ZooNamedGames Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 At about 4pm EST today the forums was down again? Or was this just me? Also wasn't this new software supposed to minimize this?... Eh, it's likely a one off accident. Let's hope, don't want what we had last year again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 No, it wasn't just you. I thought that since I am so close to 1,000 rep, the forum's database crashed so that I would either have to recreate my user name (as I did after the great forum crash of '12) OR I would be set back to +500 rep. There are times I just feel that the universe conspires against me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Well, I somehow lost all of my followers, so i don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooNamedGames Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 1 hour ago, Spaceception said: Well, I somehow lost all of my followers, so i don't know. Well that's not typical of forum crashes and likely deserves a Forum Support thread of its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProtoJeb21 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 @ZooNamedGames I did notice yesterday that I could not access the forums via Google for a few hours. Either it was from the severe storms I got or the glitch that caused the Great Follower Purge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 There was an update to the forum software pushed yesterday, which was the source of the outage and seems to have affected followers. It's being investigated, stay tuned. Edit: I was wrong, sorry for the misinformation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooNamedGames Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 19 minutes ago, Red Iron Crown said: There was an update to the forum software pushed yesterday, which was the source of the outage and seems to have affected followers. It's being investigated, stay tuned. What was in the update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Not sure, I haven't seen the changelog but if it's anything like previous ones it's "Various fixes for reported issues" or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas2342 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 9 minutes ago, Red Iron Crown said: Not sure, I haven't seen the changelog but if it's anything like previous ones it's "Various fixes for reported issues" or similar. Kinda ironic if you think about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KasperVld Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Hi guys, A bit of confusion set in I see. There was no forum update yesterday, although we are planning one for this week. The current version of the software has a bug whereby if two accounts are merged follow records can in some cases be deleted, and it appears that's what happened yesterday when I personally merged two accounts. I'm sorry that the bug hit, but at this point I don't think there's much we can do to restore the follow records as one of the reasons the update hasn't been applied is that we're waiting to resolve an issue with database backups. Ironically, the bug in question will be fixed once the update is applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 18 minutes ago, KasperVld said: Hi guys, A bit of confusion set in I see. There was no forum update yesterday, although we are planning one for this week. The current version of the software has a bug whereby if two accounts are merged follow records can in some cases be deleted, and it appears that's what happened yesterday when I personally merged two accounts. I'm sorry that the bug hit, but at this point I don't think there's much we can do to restore the follow records as one of the reasons the update hasn't been applied is that we're waiting to resolve an issue with database backups. Ironically, the bug in question will be fixed once the update is applied. wait.... I lost all my followers as well. Not a big deal, 3 are already re-following me. But I'm confused, you merged my account? Or did merging two other accounts cause it to happen forum wide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KasperVld Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Just now, Just Jim said: wait.... I lost all my followers as well. Not a big deal, 3 are already re-following me. But I'm confused, you merged my account? Or did merging two other accounts cause it to happen forum wide? The latter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Just now, KasperVld said: The latter Ahhh, that would explain it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Blue Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 @KasperVld speaking of the follow function, is there any way to possibly add in a "Follow" button on the small popup when you hover over a forum users name, on the left of a post, where their rep/post count is... ie add a button for follow along with the "Message User", "ignore User", "Find Content" buttons?... Kind of a small pain to have to load up their profile page, and follow them from there... I ask, since I use "Message" & "Follow", WAYYYY more than I ever use "Ignore" or "Find Content"....?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KasperVld Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 There's always a way, but just like with KSP, any modifications you make to the 'stock' software will make updating the software that much harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooNamedGames Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 I am flattered that this thread is linked for info about the follower loss issue, but I had a grammatical correction. "Following downtime on July 25th a lot of 'follow user' records were unfortunate lost." correction- "During the forum downtime on July 25th, a lot of 'follow user' records were unfortunately lost." I don't mean to nitpick, but since appearance can be everything, I just want to give you a bit of help with what your saying @KasperVld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John FX Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 22 hours ago, ZooNamedGames said: I am flattered that this thread is linked for info about the follower loss issue, but I had a grammatical correction. "Following downtime on July 25th a lot of 'follow user' records were unfortunate lost." correction- "During the forum downtime on July 25th, a lot of 'follow user' records were unfortunately lost." I don't mean to nitpick, but since appearance can be everything, I just want to give you a bit of help with what your saying @KasperVld. " I don't mean to nitpick, but since appearance can be everything, I just want to give you a bit of help with what your saying " You mean "What you`re saying"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooNamedGames Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 4 minutes ago, John FX said: " I don't mean to nitpick, but since appearance can be everything, I just want to give you a bit of help with what your saying " You mean "What you`re saying"... English is a degenerative language. I'll say it how I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Then don't correct others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Skitt's law, now and forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooNamedGames Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 1 hour ago, adsii1970 said: Then don't correct others... It's their language- doesn't mean I abide by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 32 minutes ago, ZooNamedGames said: It's their language- doesn't mean I abide by it. Well, do not get too caught up in correcting others' bad English. It is in bad form when you make a careless mistake in your post correcting others... To be honest, it is one of my social media pet peeves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooNamedGames Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 13 minutes ago, adsii1970 said: Well, do not get too caught up in correcting others' bad English. It is in bad form when you make a careless mistake in your post correcting others... To be honest, it is one of my social media pet peeves! Well your're ok. It won't bother you much . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 33 minutes ago, ZooNamedGames said: Well, your're you're ok. It won't bother you much . [Grammar and spelling corrected by adsii1970... and that's how I roll] ^^ This is what happens when you've been grading exams and final project papers for three days with very little brain breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 As this thread is no longer in the same time zone as its subject, it will be closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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