You work in IT and you think you can simply swap a DB with another? WOW! 
 Tell your boss to keep you away from all the servers using a DB right now! 

On Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:11:56 UTC-5, casperthegoth wrote:
>
> 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
>>
>

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