Maybe I am missing something, but where did he say that in his post? On Monday, January 14, 2013 12:29:40 PM UTC+10, kinwolf wrote: > > 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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