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  • #3902
    thesandeman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,623 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    m.boards.ie

    I forgot that was even a thing.

    Feckin' Hell. Same as that. Clicked on it for the look. That's what I was using when I started on Boards.


  • #3903
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,046 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Planes_trains_and_automobiles.jpg

    Is it just me who has to do captcha twenty times a day and click those three things? When I switch on my Singaporean or Lithuanian VPN, I don't. But on my two Vietnamese WiFi IPs and 4g, I do.


  • #3904
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,094 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    It's been running very smoothly for me these past few days (thanks guys, BTW :)), but I'm not using ant VPN.


  • #3905
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,828 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Deleted User wrote: »

    Is it just me who has to do captcha twenty times a day and click those three things? When I switch on my Singaporean or Lithuanian VPN, I don't. But on my two Vietnamese WiFi IPs and 4g, I do.
    Your choice of ISP must be triggering the DoS protective system used by Cloudflare.


  • #3906
    Seve OB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,361 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Planes_trains_and_automobiles.jpg

    Is it just me who has to do captcha twenty times a day and click those three things? When I switch on my Singaporean or Lithuanian VPN, I don't. But on my two Vietnamese WiFi IPs and 4g, I do.

    Well maybe if you didn’t mess around with things and just used you regular Irish ip you might be fine


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  • #3907
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,046 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Seve OB wrote: »
    Well maybe if you didn’t mess around with things and just used you regular Irish ip you might be fine

    I obviously live in Vietnam if I say I have Vietnamese 4G.


  • #3908
    un5byh7sqpd2x0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,852 ✭✭✭un5byh7sqpd2x0


    Here we go again...

    You could set a watch by it at this stage.


  • #3909
    Leg End Reject
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 21,786 Mod ✭✭✭✭Leg End Reject


    Justin Sparse Rugby wrote: »
    Here we go again...

    You could set a watch by it at this stage.
    Yep, 503s, database errors, too many connections errors, double posts and the thanks button only working intermittently. It's going to be unusable in an hour.

    Touch site again.

    https://forumofgames.com/



  • #3910
    charlietheminxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭charlietheminxx


    Trying to send a PM to pay for my Spotify family and I’ve tried 12 times unsuccessfully. Actually sick of Boards going down every weekend. Surely the website must be losing significant traffic from it at this stage?


  • #3911
    charlietheminxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭charlietheminxx


    Trying to send a PM to pay for my Spotify family and I’ve tried 12 times unsuccessfully. Actually sick of Boards going down every weekend. Surely the website must be losing significant traffic from it at this stage?


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  • #3912
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,802 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Sunday night database errors, right on time


  • #3913
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,852 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Maybe it’s just to make us all go to bed and be fresh for work tomorrow.


  • #3914
    Justin Credible Darts
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭Justin Credible Darts


    you would think that during the early hours of the morning with less users on line and less traffic, the forum would work better.


  • #3915
    This is it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,181 ✭✭✭This is it


    If manual intervention is required to keep the site going you need to outsource the dev work to get it resolved, leaving it like this over the weekend isn't ideal. Whatever ad revenue you gain normally, this can't be doing the numbers any good. And I'd be very surprised if your userbase isn't dropping off more significantly than it already was due to the errors.


  • #3916
    This is it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,181 ✭✭✭This is it


    Justin Credible Darts wrote: »
    you would think that during the early hours of the morning with less users on line and less traffic, the forum would work better.

    It's 9.25pm in Ireland... Probably the sites busiest time.


  • #3917
    Justin Credible Darts
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭Justin Credible Darts


    I meant in the early hours after 2am, that was when the problems first started happening weeks ago and site would be down for all those nightshift workers, nighthawks etc...


  • #3918
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 92,227 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    503 errors again

    No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change this World



  • #3919
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,094 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Got a few consecutive 503s a few mins ago.


  • #3920
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,436 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    503 errors on search for me this morning, no where else (desktop site).


  • #3921
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee, Boards Employee 2, Boards Employee 3 Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    Hi RobertFoster,

    Thanks for the heads up. This seems (to me at least) to be the only thing producing 503 errors right now. Hopefully we can get that cleared up soon. Sorry for the ongoing disruption everyone.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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  • #3922
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee, Boards Employee 2, Boards Employee 3 Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    That search issue should be sorted now.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



  • #3923
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,645 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    What about the barely functioning at the weekend problem?


  • #3924
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,683 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    What about the barely functioning at the weekend problem?

    Seemed normal for me this past weekend?


  • #3925
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,801 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Was getting a 521 this morning from 6.30-8.00


  • #3926
    This is it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,181 ✭✭✭This is it


    Down for a while for me too


  • #3927
    Gaoth Laidir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,262 ✭✭✭Gaoth Laidir


    Me too. It's annoying when you've typed out a big long post on the phone, including links, etc., only to find you've wasted your time yet again...


  • #3928
    McMurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    Gaoth Laidir wrote: »
    Me too. It's annoying when you've typed out a big long post on the phone, including links, etc., only to find you've wasted your time yet again...

    Back > select all text > copy > clipboard > paste and post later when site is back working.


  • #3929
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee, Boards Employee 2, Boards Employee 3 Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    Sorry all for the disruption, but as you're aware there was a period of outage this morning. It looks like normal service is resumed.
    Gaoth Laidir wrote: »
    Me too. It's annoying when you've typed out a big long post on the phone, including links, etc., only to find you've wasted your time yet again...

    I understand the frustration. Unfortunately, in times when the site is showing itself to be less stable, the best thing to do is to copy the post before posting.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



  • #3930
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,025 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    It really feels like boards is on it's last legs and all that the developers/staff are doing are just put bandages on the issues just hoping they can go another day without issues but quite obvious boards needs a big fix or maybe a major upgrade....


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  • #3931
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,436 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    503ing on desktop site the last few minutes.


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