My number one concern with these (apparently) hardware problems is user data (primarily this means forum data; images are on a different server that’s working perfectly). I’ve confirmed that as safe, and it’s currently creating a fresh backup. Tomorrow morning I’ll be going in and more aggressively testing the components of the machine to try and figure out why it’s shutting down seemingly at random [insert Windows joke here].
Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know that other than the extreme annoyance of not being able to access the system, there’s nothing to worry about and I anticipate being back online within 48 hours (if not less).
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ouch!
iam junkie
*runs around and panics*
WHAT ARE WO GONNA DO FOR 48 HOURS?!
=(
Best of luck, Shannon
You can do it!
oh look, there’s been a massive influx of people registering for myspace. *sniggers*
lilfunky1 – I don’t believe I will ever willingly create an active account on MySpace. I used to have one account just to spy on people a while ago, but I think that one died.
I forgot to add that this outage actually has decent timing. There is a Woot-Off starting tonight at 1AM EST so I will be stuck on that site for the next 36-72 hours.
http://www.woot.com
Oh nooooooooooes.
I’m a junkie too. I don’t know how I’m going to be able to go 48 hours. 🙁
I hope it won’t be 48 hours!
I am suffering from withdrawal. We all know you do everything you can to get us back online *hugs*
Here’s something fun to do if you absolutely must sit in front of a computer screen.
draw!
At least I can carry on reviewing experiences until my login expires in about five hours’ time…..
Oh no, I might actually have to do my homework tonight! *gasp*
OHMYGODOHMYGODWE’RE ALL GONNA HAFTA GO OUTSIIIIIIIIIDE
At least other parts of BME are still working 🙂
But I hope it doesnt take 48 hours.
I am an iam junkie to
In the event of destruction of forums…MORE STICKERS!!!!! 😉
*curls up in fetal position* cold…s-s-s-s-so very c-c-c-c-cold!
ACK!! What should I do with my time?
I know – chat on mIRC and MSN!
As always your efforts are fully appricated Shannon…. now about that windows joke: its quite disappointing that Windows goes down more than my ex?!? Boom boom 😉
Thank you the update Shannon… my stress levels just decreased
AUUUGH! *grabs paper bag to huff in*
Good Luck Shannon!! Thanks! 🙂
Oh and in the spirit of other threads: OMG is that RAID 1 WHY ON EARTH WOULD ANYONE USE THAT?!? I’m a super pro white hat hacker yeah and I wouldn’t touch anything but RAID 5, and even then I’d have to attach a couple of fireballs. Not only that but I can see fingerprints on the screen, so that can’t be a sterile server room. Do you know how bad it is to bring all that dust in with you, cloggs up the fan then you get a hard drive slerosis and bang before you know it you have to inject PCillin stat! Man I wouldn’t trust you near my body….err computer ;oD
(Please note this is a JOKE!!!)
OhEmGee. I have resorted to word games. XD
not that i understand any of what you just said, but goodluck!
snr – not raid 1, raid 10
Yes good luck! Thanks for all the hard work! 🙂
Oh Shannon all is forgiven then, come touch 🙂
damn…..its my new computer day and the only thing i really wanted to do was cruise around IAM all day…. kinda depressed about it….not gonna lie. Ill forgive you someday. just make sure next modblog post is a real juicy one!
QOD isn’t working either…
I’m pretty peeved….here I was all set to waste my day, and I actually had to find semi-productive things to do.
I’m very resentful, you know.
I’m basically stuck editing art files and reading BookSlut.
*sigh*
Well, this does mean that I’ll be expecting a 5 cent refund for the inconvenience. 😉
I miss my IAM 🙁 🙁 🙁
Good luck Shannon, work your charm and bring our dear IAM back to us safely!
good luck, I hope the battle goes well tomorrow morning.
I won’t be home all day until 10pm so I’m going to need to resist temptation to check too see if it’s back up while I’m at work.
when you’re done reading all the back material in modblog, sign up on stumbleupon.com – it’s an awesome site.
good luck shannon & crew – and thanks!
ack! IAM withdrawl can only mean one thing… I’m gonna have to do something productive. 🙁 I don’t wanna…
yep…what will we do in 48 hours?
Oh, what would we do without Shannon?
Thank you for all your hard work and efforts. I don’t think that one can be said enough…
Perhaps this is a sign that instead of slacking off till all hours of the morning, I should get some sleep for work tomorrow….hmmmm….
huh..:{
WOAH! somethin tells me lexi isnt just huffin an empty bag… i know how u silly canucks do.
and i too am an iam slut. i was about to post a picture of me and the enigma. also AndrewS as going to try and set him up with an IAM today with some pictures and stuff… sadly… well weall know whats going on *pout*
… iam went down when i was trying to upload that picture too… *sniffle*
The worst bit about IAM going down is that when it comes back, and you return to it after some amount of hours, you expect loads of IMs. But sadly, there are no new ones, because no-one was there to send them. And no updates to snoop around
*sigh*
How did we all get this addicted???
Oops! That post from Samppa earlier was from me! hahaha I forgot his details were still in my computer! Sorry! 🙂
I didn’t think to check here until just now.. I’m rather relieved to know it wasn’t My computer that was acting stubbornly.
Truly, IAM is down so little for the vast amount that it offers us and processes every day, it is still the best online community I have found. We are lucky to have such dedicated minds working on it.
…but knowing all that didn’t keep me from checking my link every few hours!
Shannon,
not sure if anyone has suggested this before, but you know how on IAM and BME a little icon appears to the left in the address bar when the url is typed in? It would be awesome if MODBLOG could have a little icon too!
QOD also seems to not be working. Is this a related issue or just a coincedence that I can’t access either at the moment?
I’m having withdrawls!!! IS THIS IS FREE IAM GIVEAWAY?! *scratches neck*
Random Hardware Failures suck the big time!Hope you get this thing running soon 🙂 … cheers
does this mean that i accually have to meet REAL people today!?
the humanity, the humanity!
It’s been almost 48 hours.. amagawd.
*dies*
CreativeNonFiction – QOD is on the same server as IAM, hence why it’s down 🙂
(Well, I assume it is seeing as it’s always down when IAM is)
*this is offtopic, but I feel you should know that.*
i just asked the german Google for “modblog” and “modblog+bmezine” and the german Google told me the following:
“A URL that otherwise would have appeared in response to your search, was not displayed because that URL was reported as illegal by a German regulatory body.”
unbelieveable, isn’t it?
redredred Shannon has posted about this before. there is a journal entry a ways back if you wanna look for it.