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#1 07/07/2008 7:44 pm
- giltotherescue
- Squid Staff / Forum Mod
- From: Boulder
- Registered: 10/17/2005
- Posts: 2179
Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Due to a database bug we ran into over the weekend, we will be conducting late night SquidMaintenance between midnight and 5am EST tonight. During this time the Workshop will be disabled and Wizard will be disabled, and Squidoo will be offline for about an hour.
http://blogs.squidoo.com/squidblog/?p=238
I apologize in advance for the downtime. I'll post an update here as soon as we're done. Sorry sorry sorry, but thanks for sticking with us...
Gil
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#2 07/07/2008 7:49 pm
- ThomasC
- Wow. Over 1000 posts.
- Registered: 01/30/2008
- Posts: 1154
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Will the traffic problem be addressed in this update?
Thanks for your hard work Gil
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#3 07/07/2008 8:42 pm
- The_Homeopath
- Wow. Over 1000 posts.
- Registered: 12/31/1969
- Posts: 1294
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Thank you for the heads up! Have fun - LOL.
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#4 07/07/2008 9:27 pm
- enslavedbyfaeries
- Full fledged kraken (500+ posts)
- Registered: 08/25/2007
- Posts: 580
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Thank you for letting us know, -wishing you the best of luck tonight!
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#5 07/07/2008 9:43 pm
- giltotherescue
- Squid Staff / Forum Mod
- From: Boulder
- Registered: 10/17/2005
- Posts: 2179
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
ThomasC wrote:
Will the traffic problem be addressed in this update?
Thanks for your hard work Gil
Tonight's maintenance is the first step to bringing traffic stats back online. We hope to have traffic reporting up and running again by Wednesday morning.
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#6 07/07/2008 9:57 pm
- Janet21
- Citizen Squid Alumni
- From: Birthday Party Central
- Registered: 01/05/2007
- Posts: 2766
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Thanks for the update, Gil.
Last edited by Janet21 (07/07/2008 9:57 pm)
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#7 07/07/2008 10:02 pm
- daoine
- Mesonychoteuthis
- From: Melbourne, Australia
- Registered: 08/17/2006
- Posts: 965
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
*brings Gil and the team a tray of coffees*
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#8 07/07/2008 10:02 pm
- adez7
- Indubitably tentacular
- From: Greeley, Colorado
- Registered: 12/31/1969
- Posts: 6100
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Thanks for all the hard work and dedication! We are certainly privileged to have such a great software team on our side. Our hat is off to ya. 
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#9 07/07/2008 11:17 pm
- giltotherescue
- Squid Staff / Forum Mod
- From: Boulder
- Registered: 10/17/2005
- Posts: 2179
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
We're back online! One step closer to payment and restored traffic reporting.
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#10 07/07/2008 11:26 pm
- Comfortdoc
- Full fledged kraken (500+ posts)
- From: California
- Registered: 05/14/2007
- Posts: 533
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Thank you Gil (et al) for staying up in the wee hours in you time zone to get things fixed.
I am just getting started for the night here in California, so I am very happy to have things back online.
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#11 07/07/2008 11:28 pm
- The_Homeopath
- Wow. Over 1000 posts.
- Registered: 12/31/1969
- Posts: 1294
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Awesome! Thanks A Bunch.
But, I'm so sleepy now that I swear Gil's avatar just moved. Ok, nightie night!
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#12 07/08/2008 12:20 am
- adez7
- Indubitably tentacular
- From: Greeley, Colorado
- Registered: 12/31/1969
- Posts: 6100
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
That is great news! Thank you very much for all the hard work.
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#13 07/08/2008 12:51 am
- spuds
- Full fledged kraken (500+ posts)
- Registered: 08/27/2006
- Posts: 538
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Thanks for the update Gil. Look forward to payment and the traffic stats.
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#14 07/08/2008 3:38 am
- Joan4
- Giant Squid Greeter
- From: South Carolina, USA
- Registered: 10/16/2007
- Posts: 1146
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Thank you! Now we know how spoiled we are! I appreciate everything you are doing to get things back on track. You are great at keeping us informed, too, and that, too, is sincerely appreciated!
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#15 07/08/2008 5:28 am
- poddys
- Indubitably tentacular
- From: Southampton, UK
- Registered: 01/15/2008
- Posts: 3044
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Thanks Gil, I know what it's like trying to fix problems like this, and having to burn the midnight oil to try and fix things.
As much as I both want to know what my earnings and my stats are, I would rather wait another day and know that the database fixes were checked out and working right, rather than have things rushed.
I'm desperate to know how my lenses are doing though all the same...
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#16 07/08/2008 5:31 am
- JaguarJulie
- Indubitably tentacular
- From: Jacksonville, FL
- Registered: 03/21/2006
- Posts: 3745
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
giltotherescue wrote:
We're back online! One step closer to payment and restored traffic reporting.
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#17 07/08/2008 7:44 am
- NancyOram
- Swimming pretty (100+ posts!)
- From: Bay Area, California
- Registered: 12/31/1969
- Posts: 186
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Wish I could do more than just say thanks! But thanks--for all the work you do to keep things running smoothly, as well as times like this when you're putting out fires.
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#18 07/08/2008 8:15 am
- dc_zhen
- Got yer sea legs
- Registered: 08/27/2007
- Posts: 84
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Gil- thanks for going the extra mile.
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#19 07/08/2008 12:42 pm
- LauraMarie
- Got yer sea legs
- Registered: 12/31/1969
- Posts: 77
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Thanks for the updates!! I was worried when I seen I had no stats!! I miss seeing where my traffic comes from, but its at times like this we realise how addicted we are to squidoo
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#20 07/08/2008 1:36 pm
- InspiredWritingResearch
- Positively aquatic
- Registered: 12/31/1969
- Posts: 234
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Knock,knock, knocking on heaven's door...... well top 100s door at any rate! What a time not to know my stats! Just when I reach 164ish, I am working blind lol ! Still, I presume we just keep on regardless, plugging away?
Just wondered whether the 'life of lens' stat is frozen too? I hope so, mine has not moved for a few days even though comments, faves are up?
Thanks for shedding any light, and for working overtime!
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#21 07/09/2008 12:55 am
- TURCOLIVE
- Cuttlefish. Just browsing.
- Registered: 08/01/2007
- Posts: 18
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Surely our ignition of fuel as lensmasters is trafic reports.
We are waiting helplessly and impatiently you to solve the bug Gil.
Thanks for all the hard work.
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#22 07/09/2008 1:15 am
- EclecticWAHM
- Swimming pretty (100+ posts!)
- From: Colorado
- Registered: 08/25/2007
- Posts: 162
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Thanks for the update! You guys rock!!
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#23 07/09/2008 5:40 am
- poddys
- Indubitably tentacular
- From: Southampton, UK
- Registered: 01/15/2008
- Posts: 3044
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
The only indication I have really on traffic is the number of comments, and compared with the last 2 months payday is also late, but I can wait.... I'm sure it's all good news, right? Fingers crossed
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#24 07/09/2008 6:14 am
- Christene
- Indubitably tentacular
- From: MA
- Registered: 02/06/2007
- Posts: 4773
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
payday isn't late...they say the 15th is the day they aim for...we've just been spoiled getting it early 
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#25 07/09/2008 6:58 am
- EverythingMouse
- Full fledged kraken (500+ posts)
- Registered: 06/30/2007
- Posts: 513
Re: Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SquidMaintenance
Just checked and my stats are back! I had no idea how attached to them I was until they were gone for a while.
Thanks for all the hard work as always. You deserve a break!
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