Site Update - 08/21

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Site Update - 08/21

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:21:15 AM EDT

Ok sorry about taking the site down.

Here's a few notes on what took place today:

- DB cleanup & prep
Cleaned up some junk data, moved site related dbs around drives to improve performance. (Not site specific data like forum stuff, that's coming when we move to the new server! This was to prepare for that.)

- Forum fixes
Modified a few things including hiding forums that you don't have access to. This should cut down the junk that you don't even need to see, since you can't access it. Fixed the Online Indicator issues which appear in all the posts and which seemed to be getting stuck. Few other fixes to forum stuff to improve performance or fix bugs.

- Cleaned up "Users Online" processes. Since traffic has been so high, we've cut the session information earlier now. The clean up process will continue to run at 15 minutes, but will clean more accurately to ensure that anyone who has been inactive for 15 mins will be cleared off the list. Hopefully we'll cut down the storage of session data in 1/4 or 1/3.

- Updated site code for new programs
Shortly we'll be moving ahead with some new programs to bring a little bit of love to the community. A few major changes had to go in for us to be able to properly support them. I wont go into specifics just yet, but a lot of time and effort has gone into planning them!

Sorry about being vague, but I'm pretty tired at the moment.

More info coming soon!

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:21:38 AM EDT

[#1]

Doh and sorry about the bug that didnt let you post! FIXED!

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:25:22 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
Doh and sorry about the bug that didnt let you post! FIXED!

Sweet. Luckily, I talked that gang in chat down from their "Kill the Monster" phase they were going through!!! It was all, like, pitchfroks and torches......pretty ugly.

Luckily, I am good at crowd control....I let them burn the German kid at the stake.

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:26:56 AM EDT

[#3]

Has speel cheak beein fixxed undar firefiox?

Nope.

Any update on that?

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:29:50 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Has speel cheak beein fixxed undar firefiox?

Nope.

Any update on that?

Update firefox, it works for me... not sure what version I have though.

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:30:15 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Doh and sorry about the bug that didnt let you post! FIXED!

Sweet. Luckily, I talked that gang in chat down from their "Kill the Monster" phase they were going through!!! It was all, like, pitchfroks and torches......pretty ugly.

Luckily, I am good at crowd control....I let them burn the German kid at the stake.

Puh-leese!!

YOU were the one posting "Kill Goatboy" haiku's in chat! No worries GB...we got your back!

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:30:54 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Has speel cheak beein fixxed undar firefiox?

Nope.

Any update on that?

Update firefox, it works for me... not sure what version I have though.

<--------- runs to check for update of firefox. brb.

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:32:16 AM EDT

[#7]

For almost two hours, I owned ARFCOM with the last word. Mu ha ha ha.

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:32:24 AM EDT

[#8]

If you were here, i'd buy you a beer for all the hard work!

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:32:26 AM EDT

[#9]

NO NO!!! Goat Boy!!! You have to listen...they were all, like, being crazy an' stuff....

LIKE THIS:

very naughty little German boy mit der swearworden...JA!

Serious!!!

I thought they were gonna burn ME!!!!

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:35:35 AM EDT

[#10]

Goatboy,

Did all of the bronze contributors get downgraded to "pink" or "flesh tone" contributors? The stars have changed colors.

Wait, mine is pink too!

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:36:03 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Has speel cheak beein fixxed undar firefiox?

Nope.

Any update on that?

Update firefox, it works for me... not sure what version I have though.

<--------- runs to check for update of firefox. brb.

NO GO

I went to firefox and grabed the latest version and installed it. Spellcheck still says I have no words to check, and therfore no words are mispelled.

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:37:32 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Goatboy,

Did all of the bronze contributors get downgraded to "pink" or "flesh tone" contributors? The stars have changed colors.

Wait, mine is pink too!

What color is mine?

ETA....Whew....I don't look good in "earth tones"

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:39:01 AM EDT

[#13]

Withdraw over.....

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:39:23 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Goatboy,

Did all of the bronze contributors get downgraded to "pink" or "flesh tone" contributors? The stars have changed colors.

Wait, mine is pink too!

What color is mine?

ETA....Whew....I don't look good in "earth tones"

Half white (top) and half grey (lower).

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:41:42 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Goatboy,

Did all of the bronze contributors get downgraded to "pink" or "flesh tone" contributors? The stars have changed colors.

Wait, mine is pink too!

This is a conspiracy. By making us lowly bronze members look gay in pink, we're forced to upgrade lest we be shamed by the community. Damn you GoatBoy. Damn you.

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:50:07 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Goatboy,

Did all of the bronze contributors get downgraded to "pink" or "flesh tone" contributors? The stars have changed colors.

Wait, mine is pink too!

This is a conspiracy. By making us lowly bronze members look gay in pink, we're forced to upgrade lest we be shamed by the community. Damn you GoatBoy. Damn you.

This pink stars are disturbing.

Probably TRG has a hand in it.

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:50:23 AM EDT

[#17]

Damnit those stars are bronze... your colors must be off! *runs and hides from pink star crew*

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:53:51 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Goatboy,

Did all of the bronze contributors get downgraded to "pink" or "flesh tone" contributors? The stars have changed colors.

Wait, mine is pink too!

This is a conspiracy. By making us lowly bronze members look gay in pink, we're forced to upgrade lest we be shamed by the community. Damn you GoatBoy. Damn you.

This pink stars are disturbing.

Probably TRG has a hand in it.

SEE Goat Boy!?!?!? SEEEE!?!?!

I can hear the kindling starting to take!!!!

DAMMIT!!! Where are my bus keys!?!?!?!?

Dude! They are beaking out with Interrogation Lamps and Rubber Hoses!!!! Run, Goat Boy!!!!

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:54:23 AM EDT

[#19]

BTW - I will fix the start... color table must have been off and I didnt notice.

Although, the pink does look nice on you.

Posted: 8/21/2006 8:56:50 AM EDT

[#20]

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Quoted:
BTW - I will fix the start... color table must have been off and I didnt notice.

Although, the pink does look nice on you.

Posted: 8/21/2006 9:03:53 AM EDT

[#21]

The new color bronze was picked out by Sheriff Joe!

Posted: 8/21/2006 9:33:12 AM EDT

[#22]

FYI - the new stars are temp just to test spacing, so don't stress it too much.

Posted: 8/21/2006 9:37:57 AM EDT

[#23]

Thanks for the updates!

And just think, productivity in America was up 10% while ARFCOM was down.

Posted: 8/21/2006 9:39:11 AM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
FYI - the new stars are temp just to test spacing, so don't stress it too much.

Put down the axes, swords, maces and spears guys! GoatBoy just whipped out the Capital One No Hassels card on us.

And we were just about to descend on the Avila compound in upstate NY too!

Posted: 8/21/2006 9:51:58 AM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
The new color bronze was picked out by Sheriff Joe!

We were wondering where he got off to!

Posted: 8/21/2006 9:54:25 AM EDT

[#26]

When I saw arfcom was down, I figured THAT was the big scary event that the Iranians have been planning for !!

Posted: 8/21/2006 11:16:24 AM EDT

[#27]

The spell check does not work for me at all. It will miss obviously misspelled words for instance I ran spell check with the following jibberish and it came back with no errors.

skfjas svjiaso saigfuhsf98u hjnsocvlhj vhxjkhxzkvjnb zxcvjnkv ccvkj jvjxx bskd sw

for what its worth I am using Firefox 1.5.0.6

Posted: 8/21/2006 11:23:43 AM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
The spell check does not work for me at all. It will miss obviously misspelled words for instance I ran spell check with the following jibberish and it came back with no errors.

skfjas svjiaso saigfuhsf98u hjnsocvlhj vhxjkhxzkvjnb zxcvjnkv ccvkj jvjxx bskd sw

for what its worth I am using Firefox 1.5.0.6

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