Will the forum be fixed by gametime?

Originally posted by jimrat:

Originally posted by Webmaster:

Originally posted by jimrat:

I knew I shouldn't have been drinking beers so close to the server.

Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:

when is the site going to be fixed? still having issues today

Originally posted by Webmaster:
Saturday was the first time any issues were brought to my attention. I was not made aware of any issues during previous game days, so to my knowledge, there were no issues. At least, not that I was aware of. From the comments in this thread, it sounds like there were issues on Friday night. I was not aware of that, though.

Once I was told about the issue on Saturday, the game was already in progress. So my attention was on covering the game, not investigating any issues with the forums. During high-traffic periods, the forums are set to close temporarily until the excessively high traffic (more so any high demand on the server) has subsided for at least five minutes. On Saturday, I noticed that the traffic to the site was insanely high during commercial breaks. It returned to normal during the game itself.

As a precaution, I lowered the server load threshold that causes the forum to shut down, ensuring the resource-hungry forum's impact did not impact other portions of the site. That ensured the other portions of the site were not impacted. Unfortunately, that means no access to the forums during those times. I know other high-traffic sites completely shut down their interactive portions, like forums, during events, only making them available again after the event. I'll try to avoid doing that, though.

Unfortunately, because of the nature of the forums, this procedure is the best course of action for now. Other portions of the site are largely fine because they become static. Their impact is minimal. However, the forum is constantly updating and isn't static content, which makes it the most resource-hungry portion of the site. Caching can only do so much when the data is constantly updating.

Originally posted by Webmaster:

Originally posted by leakyfausett:
Personally I was just messing with for some good hearted fun. I find it amazing how much many of us including myself to some extent aren't capable of watching the games without the forum. Hell I see post from people at the stadiums. Boy have times changed. Thanks for giving us a place to act like we know more than the coaches, players and owners.

I wish I had more time to spend in the forums. Haven't been a regular in many, many years. I'm sure there is a solution. I may look into closing the forums to guests viewers on game days for next season or things like the draft if this is an issue. Again, I'm not sure. This is the first I have heard of it this season, since we moved to a new heavy-duty server in September.

I'm glad you guys enjoy the forums, though. I've fought to keep them around over the past few years.

Originally posted by SlipAndSlideBosa:
Has the IT team tried this yet?

Originally posted by Webmaster:
I wish I had more time to spend in the forums. Haven't been a regular in many, many years. I'm sure there is a solution. I may look into closing the forums to guests viewers on game days for next season or things like the draft if this is an issue. Again, I'm not sure. This is the first I have heard of it this season, since we moved to a new heavy-duty server in September.

I'm glad you guys enjoy the forums, though. I've fought to keep them around over the past few years.

Originally posted by linkboy:

Originally posted by Webmaster:
I wish I had more time to spend in the forums. Haven't been a regular in many, many years. I'm sure there is a solution. I may look into closing the forums to guests viewers on game days for next season or things like the draft if this is an issue. Again, I'm not sure. This is the first I have heard of it this season, since we moved to a new heavy-duty server in September.

I'm glad you guys enjoy the forums, though. I've fought to keep them around over the past few years.

This, IMO, is the best 49ers forum on the internet. Losing it would be a massive loss.

Originally posted by SlipAndSlideBosa:
Has the IT team tried this yet?

Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:
It went down every time the Seahawks took the lead

Originally posted by English:

Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:
It went down every time the Seahawks took the lead

Good job we won the game, then.