As a user, I agree Ryan, this is totally a life thing that people should be equipped to handle.
As an IT person I am shocked that this month has been so bumpy. We are off of three record breaking fund raisers and we still don't have a fail over backup? Virtualization has changed the price point for offsite backup hosting. DNS failover is dirt cheap. There is no excuse for a DB to not be replicated and served for emergencies. Facebook isn't a necessary service - I sign in for free. I have never seen it down. It was custom coded from the ground up. Again, as a gamer, this is all fine. We just went through a hiring phase, and I can tell you that I wouldn't hire any IT guys/gals with BGG on the resume. Programmers I would hire in a second. Truly top notch. Maybe even the best out there. And maybe the case is that there are people so good at programming, they think they are good at infrastructure... maybe ego is getting in the way? Who knows. I donate far more than the patron amount, and I will continue to give monthly as I have for years now. Downtime is an issue for all, but there are solutions. So my response is basically curiosity and shock about the lack of solution management and the continuation of all the unannounced downtime. On Sunday, January 13, 2013 6:03:45 PM UTC-5, Ryan Metzler wrote: > > Really folks? I use BGG, I'd wager, a lot more frequently than the > average...or even the heavy...user. The downtime is hardly a problem, > especially given that this site isn't exactly a "necessary" service. So > you can't check your geekmail for a few more hours, or perhaps you can't > immediately resolve a rules issue or bid on a geekauction...but really, the > immense service that the site provides FOR FREE far outweighs a few > instability issues. > > ~ Ryan > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bgg_down/-/BRKLRmvLD4EJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bgg_down?hl=en.
