OK, there is a major problem around moving threads on the site, in that it recalculates some information that is extremely expensive (time-wise). This causes the database to get busy, and then the site basically goes down

I've changed the code a bit tonight such that it should avoid the really expensive recalculation. This should at least keep the org from locking up so often...

thanks as ever for all your hard work. maybe we should start a thread about donations???

Ben, u r the man


sticky mods?!

i'll donate- i'd even set up a pay pal a/c just 2 do it!
[Edited 7/5/07 4:52am]

yay!

I'll go back to moving instead of locking and see how it goes.

BEN U are one awsome guy!!! Did u get out the Bug spray?

chillichocaholic said:

i tried the spray the other nite, but alas, no good

i think there is some left, lets hope we dont need it



long live the org!

ben said:

Thanx Ben

Thanks Ben



[RAID edit]

omg, it works it works!

OMG I totally brought up the fact that whenever a thread gets moved, it seems to lockup the org months ago! Everyone thought I was crazy!


Now everybody will know I'm totally normal!

Thank you for this wonderful site, much respect to you.
[Edited 7/5/07 11:19am]

CarrieMpls said:

yeah

When I go into GD, and click on a thread, a pop up asks me if I want to download this file. I press cancel, but I can't seem to click anywhere, cos this pop up keeps coming up and preventing me from clicking on a thread or posting.

Can you help, and look into this please?

thanks been..but i had ran into problems today for about 6-7 minutes
Only the home page would open...and when i tryed to go to the fourms.
Id get page not found....

Imago said:

Yeah.....sure....ok

MissMe said:

Earlier today, I would have said "I have never had that problem"

But...it started happening to me, and not just GD, the whole site

Altho...switching to Internet Explorer (I normally use Firefox) seems to have fixed it.



Altho now...I can't see any avatars, just red x's
[Edited 7/5/07 22:33pm]

I was also prompted to download a file a few minutes ago when I tried to get on the site.

The 'download a file' thing is a bug in the "maintenance mode" code, which I put up when I'm working on the site. But now that's busted too

Anyhow we will have sporadic times this weekend for that, as I'm trying to do some database upgrades, etc.

Oh thank the Goddess....using IE makes me break out in hives

Thank you Ben

As usual Ben you are wonderful!

Thanks for your time and dedication to the .org!

thank you Ben!

I am still experiencing the same problem.

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Nikster said:

I thought it was just me .. too

MissMe said:

It's been happening to me off and on for the last 24 hours or so.