PF hardware/software problems?

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Users are experiencing intermittent database errors on the forum, particularly around 9 a.m. GMT-1, which may coincide with maintenance activities. During these errors, unread post pointers can be reset, leading to confusion about new content. The issues appear to be related to MySQL hiccups, and while they are not frequent, they disrupt user experience. There is a call for clarification on the timing of forum maintenance to better understand these occurrences. Overall, the situation seems manageable unless the errors become more persistent.
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That's not for the first time that I see such a situation. It happened about half an hour ago, or something. I was not able to see the forums (databasae error was reported) for some time, after that unread pointers were reset - I mean, when I clicked New Posts list was empty, which was obviously wrong, as I have been sleeping for the last 8 hours.
 
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Unless the error persists I don't see a problem. Sometimes mysql hiccups. Maybe this was early in the morning during a backup.
 
What time is the forum maintenance done? Looks like the problem occurs around 9 a.m. here (something like GMT-1), not every day, but I see it now and then. Today around my 9 a.m. I got database error several times, but it didn't reset unread pointers.
 
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What time is the forum maintenance done? Looks like the problem occurs around 9 a.m. here (something like GMT-1), not every day, but I see it now and then. Today around my 9 a.m. I got database error several times, but it didn't reset unread pointers.

yes that is the time
 

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