That was the "downside." One solution: if they can't use the form, and they don't have javascript, we can have a gif with the email address in it. They would have to type out the email address by reading the gif. Yes, I realize this isn't particularly user-friendly.
Mal: Cut it out. Job's not done until we're back on Serenity. Zoe: Sorry, sir. Didn't mean to enjoy the moment.
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Jon B. - Aug 25, 2003 4:46:31 am PDT #4783 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Kristen - Aug 25, 2003 11:20:02 am PDT #4784 of 10000
So here's our update, people. They have been monitoring the server and the number of concurrent connections is WAY down. Seriously down. Want to know how down?
30.
Yes, that's right. For the past few days, we've been using around 30 connections. Sometimes even lower. A few minutes ago, we were at 5.
So I don't think we have to do anything drastic now. We can breathe easy for a while and see what happens in October. Now that doesn't mean let's add 20 new threads. But we are out of the danger zone.
I'm a happy girl.
§ ita § - Aug 25, 2003 11:21:27 am PDT #4785 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Whoohoo!
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE!!!
Lee - Aug 25, 2003 11:22:18 am PDT #4786 of 10000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
WooHoo. Thanks for all the work, Kristen, and for keeping us so well informed.
eta: and Thanks to ita and everyone else as well.
Tom Scola - Aug 25, 2003 11:22:26 am PDT #4787 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Kristen, do you know what fixed the problem? Was it getting rid of the random quotes, or adjusting the timeout values?
Jesse - Aug 25, 2003 11:23:36 am PDT #4788 of 10000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
HOORAY FOR EVERYONE!!
Thanks you guys!!!
WOO HOOO!!!
off to make meaningless posts EVERYWHERE
just kidding
deborah grabien - Aug 25, 2003 11:23:53 am PDT #4789 of 10000
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Kristen, will this go even lower once the voting on the archiving, combining of of threads etc thing is done, and some of that (presumably) happens?
Cindy - Aug 25, 2003 11:25:32 am PDT #4790 of 10000
Nobody
Kristen, do you know what fixed the problem? Was it getting rid of the random quotes, or adjusting the timeout values?
I'm betting it was 1/3 turning off the RQG, 1/3 adjusting our timeout values and more of us using "Read New", and 1/3 is because we were all scared shitless to post, all weekend. Oh, everyone pretended they weren't panicking, but it was so very slow (posting volume) here, this weekend.
Gandalfe - Aug 25, 2003 11:27:48 am PDT #4791 of 10000
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Kristen, do you know what fixed the problem? Was it getting rid of the random quotes, or adjusting the timeout values?
The best way to test this, of course, is to try one at a time. Let's give it a few more days, monitor it for a bit, and then turn on the RCG again, see what happens, if for no other reason than geeky curiosity.
Kristen - Aug 25, 2003 11:28:06 am PDT #4792 of 10000
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE!!!
Allright, you, shut up.
Kristen, do you know what fixed the problem? Was it getting rid of the random quotes, or adjusting the timeout values?
We hadn't done the timeout value adjustment yet. Steven was going to talk to his server admin about that and then he came back to me with the 30 number. I think it was losing the quotes that really helped us out. ita putting in the explicit closes helped a bit. But dumping the quotes slashed our usage in half.
will this go even lower once the voting on the archiving, combining of of threads etc thing is done, and some of that (presumably) happens?
Yes. And it's important to note that we're in really good shape now and I would like to keep us there. I think that we can stop worrying but we should continue to try and be smarter about how we use our resources.