On Feb 2, 11:57 pm, Luis <[email protected]> wrote:
> Checks whether the underlying page is happy?
>
> You mean send an XMLHTTPRequest back to the server to check the site
> status?
> That isn't free.
Yes, obviously. That's why I suggested a delay. They delay could even
be configurable based on how long the site had been down, and the
pages could have fallback.
> Part of the upgrades they're working on are to
> address bandwith concerns.
Really? I'd be thrilled to know how their database reorg will help
with that.
> If they're redirecting to a page instead of changing the home page
> out, there's a good chance they don't want us constantly hitting the
> server while its down.
There's a middle ground and I outlined how it could provide useful
functionality without being susceptible to impatient people reloading
or clicking on links. Given how often people are reloading the page /
now/ I'd suspect any auto-status updated that was trusted by the bulk
of users would very likely provide a net win.
B>
> On Feb 2, 3:53 pm, Bruce Murphy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Feb 2, 11:41 pm, Luis <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > It's very likely intentional.
> > > Aldie and Derk are sharp guys.
>
> > > Chances are good that they don't want to waste bandwith on "refresh,
> > > refresh, refresh"
>
> > > And if they put a BGG home link on the maintenance page, it would be
> > > "click, click, click"
>
> > And that's why you have some background javascript that waits $time
> > and the checks whether the underlying page is happy, when it is, it
> > can either go there, or put a big flashing banner on the page.
>
> > This isn't rocket science.
>
> > B>
>
> > > On Feb 2, 3:19 pm, Bruce Murphy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > On Feb 2, 11:10 pm, Luis <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > Doesn't that just refresh the maintenance page?
>
> > > > A piece of the site design which I find really quite irritating.
>
> > > > B>
>
> > > > > On Feb 2, 3:06 pm, iamerror <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5
>
> > > > > > On Feb 2, 3:23 pm, slowcorner <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > refreshing
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