Attention Members Please Exhibit Some Patience and Insight With The Site Problems

I originally posted this exact thread on 1-14-09 and it was lost and now I'm reposting it with some updated info. I was only able to retrieve it because I left a computer on the thread page!

No, you've haven't been smoking and eating and vaping too much marijuana! :pimp:

The site has been down since I believe 1-08-09. It started with the site being slow and not really loading everything such as the state or country flags and a few other things. Then it got worse. You probably got the generic browser message about explorer can't find the website or you may have gotten the error page from vBulletin or the vBulletin database error page.

Now it is like everything from December 20th or so has been lost. Posts, threads, even the rep is missing.

Everyone take a deep breath.......

First of all, the mods only moderate the board and have no control over maintenance. This is mainly Sundance's area and I haven't spoken to him since the problems began. I doubt the other mods have either.

I'm sure Sundance is well aware of the overall site problems as well as that it hasn't been fully restored. If he doesn't know it's fully restored I'm sure he'll figure it out as soon as he checks to see if it is back up and running.

Do the mods know if things can be restored: No.
Do the mods know if things will be restored: No.
Do the mods know when the website came back up for the first time: Sometime on 1-114-09 sometime after midnight and before 8:30 a.m. EST.
Do the mods know what happened in the first place: Yes. Something fucked up.
Do the mods know if service has been restored or if we can expect more website issues: I wouldn't be shocked if it went back down.
Do the mods know about the server or webhost or any of that: Hardly.
Do the mods know if the server is a MMJ patient: Hippa laws prevent disclosure of healthcare records LOL!


However, I'm guessing that things can be restored and hopefully they will.

In the meantime, please everyone just be patient and use your most patient inducing strain you have right now. Maybe someone can start new grow and cross a couple of plants and come up with a new strain and name it "Server Too Busy" because after you smoke it you can't respond!! LOL! :thumbsup:

Also, please let's not try to start 50 threads on this same thing. Please! It's not a race either that when the site comes back up that you are the first person to post about the problems. We do have a brain and we know everything is messed up and we are aware how everything from December 20th and on is missing. Do you know how many people raced (some strolled) back on here when it comes back up to ask where everything went. A lot and those threads are lost too.

In the meantime our extensive IT department will probably have to work overtime! ;)

Additional info. Ok, it's now 1-19-08 and the site looks like it came back after being down on 1-15-08 sometime overnight. After coming back up shortly on 1-14 the sight went back down that afternoon and remained down. It came back up on 1-15-09 again for a short time then the forums were turned off and connecting to the site was spotty. Most posts that people made on either day have been lost again.

Again, I don't know anything about the site maintenance but I do know that everytime the site goes down, when it comes back it keeps "restoring" to only 12-20-08. Earlier I said I thought that Sundance would be able to retrieve the old posts. I know we lost some pics in the past but I was thinking that posts were slightly different than pics. I'm not so sure anymore. If you post something, you may want to copy it or wait until all the problems are resolved.

I have now talked to StinkyAttic but no one else. I know Sundance is working on the site because I saw him online using the administration tools but he hasn't updated us yet. I'll pass anything along once I know more.

Thanks for keeping us informed:thumbsup:

Hey...the lights are back on...:thumbsup:

Next time, don't spill your Pepsi on the keyboard! ;)


Granny :hippy:

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Originally Posted by Storm Crow

Next time, don't spill your Pepsi on the keyboard! ;)


Granny :hippy:

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LOL!

I miss stinky.....:(
Hope all is well with her...AND hope certain hacking types are still banned. Seeing em at other forums made me feel a weee sketchy about posting.
good vibes

Thanks FBR......you've answered a lot of questions.......glad to see the site back!!
Rock on!!

Ps....IR emailed me this morning. Stinky wrote him......she is doing well, everything ok with her. Pass it on.

TYVM my friend, since the boards went down, my single NCDG plant has been harvested, and I got 3 full cure jars from the one plant. I will have to post pics later... gotta go make some more money now.
Thanx again

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Originally Posted by Weedhound

Ps....IR emailed me this morning. Stinky wrote him......she is doing well, everything ok with her. Pass it on.

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I must of missed that whats up with Stinky.

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Originally Posted by Dutch Pimp

Hey...the lights are back on...:thumbsup:

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Hope they stay on,how you doing dude:jointsmile:

Welcome back. :jointsmile:

At least most of our infractions have passed, lol. Speaking of which...oh...never mind. :cool:

Thanks Weedhound for the heads-up. :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Dutch Pimp

Hey...the lights are back on...:thumbsup:

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we got them on 18/6, or 12/12 ?? :D

I wonder how many hundres of times I clicked on the site thinking it'd be back up since it went down, lol.

It's good to be back. I was just about to lose it.

I am just happy to have an avatar again!:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by 8182KSKUSH

I am just happy to have an avatar again!:thumbsup:

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Yeah...seemed kinda...impersonal, lol.

Welcome back this site rocks.
Thank You
Big Len

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Originally Posted by DaBudhaStank

I wonder how many hundres of times I clicked on the site thinking it'd be back up since it went down, lol.

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me too haha. This internet sucks without this site

I was about to delete this place from my bookmarks... I might as well still, cause not only did that month long hiatus make me find other *cough* better online forums with cannabis being its center, but this site probably lost a good amount of its user base.... ever since all the forum topics got switched around like 9 months ago, this site has been slacking... severely slacking... with threads/posts/info

Just giving my input, and maybe I shall return in a few months to find it back to "normal".

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Originally Posted by zeitgeist

me too haha. This internet sucks without this site

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+1!

Whew, glad to see this site up again.. I found another "site" but it pretty much sucked.. I think I may have seen Weedhound lurking around there but I didn't have the privileges to reach out directly..

I will say it was more active.. probably up to us to fix that here.

;)

Peace, Farmer Rich

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Originally Posted by FakeBoobsRule

In the meantime our extensive IT department will probably have to work overtime! ;)

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To you, I take my hat off and bow deeply... much obliged :jointsmile:

sara.

thanks for the info FBR :thumbsup: great to see the site back up and running again. a big hello and welcome back to everyone this smoke is for you all:S5:

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Originally Posted by GrinKyle

I was about to delete this place from my bookmarks... I might as well still, cause not only did that month long hiatus make me find other *cough* better online forums with cannabis being its center.
Just giving my input, and maybe I shall return in a few months to find it back to "normal".

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Actually, a little vacation weeds-out the ingrateful newbies. Personally, I didn't know you...and I don't care about your change...but the disrespect you exhibit here is IMHO unwarranted, although being an ignorant little prick does appear to be right up your alley. :jointsmile:

Neat. Personal insult and attack... I guess being a "ingrateful newbie"(its ungrateful btw) and "ignorant little prick" doesn't entitle me to an opinion about a forum I frequently visit.

Last time I checked, being a "known" person doesn't give you the right to throw out personal insults like their candy on Halloween.

Everyone KNOWS that this forum has slowed down dramatically with new posts/content since last year. I was merely saying what was on my mind, something that is allowed here w/o person attacks.

Whether your join date may be earlier than mine, and your "popularity" may be higher than mine, and whether your post count is 14x more than mine, DOESN'T make you better than me.

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Originally Posted by GrinKyle

Last time I checked, being a "known" person doesn't give you the right to throw out personal insults like their candy on Halloween.

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like they are.
like they're.
but hey, who's checking?
Both..can't we please just get along?
The site is up and running. No need to ruin it by pissing in other people's cereal.

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Originally Posted by Rusty Trichome

Actually, a little vacation weeds-out the ingrateful newbies. Personally, I didn't know you...and I don't care about your change...but the disrespect you exhibit here is IMHO unwarranted, although being an ignorant little prick does appear to be right up your alley. :jointsmile:

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Heehee, missed your cutting sarcasm Rusty! Glad site is back up!

GK check my sig about deeds. If you don't like it.... stop crabbing and delete us already ..... believe me we'll survive.

Just nice to hop on and get a bunch whining from someone who can't even appreciate that the site is back and how much work and effort and most likely $$$ that took to make that happen. How rude. :wtf:

I"M GLAD the sites back.

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Originally Posted by Weedhound

GK check my sig about deeds. If you don't like it.... stop crabbing and delete us already ..... believe me we'll survive.

Just nice to hop on and get a bunch whining from someone who can't even appreciate that the site is back and how much work and effort and most likely $$$ that took to make that happen. How rude. :wtf:

I"M GLAD the sites back.

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:thumbsup: What she said!

I used to work I.T. for a major network.
This crash was no fun from either end.


I guess GK overpaid for membership here.:wtf:
I got in fo' free!:D


Beeg Mahalo for da folks who busted ass to get the site back up with very little loss.:cool:

Much appreciated.
Weezard

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Originally Posted by GrinKyle

Neat. Personal insult and attack... I guess being a "ingrateful newbie"(its ungrateful btw) and "ignorant little prick" doesn't entitle me to an opinion about a forum I frequently visit.

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One should really check their facts, before correcting someone else's. One loses street-cred pointing out ones own ignorance.
In´grate`ful
a. 1.
1. Ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative.
He proved extremely false and ingrateful to me.
- Atterbury.
2. Unpleasing to the sense; distasteful; offensive.
He gives . . . no ingrateful food.
- Milton.
Ingrateful

You call them personal insults...I call them obvious conclusions.

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Originally Posted by GrinKyle

Everyone KNOWS that this forum has slowed down dramatically with new posts/content since last year. I was merely saying what was on my mind, something that is allowed here w/o person attacks.

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Tizn't what you say, but how you say it, and no...being a member doesn't entitle you to slam the very forum you were evidentally waiting for to re-open, unscathed. Why bother to come back at all? I'm guessing that you wouldn't have been missed one little bit. Or was that your goal...? To go out with a whimper, and a sad story of injustice?

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Originally Posted by GrinKyle

Whether your join date may be earlier than mine, and your "popularity" may be higher than mine, and whether your post count is 14x more than mine, DOESN'T make you better than me.

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Never once did I say or infer I was better than you. I stated directly that your post was unwarranted, and that you are an ingrateful little prick, as judged by the content of that post. Nobody told you not to post your words, and you freely expressed yourself here. But you are still responsible for the content. I also have the right to speak freely, but you mention, among the other insults, wishing I'd get banned for my response. So what you want applied to you, doesn't extend to others. (voicing their opinions freely...?)

At least I have the balls not to hide behind an invisible curtain. (the rep-points system)

But if it makes you feel better, no matter where you go, no matter what you do...you will always be a newbie in my eyes, lol. :jointsmile:

"Gee, Ward!
Weren't you a little hard on the beaver last night?"

:S2:

Can't fix some things.

Weezard

Easy Rusty, you've made a great point and defended your grammar but try to dial it back.

Hey GK, let me clear my throat.

That point Rusty made is echoed by many other members so far in this thread GK, don't be a killjoy, a buzzkill, or a Debbie Downer.

I found your post just to be so thoughtless on so many levels because everyone was so happy to just have the site back on yet you chose to take this moment to piss on the parade. Mind you that you posted it in a thread where I asked nicely for everyone's patience and told everyone what I knew. Then I just find the vibe of the post to be abrasive. This is just scratching the surface.

The website changes in content are over a year old and we are so sick of hearing this shit. If you got something constructive to say or helpful then say it. Otherwise, the whining gets old really quick. The owner is sick of it, the mods are sick of it because we have no control over it.

I'm glad so many other members are sharing a similar view as Rusty.

GK, if you feel slighted of offended by Rusty's post, well so be it. You started this with your unnecessary comments and a little of your own medicine was needed. But enough is enough and this is where the whining and complaining and insults will stop.

Do not use the rep system to insult people GK.

Now back to better things. I still don't know what happened to the website or answers to any of the questions I'm sure all of you have. Something I did learn though is that when members were getting the generic forum page and getting the message:

The Cannabis.com Forums are currently OFF, We are running critical maintenance and upgrading components for a smoother operation ....

that the mods can usually still get into the forums. I bring this up because many of you probably didn't see this thread if you didn't see it on those couple of days back in the middle of January. I've also seen several comments since the site came back up where people rushed to to copy things they really wanted. I'm sure that would scare me too if I was a member and some of the posts were already missing.

I'm sorry this happened as traffic was just beginning to pick back up near the end of 2008 and I really don't have any new answers since I posted this 3 weeks ago.

OMG, I'm so happy this site is back up.. man I felt lost in my life without it!

tooooodles!

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Originally Posted by FakeBoobsRule

I've also seen several comments since the site came back up where people rushed to to copy things they really wanted. I'm sure that would scare me too if I was a member and some of the posts were already missing.

I'm sorry this happened as traffic was just beginning to pick back up near the end of 2008 and I really don't have any new answers since I posted this 3 weeks ago.

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Shit happens.
I just wish that, after maybe a couple weeks or whatever, if there is a next time, just someone send out a mass email or something with a lil' more info than, go play crappyarcadegames. Like,
"Hey everyone, don't panic, major technical fuck up ATM, everyone is safe, will be back ASAP."
Might have alleviated much anxiety. I can't express the amount of anger that damn page gave me EVERYTIME! I thought surely, they will at least update THIS PAGE to let everyone know whats up!?
I lived, as you can see.
And am much happier that the site is back.

You know what though, really I am so fucking lazy and such a pot head that I still haven't done it yet. I got easily distracted while smoking, again, and never got around to it.:stoned: I will sometime though. JUst in case, this isn't a slight in anyway to cannacom, dig? I just gotta have it, sure you understand though.

Now if I could just get myself to NOT read and post EVERYTIME I sit down at the computer and actually get it done!:jointsmile:

Whoa.

Wait a minute.

FBR, please, answer this.
Are all posts missing after a certain date period.
OR
Are "certain posts" but not all from a set date forward.????
That would be a little bit unsettling.
So?:wtf:


if I was a member and some of the posts were already missing.
Did I read too into that or take it wrong? Sounds like not all the posts after a certain date but just some are gone.
huh?:stoned:

Duly noted...a smackdown mod, with a level head. :thumbsup:
(Sorry. Guess I get a tad rambunctious on occation.)

I have to say I feel the exact same way. You don't know how many times I clicked on the link and thought it isn't up yet? WTF are they doing? Is the site down for good? Are the feds looking through all of the data? I didn't know what was up, if it is just hardware/software issues I would have expected it to be up and running way sooner then it was and this isn't just a rant from some noob, I have some experience with servers but, my specialty is personal computers.

:stoned::stoned::stoned:

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FBR, thanx for stepping in.
I really haven't been able to keep up with whats happening on here in the last week or 2 because I have been buried in work. Gotta love it when the phone rings, cause its somebody calling to tell me where to pick up the money at.

Meanwhile, there are several folks that really need to chill. Life is too short to get ugly or get your panties in a wad.

Rule #1 Don't sweat the small stuff
Rule #2 Everything is small stuff
Rule #3 When in doubt, refer to rule #1