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August 28th, 2012, 01:10 AM
#76
This site have gone through' a few software / servers changes over the years but it never really has any major problem before. What has gone wrong this time? We all want to be understanding and patient about it, but ... it really has been really bad for a really l-o-n-g time. It took me 5 connection attempts to even get on the site and 2 attempts to post this reply!
We are long time members, so we'll be more forgiving but for new comers, I don't think they will stick with us ... in this days and age when instant gratification is a must for most people.
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August 28th, 2012, 12:42 PM
#77
The last few days, things seem to go very slow in waves. Sometimes OK, sometimes very slow or not functioning at all.
Jim
WIN7 Ultimate SP1 64bit, IE 11, NTFS,
cable, MS Security Essentials, Windows 7 firewall
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August 28th, 2012, 01:45 PM
#78
Same here although never really "OK".
Biostar TA790GX A2+ 6.0
AMD Phenom X4 9750 CPU.
4 Gig DDR2 Memory.
ATI HD 5450 PCIe Video
ATI HD 5450 PCIe Video
500 Watt P.S.
LG W2241T Widescreen 22" LCD
ViewSonic VA721 17" LCD
Envision 17" LCD
2 LG DVD Drives
Floppy Disk Drive
Maxtor 120 Gig Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
Gateway NV5378-U Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Acer Aspire V3-731 Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
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September 5th, 2012, 10:43 PM
#79
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September 5th, 2012, 11:58 PM
#80
Pretty soon it's going to be 2 months since the issue started.
In my opinion people who own this site don't care at all.
Oh well...
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September 6th, 2012, 06:52 AM
#81
This still applies.
Originally Posted by Steve R Jones
Everyone at Quinstreet Inc (the owners of VirtualDr and 24 other forums) are fully aware of the performance issues and the database errors… They send their apologies.
Besides upgrading vBulletin, the backend software (apache, mysql etc) is also getting upgraded. AND, as a site gets upgraded it’s getting moved from a datacenter on the East coast to a center on the West coast.
To add to the complications – the old datacenter is being shut down and time is quickly running out to move the remaining sites that haven’t been upgraded.
AND, the people that would normally work on the performance issues are the same people involved in the upgrade… It’s a catch 22.
We kindly ask for your continued patience.
Only new news is that the old data center is shutting down this coming Monday.
Besides VDR, I visit 19 other sister sites off an on over a 14 hour period each day all week long. I've found that the "issues" only show up maybe 5 to 10% of the time I'm on line.
It can be frustrating as heck to not be able to get on a site... But the issues seem to clear up by themselves in a few minutes.
At some point all of this will be a distant memory.
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September 7th, 2012, 03:26 PM
#82
Originally Posted by Broni
Pretty soon it's going to be 2 months since the issue started.
In my opinion people who own this site don't care at all.
Oh well...
The site owners definitely do care, I can assure everyone of that. I've seen some of the internal emails that have been flying about. Unfortunately, as Steve said, it has become a bit "perfect storm", what with the database moves and everything. Thus, it is taking longer than it usually would to get things back to normal. But it isn't through any lack of caring, or any lack of effort on anyone's part.
Nick.
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September 18th, 2012, 12:58 PM
#83
Site speed and page loading times have been ok for me for the last few days.
VirtualDr email notices are not working.
Check back regularly for responses.
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September 18th, 2012, 02:23 PM
#84
Same here. Now, if only they fix the search also, it'll be great.
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September 18th, 2012, 08:18 PM
#85
It feels definitely better but I'd say 75% of what was before.
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September 24th, 2012, 09:23 AM
#86
The search function appears to be working much better. I'm not sure if the re-indexing is complete - but posts from years back are showing up.
If you're happy and you know it......it's your meds.
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September 24th, 2012, 10:24 AM
#87
Doesn't appear to be quite at 100% yet.
To test, try the following two-part test:
Part 1 - VirtualDR's Advanced Search- Go to Advanced Search
- In the Keyword(s): box, type in:
boycotted
- In the "User Name:" box, type in:
BIG JOHN
- Click the "Search Now" button.
The response you get back from VirtualDr is:
Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.
Part 2 - Google VirtualDr for the same thing- Go to Google.com, type in:
site:discussions.virtualdr.com "big john" boycotted
and press [Enter].
The first hit will be the following VirtualDr BIG JOHN thread from 1998:
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September 24th, 2012, 10:49 AM
#88
Just searching for boycotted found his thread... But, doing the same test in a few days will be a good test.
If you're happy and you know it......it's your meds.
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September 24th, 2012, 12:46 PM
#89
Another good search that only shows in google right now
site:discussions.virtualdr.com "VV" powerfulpc
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September 28th, 2012, 06:37 AM
#90
Originally Posted by SpywareDr
Doesn't appear to be quite at 100% yet.
To test, try the following two-part test:
Part 1 - VirtualDR's Advanced Search
- Go to Advanced Search
- In the Keyword(s): box, type in:
boycotted - In the "User Name:" box, type in:
BIG JOHN - Click the "Search Now" button.
The response you get back from VirtualDr is:
Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.
Originally Posted by Steve R Jones
Just searching for boycotted found his thread... But, doing the same test in a few days will be a good test.
I came to the conclusion that the test above was a bad one. The thread from 1998 was pre vBulletin and BIG JOHN is shown as a guest...Thus John wouldn't be in the index.
I then did a search for Inspiron and Steve R Jones which found among other things the thread from 2004 that I was expecting it to find:
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...ops&highlight=
If you're happy and you know it......it's your meds.
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