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Title: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: Guardian 452 on January 21, 2007, 03:30:23 PM

I just thought about this...with the TV series premiering tonight, there's a chance that an awful lot of people are about to get their first taste of Harry.  If the series does half as well as we expect, this forum could see a huge jump in traffic!

I'm just curious...can the site handle it?  I half expect that I'll try to sign on after the show airs, and just won't get on!

I'm actually of two minds about this...hoping I'll be able to get here, and also hoping so many people try to do so that things don't work properly...the latter of the two would mean the show is a huge success!

Anyway, just a thought,

Keith

Title: Re: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: iago on January 22, 2007, 04:18:22 PM

We'll see. I'm not too worried.

Title: Re: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: Amber on January 22, 2007, 07:48:41 PM

Board... loading... slowly...

Trying to take this as a good sign. ;)

Title: Re: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: iago on January 22, 2007, 08:27:45 PM

Quote from: Amber on January 22, 2007, 07:48:41 PM

Board... loading... slowly...

Trying to take this as a good sign. ;)

The machine's under serious load right now.  trying to set it aright.

Title: Re: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: Amber on January 22, 2007, 08:32:39 PM

I can connect again!  Thanks, iago, oh great and wonderful admin.

I was going through withdrawals!  Who will I snipe at if the board goes down? ;)

Title: Re: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: Shiggy on January 23, 2007, 12:13:56 AM

It took me half an hour to log in, and I tried for 45 minutes to post last night.  I finally gave up.  When I signed on this morning, I discovered my post DID go through.  But there were HUGE issues last night.

Title: Re: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: Amber on January 23, 2007, 12:16:27 AM

Quote from: Shiggy on January 23, 2007, 12:13:56 AM

It took me half an hour to log in, and I tried for 45 minutes to post last night.  I finally gave up.  When I signed on this morning, I discovered my post DID go through.  But there were HUGE issues last night.

I had like an hour today where it took a couple of minutes per page, then about a half an hour where I couldn't get in at all.  I figured that there were a ton of people online during their lunch breaks.

Title: Re: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: Donna on January 23, 2007, 02:44:33 AM

I was able to post around 9:30 and 10:00 EST last night, although it was very slow connecting. Then after that last post I couldn't connect for about 2 and 1/2 hours.  It's been slow off and on today.  I think it's when people on board reach 100 or more that it clogs.

Title: Re: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: Shiggy on January 23, 2007, 04:05:17 AM

When I was attempting things last night there were about 60 people on.  And I had been online during our biggest day yet, while most of those people were online and didn't have a problem.  So I'm not sure how it was clogging.

Title: Re: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: BigMama on January 25, 2007, 10:25:44 PM

This will most likely happen again next Sunday. Fred, do you think we will have the same difficulties as we had after the first episode?

Title: Re: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: Shiggy on January 26, 2007, 03:32:55 AM

If so, I hate to say it, but I'll be avoiding the forum Sunday evening.

Title: Re: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: CovoRoth on January 26, 2007, 05:03:50 AM

But what about everyone else who needs their Jim Butcher fix ???

Title: Re: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: iago on January 29, 2007, 10:23:10 PM

Unlikely, but I wasn't around to see if there were any problems. :)

Title: Re: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: Shiggy on January 30, 2007, 04:16:16 AM

Things seemed better this week.  I didn't seem to have any issues, but I'm not sure about anyone else.

Title: Re: Are We Ready For the Flood?
Post by: CovoRoth on January 30, 2007, 04:33:19 AM

I tried right after the episode was over, it was a tad slower than usual...