Complaint Was I the only one not being able to reach the site?

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The forum experienced significant downtime, lasting over 30 hours, due to server issues and a hard drive failure that required troubleshooting and replacement. Users reported being unable to access the site and receiving warnings about invalid security certificates during the outage. Following repairs, the site has been restored, but some features, such as sidebar items and email notifications, were temporarily affected. Users expressed appreciation for the efforts made to resolve the issues while also noting ongoing concerns about certain functionalities. Overall, the community is grateful for the return to normal service and is encouraged to report any remaining problems.
  • #31
fresh_42 said:
That's nothing to what happened to me. I had to install a new router after weeks without telephone, and the first thing this d... thing told me was: service unavailable.

The very last thread I visited before PF crashed was... this one. Ironic?

@Greg Bernhardt did you try punching that hard drive right in the back of its face? That's supposed to work 4 out of 3 times.
 
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  • #32
Drakkith said:
The very last thread I visited before PF crashed was... this one. Ironic?

@Greg Bernhardt did you try punching that hard drive right in the back of its face? That's supposed to work 4 out of 3 times.
yeah I think my knuckles lost :biggrin:
 
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  • #33
Data center needs to claim the busted HD which is now slaved on the server. This means the server will be down about 30min Sat at 7pm CST.
 
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  • #34
Greg Bernhardt said:
Data center needs to claim the busted HD which is now slaved on the server. This means the server will be down about 30min Sat at 7pm CST.
Thanks for the warning. Tranquilizers at the ready.
 
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  • #35
Greg Bernhardt said:
Data center needs to claim the busted HD which is now slaved on the server. This means the server will be down about 30min Sat at 7pm CST.
 
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  • #36
Greg Bernhardt said:
Data center needs to claim the busted HD which is now slaved on the server. This means the server will be down about 30min Sat at 7pm CST.
I hope it doesn't turn into a whole day again. I don't think my F5 key could handle that two weeks in a row... :nb)

:headbang: <- artist's impression of me hitting refresh every five minutes at reasonable intervals last weekend.
 
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  • #37
Greg Bernhardt said:
Data center needs to claim the busted HD which is now slaved on the server. This means the server will be down about 30min Sat at 7pm CST.
Time zone conversion: 1 day 1:30 after this post.

Edit: Fixed day.
 
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  • #38
mfb said:
Time zone conversion: 1:30 after this post.

Isn't that 25:30?
 
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  • #39
Vanadium 50 said:
Isn't that 25:30?
Lol...
 
  • #40
Am I the only one not getting e-mail notifications (from the forum only) for over 24hrs now? Greg, are you aware?
 
  • #41
Stavros Kiri said:
Greg, are you aware?
LMAO...
 
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  • #42
Stavros Kiri said:
Am I the only one not getting e-mail notifications (from the forum only) for over 24hrs now? Greg, are you aware?
I see there is an issue
 
  • #43
Greg Bernhardt said:
I see there is an issue
Just saw it or it's been? ...
 
  • #44
OCR said:
LMAO...
Lol (I wouldn't risk my a** ...)
[Edit: just a "semantics" post ... nothing implied about Greg]
 
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  • #45
OCR said:
LMAO...
Noticed the editing ... Lol
 
  • #46
Yep! Works now. Started getting e-mails ...
Greg must have done some magic!
 
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  • #47
Stavros Kiri said:
Am I the only one not getting e-mail notifications (from the forum only) for over 24hrs now? Greg, are you aware?
Same here... I’m assuming it’s normal so I’ll just wait.
 
  • #48
doglover9754 said:
Same here... I’m assuming it’s normal so I’ll just wait.
Emails are working again, I can see. If you are not getting notifications unwatch and then rewatch the thread.
 
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  • #49
doglover9754 said:
Same here... I’m assuming it’s normal so I’ll just wait.
It was fixed. Mine works
 
  • #50
When Editing a post, the "Remove Formatting" button has no effect; the "Use BB Code Editor" button shows the post as entered, i.e. with the BB Codes shown rather than executed.

Or am I wrongly remembering 'The Way It Used To Be'?
 
  • #51
Greg Bernhardt said:
Emails are working again, I can see. If you are not getting notifications unwatch and then rewatch the thread.
It works now. Thanks!
 
  • #52
Tom.G said:
When Editing a post, the "Remove Formatting" button has no effect; the "Use BB Code Editor" button shows the post as entered, i.e. with the BB Codes shown rather than executed.

Or am I wrongly remembering 'The Way It Used To Be'?
I wasn’t here before so I have no clue... I can’t even find the button
T-T
 
  • #53
doglover9754 said:
I wasn’t here before so I have no clue... I can’t even find the button
The button(s) in question appear in the upper right when you Edit one of your recent posts. I _thought_ the "Remove Formatting" button used to operate as the "Use BB Code Editor" button now operates. I haven't used the "Use BB Code Editor" when Editing, so I don't know its past function.

With 'before', I was referring to before the sight went offline a week ago.

Perhaps one of the site Guru's has an answer.
 
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  • #54
Tom.G said:
The button(s) in question appear in the upper right when you Edit one of your recent posts. I _thought_ the "Remove Formatting" button used to operate as the "Use BB Code Editor" button now operates. I haven't used the "Use BB Code Editor" when Editing, so I don't know its past function.

With 'before', I was referring to before the sight went offline a week ago.

Perhaps one of the site Guru's has an answer.
I think the BB button does what is expected and the Remove Formatting (RF) button never did anything. Ctrl+Z (or is it Ctrl+Y on an English keyboard?) does any reversals, so I can't really think of a function for this RF button.
 
  • #55
Tom.G said:
When Editing a post, the "Remove Formatting" button has no effect
Make sure text is highlighted
 
  • #56
fresh_42 said:
Remove Formatting (RF) button never did anything
Make some text bold. Highlight it and then click the remove formatting button.
 
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  • #57
Greg Bernhardt said:
Make some text bold. Highlight it and then click the remove formatting button.
Thanks for the tip. I always did the same by hitting the corresponding format button again.
 
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  • #58
Tom.G said:
The button(s) in question appear in the upper right when you Edit one of your recent posts. I _thought_ the "Remove Formatting" button used to operate as the "Use BB Code Editor" button now operates. I haven't used the "Use BB Code Editor" when Editing, so I don't know its past function.

With 'before', I was referring to before the sight went offline a week ago.
Oh! Well thanks for the information! I learned something new today :P
 
  • #59
fresh_42 said:
Thanks for the tip. I always did the same by hitting the corresponding format button again.
The remove formatting button is nice for bulk content with many different formats. You can remove it all in one go.
 
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  • #60
Greg Bernhardt said:
The remove formatting button is nice for bulk content with many different formats. You can remove it all in one go.
I should try that when I ask my confusing and long analytical questions
 

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