Website problems as of late

[PaceAdvantage]

There have been a number of small "outages" lately here, especially during peak times.

I've made some adjustments and already see the site seems to be acting peppier. So, I apologize for these outages as of late, and would appreciate it if people would report here if they notice a problem (after the fact, obviously, if you can't get on the site).

Thanks!

[Greyfox]

I suspect your site was bombarded after yesterday's Belmont and Chrome's loss.
I tried for a couple of hours and it wasn't responding.
The number of hits may have caused the outage.

[PaceAdvantage]

Increased traffic was an indirect cause. Although I get a decent amount of traffic, in internet terms, I am nowhere near a BIG site, thus I should be able to handle plenty of traffic as I have been on my own server for a couple of years now.

I have an idea what has been causing the problem and just now took some steps to eliminate the problem...hopefully, things will be better from now on.

[judd]

The Asian love adds don't help

[HuggingTheRail]

The religious thread is weighing things down... :D

[Shelby]

Thanks, PA, for all of your hard work!!!! I was bummed to not be able to get on yesterday during and after the Belmont, but it was completely understandable!!! Your site got pummeled, I'm sure.

edited to say that I have adblocker on my Mac and I never see an ad.

[Stillriledup]

SRU's nonsensical threads and 7 year old bumps are most likely what's causing the chaos.

:D

[Shelby]

SRU's nonsensical threads and 7 year old bumps are most likely what's causing the chaos.

:D


Yes, because it's always all about you ;) :D

[thaskalos]

Don't worry, PA...

It takes more than a few small outages to keep us away from this place.

[Robert Fischer]

:blush::mad:No one should be allowed to post seconds after the Belmont

...unless they have posted minor-track jockey complaints on a random Tuesday late night! :mad::blush:

[Greyfox]

Don't worry, PA...

It takes more than a few small outages to keep us away from this place.

Your braveness Thask was noted in this corner in the threat that you'd never post here again if Chrome won. :ThmbUp:
I didn't think that CC would win either after the Preakness, but I'm not the gambler that you are.
A "Big________(name poster, not to be mentioned)" made a similar call if Romney didn't win.
Too robust an idea for me.

[098poi]

Yes I did notice yesterday some issues. At some point I got this error message in my browser. (Firefox)

[thaskalos]

Your braveness Thask was noted in this corner in the threat that you'd never post here again if Chrome won. :ThmbUp:
I didn't think that CC would win either after the Preakness, but I'm not the gambler that you are.
A "Big________(name poster, not to be mentioned)" made a similar call if Romney didn't win.
Too robust an idea for me.

It is out of character for me to step out like that...but I was really sure that the horse would lose...and I didn't want my comment to be construed as just "empty words". :)

As I've said before...I get many more NEGATIVE feelings about horses than I do positive ones. That's why I am hoping that Exchange wagering will finally become established in this country...so I can capitalize on this curious talent of mine.

[JustRalph]

The server was throwing some serious error messages right after the race. I did get in once, immediately after it rebooted, I think. Check out this screenshot I took

Btw, that's not my image killing the thread size

[Longshot6977]

If you didn't post before the Belmont, you should not be allowed to post after the Belmont. God damn cheaters trying to upset the apple cart and crash this site!

[DeltaLover]

Yes, right after the completion of the Belmont, I also tried to access the site but it was unavailable.. When I tried again approximately 50 min later it was up again... Not a big deal as Thask said, but you need to go through the logs trying to understand what was the cause of the outage... I think the fix can be as simple as a configuration setting change....

[dannyhill]

Figured you partnered with DRF when i saw the site had crashed.:)

[kingfin66]

I thought I was bad, but some of you are just HARD CORE. Am I to believe that you are on the site most of the day, take a few minutes off to watch the race, and then right back to the site? That is dedication!

[thespaah]

SRU's nonsensical threads and 7 year old bumps are most likely what's causing the chaos.

:D
Yes.. I think you should be taken to the Town Square to be flogged

[PaceAdvantage]

The Asian love adds don't helpThose ads are targeted towards your browsing habits... :lol:

[dannyhill]

Those ads are targeted towards your browsing habits... :lol:
I wasn't gonna out him.... but glad you did :lol: