nobody else feels that because it happens when people sleep.

[Matt]

Well, I would hate to think there is that kind of problem with the site Jean, in the middle of our night or not. :lol:

Its unacceptable service if you have that much trouble. Would you mind documenting it when it happens so I can get an idea of what we are talking about here. Posts could go in here.

Just a quick..."12pm (your time)...site wouldn't load"

[Jean]

ok! I hope this will also work as a counterjinx for that evil spell: when I wait for it to happen, all ready to document the event, it will never happen at all.

[alinda]

*crosses fingers*

[Matt]

They just restarted the server, if you had an interruption, it was the site :lol:

Sorry about that.

[Daghain]

:panic:

Withdrawal! Withdrawal!

[alinda]

Thanks, I was only mildly panicing,
a day with out DT.com would be
more than heartbreaking :panic:

[Matt]

I stay on them pretty hard core if its something with the site. tdt.com goes down and my actual customers wait until its solved. :lol:

I even went home once when it was really bad. :ninja:

[Jean]

just now, about 19.20 Moscow time, for at least 15 minutes (but no longer than a half-hour) it was Database Error.

[Matt]

Yep, we all had that one. Thanks Jean.

[Jean]

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[Jon]

Another site error.

5:27 AM Eastern time

Get off your ass and do some psychological assessment reports!! We need more billable hours!!!

(Oh wait... that was the Facility Director...sorry)

[MonteGss]

Are you guys planning on adding a feature that allows others to subscribe to the Calendar here on the site? That could be cool maybe. :)

[Matt]

You mean like add events to it and stuff like that Monte?

[CRinVA]

How do you delete pics from the Gallery. I have duplicates where I first uploaded and then realized the pciture was too big so I made it smaller and uploaded a second copy. I wnat to delete the "too big" pic!

[Matt]

There should be an option under the actual picture that says "copy/delete" click on that and you should get an option. Kind of hard to figure out but you put a check mark in the box.

[MonteGss]

You mean like add events to it and stuff like that Monte?

Nope. I mean like I can add the calendar to my own...like say on iCalendar or Microsoft Outlook or something like that....Google cal.

It is like importing the calendar you have on this site and it will show up on mine too. When you guys add an event to it, it then shows up in mine.

Anyway, just a thought. :)

[Jon]

Matt walked me through the gallery in chat but it was so long ago.

[MonteGss]

So, I know there is a way to subscribe to threads, which is awesome and I think there is a way to block posts by specific members, if that is your thing. But...is there a way to block threads from view?

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

So, I know there is a way to subscribe to threads, which is awesome and I think there is a way to block posts by specific members, if that is your thing. But...is there a way to block threads from view?

Close your eyes!

[MonteGss]

Ha! I hope there might be a serious answer though. :D

[Daghain]

I don't think so.

[MonteGss]

Thanks Daggers.

[Matt]

Dags is correct, that is not a functionality that we have. :(

[MonteGss]

Thanks Matt!

[Jean]

had database error right now (22.45 Moscow time), but luckily it didn't last but a few minutes. Before that, had some cases of slowdash almost every day, but nothing really grave.

[Matt]

I think we all got that one Jean, thank you. I am hoping they rebooted the server because it has been running a bit slow.

[Heather19]

Yeah, it's been slow for me all day too, but I figured that was just from a program I had running in the background.

[Matt]

We are on a shared server (for now) and every now and then they scrub it or something. :lol:

Looks like we're over the hump now.

(and I keep back ups of the entire site at all times)

[Matt]

Rough spot there--always on the worst day possible.

Sorry about the brief down age folks.

[Storyslinger]

Rough spot there--always on the worst day possible.

Sorry about the brief down age folks.

Holy shnikies it was. I couldn't get on for the rest of the day. :beat:

[MonteGss]

It's pretty crappy for me right now. There is nothing "quick" about Quick Reply right now. Grrrr.

[Daghain]

It's slow for me too right now. :(

[Randall Flagg]

I agree. I thought perhaps it was me, but things have been a bit slooooow.

[Daghain]

I'd blame my Internet connection, but I'm not at work. :lol:

[Matt]

Hey everyone!

Site is a bit slow huh? The must be trying to do something to it.

If it keeps up, I will call from here.

[Storyslinger]

I haven't had any problems today, yet.

[Daghain]

S L O W.

[Matt]

we'll keep looking into it

[Míchéal]

I'm getting a 'database error' page every few mins.

[Matt]

We just had a small glitch, seems okay now.

The site is on a shared server (for now) hosted by HostRocket. They sometimes have to do a database refresh which is what causes the error.

[Brice]

I've been getting them repeatedly for a while now. I thought it might just be me.

[Storyslinger]

Database error
The database has encountered a problem.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please try the following:
Load the page again by clicking the Refresh button in your web browser.
Open the www.thedarktower.org home page, then try to open another page.
Click the Back button to try another link.

The www.thedarktower.org forum technical staff have been notified of the error, though you may contact them if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience.




I was just going to post that too.


EDIT:
Nope, I'm still getting smacked around about 9 times every couple of minutes.

[Matt]

Really?

I hit refresh on the site about every two minutes at work and I had it for a total of about 5 minutes, but now its not doing it.

[Storyslinger]

It must just be me then, I'm starting to get sea-sick with all the turning. Really though, I'm still getting hit hard.

[Matt]

nope, not you. It just happen again.

If it keeps going on, I will call them. They do offer great support.

[Daghain]

Yep, it just now happened to me again. It's been off and on, but usually only lasts a couple seconds.

[Storyslinger]

I've had some clear areas for anywhere from 10 minutes up to 20 before it acts up.

[Matt]

Yep, they must be screwing with it. Since its so brief, I am going to give them a bit to work it out

[Daghain]

What, no irate calls to the powers that be? I'm disappointed. :(

[Storyslinger]

:onfire: Stick it to 'um! :lol:
Kidding

[Daghain]

Oh, it's really getting bad now. :cry:

My fix! I need my DT fix! :panic:

[Matt]

I had a half day and got to come home, seems okay at the moment. I'll stay on it.

[Daghain]

It's been good for a little bit now, but earlier it was crashing like crazy.

[Matt]

Its mostly just not there for a moment. If they have to refresh the server its on. Looks like its okay for now though

[Unfound One]

Yeah, I've been getting database errors this afternoon - especially the last 30 minutes. I know it's being worked on though, no worries. :)

Also - question, how do I make my profile picture larger? Did that come with my gold membership?

[Randall Flagg]

I am constantly getting the Database Error message.

[Randall Flagg]

I am constantly getting the Database error-even trying to post this.

[Girlystevedave]

I have to click on something 3 or 4 times to NOT get the database error

[Matt]

Hmmmm...I've been on and off so I haven't noticed it. I'll send a support ticket to see if I can get some answers.

[Míchéal]

It took me 20 minutes to get on the site.

[Matt]

I'm talking to the guy from hostrocket right now.

Nice that this happened on my half day :cool:

[Matt]

Well, they had to do a full restart and it booted everyone off, as anyone reading this probably knows. Its one of the reasons I like to wait it out a bit before calling--Hostrocket said there was another user on the server we share that's bogging something down.

They will be suspended if it happens again but, he'll have to work the boot one more time :lol:

Thanks for being patient everyone. These things happen out on the net sometimes I'm learning.

[Daghain]

Tell that porn site to quit hogging our bandwidth! :lol:

[jemaher]

any idea why my number of posts on the avatar doesn't always update? I thought it was static so i clicked on my name and selected 'all posts' and it came up with more than what the avatar listed by over 20%

[MonteGss]

:lol:
Maybe we need to post the answer to this across every single page on the site!


jemaher, post count only updates when you post in on-topic threads. so, games and other such silliness doesn't count. :) only threads about the site, the dark tower, or collecting count towards your post total.

[sarah]

Thank you Monte. Yes, jemaher, posting in Blue Heaven, The Dixie Pig, and Bob Gray's Freaky Games doesn't go towards your post count.


Matt:


Yep, it was decided during development that any of the "off topic" forums and subforums would not record postcount.

[Míchéal]

And rightly so.

[Wuducynn]

I've been having this happen all day and thought I would just like one of you mods to know about it. I've been getting this error message come up when I move about the message board -

Database errorThe database has encountered a problem.Please try the following:
Load the page again by clicking the Refresh (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/forumdisplay.php?f=7#) button in your web browser.
Open the www.thedarktower.org (http://www.thedarktower.org/) home page, then try to open another page.
Click the Back (javascript:history.back(1)) button to try another link.The www.thedarktower.org forum technical staff have been notified of the error, though you may contact them (homeontheraynes@msn.com) if the problem persists.
We apologise for any inconvenience.

[Matt]

We were experiencing a glitch today Matthew, someone on our shared server was hogging the load.

It seems like its chugging along fine now but I appreciate the reports of any outage in this thread.

EDIT:

Jeeze--every time I say something, it does it again!

Working on it though, sorry for any inconvenience this may be causing folks. :grouphug:

[MonteGss]

Thanks, CK. It was happening to me earlier too. It hasn't happened for awhile now though. :)

[Daghain]

Yeah, I gave up downloading pictures earlier because I kept getting an error message. I'm assuming it was related to our database error.

Seems fine now though. I got a bunch of pics uploaded, so I'm happy. :)

[Jean]

have been getting database errors again, since about 15 minutes ago

[Matt]

Thanks Jean, I'll stay on top of it today as well.

[Wuducynn]

You need to tell them that they need to stop hogging your load...you do have a wife afterall...

[Daghain]

It was working great for me last night, then this morning I got a database error again. It only lasted a second, though.

[Jean]

I'm getting it all the time now, but without any long blackouts, just error -> refresh -> ok

[Matt]

I have not experienced it yet but I am recording all instances. Thanks Jean

[Wuducynn]

I had it happen only once since I got on my computer at my desk.

[Daghain]

Me too. That's weird that Jean is getting it so often.

[jemaher]

Thanks for answering my query... Now I know

[Wuducynn]

and knowing is half the battle. http://www.loongs.com/logo/2006-7-2b/Gi-Joe.png

[Wuducynn]

Just got that fucking error three times in a row. :angry: Okay where do the folk that run this other site live?

[Matt]

That is not information I have. :lol:

Hard to believe how easy it is to get used to 100% up time though huh?

[Daghain]

Yes, we have been spoiled rotten. That other site must die. :shoot:

[Jean]

Me too. That's weird that Jean is getting it so often.
it's because I am a compulsive refresher

my wife is working with the computer, and I crawl up every five minutes and from under her arm click on everything within my reach

[Daghain]

There are so many comments I could make about that. :lol:

[Jean]

Definitely.

I think we should leave something to AllHail's imagination, though.

[Daghain]

:lol:

[Storyslinger]

Jean, thats definitly sig worthy.


it's because I am a compulsive refresher

my wife is working with the computer, and I crawl up every five minutes and from under her arm click on everything within my reach

[Girlystevedave]

That litle "database error" b*tch is teasing me again

[Storyslinger]

She's a bully, ain't she. I think we're just going through a bit of scrubing. Clean us up some. :D

[Míchéal]

She's annoying me too. refresh refresh.

[Jon]

No issues here...except I still have to quote someone then erase their quote to post anything.

Oh well.:cowboy:

[Matt]

???

You can't use quick reply or "new reply"

[fernandito]

'Database Error' has been thwarting my posting-schemes all week.

[Storyslinger]

Matt, I think someone is hording all the power again. Its about like yesterday.

[Matt]

Yep, my supervisor just left for lunch so I am going to call them again. Be prepared for a mass booting.

[Jon]

It's running fine for me Matt...except having to quote someone...but this is not new. We have discussed it before.

[Matt]

It's running fine for me Matt...except having to quote someone...but this is not new. We have discussed it before.

That's good to hear--so refresh my memory.

You do not have a quick reply box at the bottom of the thread? And can you show me a screen shot.

My job is to make the thing work.

[Matt]

The boot!! :panic:

That nastyness you were talking about earlier Daggers? They got it this time

(I'm the customer afterall)

He assured me it wouldn't happen anymore, we'll see.

[Storyslinger]

Working for now....:orely:........but I'll be watching for that guy. :ninja:

[Daghain]

Database errors. Bummer. :(

Glad you kicked their butts, Matty!

[Jean]

gr gr gr

[obscurejude]

Thanks for looking into this Matt. :thumbsup:

[Storyslinger]

Matt, I think we just went through another one of those scrubing periods.

[MonteGss]

Yeah, damned annoying. Grrrrr.

[Matt]

Sorry for the annoyance, we're doing the best we can.

Hostrocket has an offender, they said they are dealing with it and appreciate our continued patience.

[Storyslinger]

It's good to know that your looking into it Matt. We all know that it isn't your fault. I do have an idea though.....have Hostrocket give me the address of the offender, I'll see to it that he is dealt with. :ninja: :lol: It's not so bad, at least I can always come back in a little while.

[Matt]

Thanks man, I strive for as close to 100% uptime as I can but this seems to be a rough one for them.

I will say they have done a hell of a job keeping us on line for the last year so I'm willing to give a bit of slack

[Storyslinger]

We'll give them as much slack and extra rope as they need.....as long as they use it to hang that other site. :lol:

[Daghain]

Amen, brother. :shoot:

[Jon]

We'll give them as much slack and extra rope as they need.....as long as they use it to hang that other site. :lol:


What is this other site???

[Brice]

We'll give them as much slack and extra rope as they need.....as long as they use it to hang that other site. :lol:



What is this other site???


The other site is the one that was causing the database errors here.

[Wuducynn]

The Nemesis. The Site That Must Die.

[Daghain]

Yes. Because it is happening again today.

We must hunt them down and kill them.

[Storyslinger]

I only had a 20 minute spurt, but it seems fine now. *knocks on wood*

[Daghain]

Yeah, it was earlier today. Seems okay now.

[Wuducynn]

I only had a 20 minute spurt

Damn, man!! Mine only lasts for ten seconds...but twenty minutes!?!? I don't know if my body could handle that kind of pleasure!!

[Storyslinger]

:unsure:

[Unfound One]

I only had a 20 minute spurt

Damn, man!! Mine only lasts for ten seconds...but twenty minutes!?!? I don't know if my body could handle that kind of pleasure!!


Oh Matthew, always taking it one step too far...


And gods I love you for it! :lol:

[Matt]

Ancient Chinese secret :ninja:

[Matt]

Calling them again you guys, this really needs to stop

[Matt]

Ticket has now been escalated to higher management, this is crazy.

[Daghain]

I agree. We've had awesome service up until now, it's really frustrating. :angry:

[Wuducynn]

Ticket has now been escalated to higher management, this is crazy.

Just by the phraseology in this sentence of yours, I can tell you're an IT guy or used to be.

[Matt]

Guilty as charged. :cool:

[NeedfulKings]

Still getting the error message tonight.

All's well now.

[Matt]

This is a message I received from HostRocket, probably has something to do with the recent problems.



Dear Customer,

The server you are hosted on, Host94, will be undergoing scheduled maintenance
tomorrow, April 16th. The maintenance will start around 9:00AM EST, and should last
approximately 1 hour. Actual downtime will be minimal. After the maintenance is
complete, your server will have been upgraded to PHP5 and MySQL5.

[Daghain]

Well, let's hope so!

[Matt]

Wow! That was a big one, we are assured that all is well for the moment.

Just so you guys know, I am seriously considering changing if this continues but that would be a very HUGE deal. :lol:

Technical wise I mean

[jayson]

that was def a pretty long one there.:pullhair:

[Wuducynn]

**SWALLOWS SHARPENED SPOON AND PUTS A DEAD LINE AROUND THIS COMPANY MATT USES**

[Jean]

that's what I was getting repeatedly during about half-hour:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /palaver/arcade.php on this server.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache Server at www.thedarktower.org Port 80

[Matt]

:lol:

We may be being a bit to hard on them to be sure, could be this is the best you can expect.

I remember plenty of random "downs" on dt.net before the real trouble started, could be its very common.

However, I am going to start researching the price of a dedicated server for our site though.

[Jean]

also, I don't see our logo at those pagemarkers, or whatever they are called: when you have a lot of pages open, and you see which is which by the little sign at the top

[Matt]

Try ctrl+f5 Jean--I can see them right now.

[Wuducynn]

:lol:

We may be being a bit to hard on them to be sure, could be this is the best you can expect.


Having a problem now and then is to be expected but this has been ridiculous.

[Matt]

It is, I agree--but I try to take it in the context of the whole year.

[Wuducynn]

I like taking things out of context. Makes things fun and exciting.

[Matt]

Does for me for sure. :lol:

[Jean]

Try ctrl+f5 Jean--I can see them right now.
it worked! it worked!... http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif

[ZoNeSeeK]

open lots of tdt.com tabs in ie7

then ctrl-Q


bazam!

[Brice]

*remembers the last time he followed one of Josh's computer tips*

:rofl:


*decides not to do so*

[Erin]

It's literally killing me not attempting that. :lol:

But i'm scared, so I'm going to wait until i'm on a school computer and try.

[Jon]

I only had a 20 minute spurt

Damn, man!! Mine only lasts for ten seconds...but twenty minutes!?!? I don't know if my body could handle that kind of pleasure!!

You stole my line...bastard.

[RACHE]

why will the administrator not let me play certain games???........help

[Matt]

You should be fine to do it now RACHE, we have a little thing thing that promotes you after 5 posts so you can use the stuff.

Had a weird SPAM problem :lol:

But I'm glad you said something because we want new members to post and get to use all the fun stuff. :rock:

Let me know if you still have a problem.

[Wuducynn]

why will the administrator not let me play certain games???........help


He hates all of us, that is why.

[ZoNeSeeK]

Brice: what did I do last time? it must have been something legendary, but I cant remember :)

[Daghain]

When I try to upload to the photo gallery, I get this error message:


Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 67108864 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 10000 bytes) in /home2/thedark/public_html/gallery/image-inc.php on line 138

[Erin]

I was just browsing around and all of a sudden the board went to another screen that said my password was 360 days old and had expired. It made me change it before I could do anything else. :orely:

Not a big deal, but I've never seen a messageboard do that before.

[ATG]

:lol:

We may be being a bit to hard on them to be sure, could be this is the best you can expect.

I remember plenty of random "downs" on dt.net before the real trouble started, could be its very common.

However, I am going to start researching the price of a dedicated server for our site though.



http://www.rackspace.com/index.php?CMP=Google_server+hosting


These guys are awesome. A dedicated servers runs about $300.00
per month. + -

[Patrick]

This is a message I received from HostRocket, probably has something to do with the recent problems.


Dear Customer,

The server you are hosted on, Host94, will be undergoing scheduled maintenance
tomorrow, April 16th. The maintenance will start around 9:00AM EST, and should last
approximately 1 hour. Actual downtime will be minimal. After the maintenance is
complete, your server will have been upgraded to PHP5 and MySQL5.
After this post, there seemed to be a bunch of posts complaining about the outage that Matt warned us of in advance. Am I missing something? Because it would seem that the issue is now resolved with the upgrade... :borg:

[ZoNeSeeK]

Ive been getting timeouts and dropouts today.

[Unfound One]

Oh absolutely, I had the damn database error for at least an hour straight this afternoon. I refreshed and refreshed to no avail.
It's all good now though. :)

[Brice]

Brice: what did I do last time? it must have been something legendary, but I cant remember :)

Hmm...don't recall exactly. I think you just suggested some combination of keys which resulted in me having to restart my roommates SLOW damn computer. That would have taken a good 20-30 minutes.

Thank you, for that. :)

[Wuducynn]

I love when I use the quick reply feature and I click on the post button and I get back

'Okay'

:lol:

[razz]

are normal user able to create polls, or that just for admins?

[Daghain]

You can create a poll when you start a new topic.

[Brice]

are normal user able to create polls, or that just for admins?

Do we have any normal users? :unsure:


As Dags said. :thumbsup:

[Daghain]

Oh Brice, I missed that! Normal....hmmmm..............

Nope, don't think so. :lol:

[Jean]

I am a normal user. An average Russian bear. Darkthoughts is a normal user, a common English fox. AllHail is a normal user, a garden-variety homicidal maniac. Jon is a normal user, [edited for decorum's sake]. Matt and Dora are normal users, baby granny and kid gramps; Fall is a normal werebat, and Nikolett an ordinary angel from heaven. And so on.

[Brice]

So abnormality is the norm? :lol:

[Daghain]

I would say that's what he's getting at. :)

[Matt]

Works for me!

the poll thing is a little weird. When you create a thread, there is an option at the bottom under the text box.

Everyone (over 5 posts) should be able to do it.

[Wuducynn]

I say you should have to have between 50 and 100 posts before making a poll....















































































Gotcha fuckers! :rock:

[Brice]

I say you should have to have between 50 and 100 posts before making a poll....















































































Gotcha fuckers! :rock:

or a post? :lol:

[Daghain]

Oh look, CK crawled out from under his rock! Hi there! :D

[Randall Flagg]

Any user can create a poll. When you click on "New Thread", after you title and describe your poll question, beneath the messgae box will be an option to select and add a poll, as well as how many questions in the poll. Once you select and determine the number of questions, you submit the thread and then the fields for the poll questions appear.
Give it a try and if you make a mistake, PM one of the staff and we can correct/delete the thread.

Cheers.

[Míchéal]

I can't find a thread about Robin Furth's Concordance, is there one?

[Matt]

Y'know...I don't think there is. :lol:

But there should be for sure

[Wuducynn]

I just did a various phrase advanced search for one and couldn't find it. Gunslinger1987 I think thats your cue to make one. :harrier:

[Míchéal]

Where will I put it?

[Wuducynn]

Good question. I'm guessing since Bev Vincent's The Road To The Dark Tower thread is in the Non-King books forum 'Dutch Hill', thats where this one should go.

[Daghain]

I'd say so. :)

[razz]

The title under the username. right now mine says "gunslinger apprentice". earlier it said "Along the path..." and before that, "kennedy" does this change based on the time you've been on the site?

also, why can some people have this large image in thier signature, but i cant post a 56x56?

[Matt]

The user titles do change by post count, there is a top secret list somewhere but I'm not sure I've ever seen it. :ninja:

The site also gives you "beam bucks" for posting, voting in polls, showing up...that kind of thing. There's a thread all about it.

With beambucks--(this is totally fake money btw), you can upgrade your account and choose your own member title if you like.

The folks with more sig space may either be admin or some that have upgraded to gold membership with the beam bucks.

[razz]

so how do know when you have enough? also, i read something about a dt.com store, and an upgrade for members?

[Matt]

You can find out how much you have by clicking the "Casino" link in the tool bar. Its top center.

There is a store with some stuff in it--not very developed yet. I'm sure there is a link for it in the site news forum.

The "upgrade" can be bought with the beam bucks and its more sig space--member title, stuff like that. Costs 5000 though.

[ZoNeSeeK]

i love the concordance. and the road to the dark tower. i switch between the two whilst rubbing myself.

[razz]

so how do you spend these beam bux?

[Matt]

Few ways...

You can save to buy the gold membership--or you can donate them to others.

You can also use them in the casino and to buy a few special privileges in the site.

[Wuducynn]

Wicked bad slowdash and timing out going on today.

[Matt]

Yep, I'm having that too.

For our new year, we have decided to migrate to a dedicated server. Its being researched now.

[Wuducynn]

Sweetness :harrier:

[MonteGss]

What determines which threads are featured in the Recent Threads section listed on the Home page. At first I thought it might be threads that have been updated frequently but looking them over a few times, I don't believe that is the case. I'm just curious. :)

[Matt]

I have it set to show threads in the Welcome forum that are bumped. :rock:

[MonteGss]

Gotcha! Thanks! :)

[Girlystevedave]

The site keeps logging me off!

[Brice]

It's actually forced me to log in every time I come here now for some reason. It wasn't doing that before.

[Brice]

It's now doing exactly the same for me Amanda. Try ticking the remember be box when it forces you to log in again. It worked for me. I haven't had any more problems with it.