Hey. This is supposed to be a fun thread.
On Feb 2, 4:10 pm, Bruce Murphy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Feb 3, 12:59 am, Luis <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > On Feb 2, 4:04 pm, Bruce Murphy <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > On Feb 2, 11:57 pm, Luis <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > Checks whether the underlying page is happy?
> > > 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.
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> > > Really? I'd be thrilled to know how their database reorg will help
> > > with that.
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> > It's not just a database re-org.
>
> > Lots of small changes. Things like the geeklists had changes done
> > specifically to address bandwidth concerns.
>
> Did that require a multi-day downtime too or is it just coincidentally
> happening now?
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> > > 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.
>
> > And in the end, they'd have a better BGG down page. Seems very low
> > priority considering they're also currently working on minimizing down
> > time in the first place.
>
> And we'll see how that works out. Maybe everything will be absolutely
> perfect now. Do you really expect that?
>
> > If they're taking enhancement suggestions I'd rather see things like
> > the XML API get worked on.
>
> If you want to argue priorities, sure, but don't pretend that
> everything other than your personal hobby-horse is a non-problem.
>
> B>
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