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About LBPC's recent downtime

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As you are all aware, LBPCentral was down for the past 4-ish days. Before going any further, I would like to extend my sincerest apologies for any inconvenience that this service interruption caused. There are a lot of things going on in and around the community that depend on LBPCentral; you have my gratitude for being patient while we worked through the issue.

I have received a lot of questions related to the site downtime which I will do my best to answer here:

What happened? - There was a configuration issue at the domain registry that resulted in the site being unavailable.
That sounds complicated. What actually happened? - The site is run by squirrels in an underground bunker hidden in an undisclosed location. The squirrels went on strike.
Why? - I bought them unsalted peanuts instead of salted, as stated in their contract.
Were you hacked? - No, LBPCentral was not hacked.
Is the contest/group/activity I was involved in cancelled? - No, all previously scheduled community activities are officially back on track. Apologies for any delay that the site downtime caused.
Is this going to happen again? - While I'd like to say "No, never", I think that is an overly bold statement. What I will say is that it's extremely unlikely that the site will experience downtime again due to this exact issue.

Thanks again for your continued loyalty to LBPCentral, and enjoy the ongoing non-unavailableness of the site.

8)		2013-06-24 19:58:00

Author:
Taffey
Posts: 3187

Thanks for coming back
After a hard day at work it's always good to know, here is a place where I can have some relaxing moments with nice online friends 		2013-06-24 20:12:00

Author:
avundcv
Posts: 2526

I resent the notion that MY peanuts were to blame for this.

After all, we all know my peanuts can do do wrong!

...

Wait...

... Please don't leave me again, LBPC ;-;		2013-06-24 20:19:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

Accursed squirrels! Little chittering devils they are!

I'm totally understanding of web issues, and am just glad it's all sorted out. Good to have LBPC back again. ^_^		2013-06-24 20:33:00

Author:
Kato
Posts: 732

I resent the notion that MY peanuts were to blame for this. I know, I know... I was as shocked as you must be. Clearly we must strengthen our peanut supply chain going forward.




... Please don't leave me again, LBPC ;-;We won't!



Additionally, out of all this it became (once again) apparent that you aren't on Twitter. DEAR GOD WHY 		2013-06-24 20:34:00

Author:
Taffey
Posts: 3187

I know, I know... I was as shocked as you must be. Clearly we must strengthen our peanut supply chain going forward.



We won't!




Additionally, out of all this it became (once again) apparent that you aren't on Twitter. DEAR GOD WHY

I do have a twitter. I even sent you a tweet about that same exact joke.

I just don't really like tweeting.

Also, I wanted to give you a reprieve from the forces of darkness.		2013-06-24 20:35:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

I do have a twitter. I even sent you a tweet about that same exact joke.WAT Where, who... when? What's your Twitter name? I don't see it.




I just don't really like tweeting. Oh, well we can remedy that. Give me some time and will make you really REALLY dislike tweeting. 		2013-06-24 20:41:00

Author:
Taffey
Posts: 3187

WAT Where, who... when? What's your Twitter name? I don't see it.

The great thing about my name is that its virtually guaranteed I can use it for every single thing in the world without anyone possibly stealing it.		2013-06-24 20:42:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

Wee, we're back online! I must admit i missed it a lot! You know? Checking all the forums for recent posts and all the group topics etc.

Thanks Taffey! (And the moderators?)

-- Jauw		2013-06-24 20:43:00

Author:
Jauw
Posts: 484

Wee, we're back online! I must admit i missed it a lot! You know? Checking all the forums for recent posts and all the group topics etc.

Thanks Taffey! (And the moderators?)

-- Jauw

Oh, let's not forget who's REALLY responsible for bringing LBPC back!

ME!

:kz:		2013-06-24 20:44:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

Thank god the site finally got sorted out.

Thanks for getting everything sorted, Taff.		2013-06-24 21:53:00

Author:
theswweet
Posts: 2468

Big thanks for all the hard work in getting the site back on it's feet, it's much appreciated 2013-06-24 22:12:00

Author:
craigmond
Posts: 2426

Big thanks for bringing back the site and bringing us up to speed.2013-06-24 22:19:00

Author:
xxMATEOSxx
Posts: 1787

Thanks Taffey! (And the moderators?) Yes indeed, the site staff is also very much to thank, as well as another extremely helpful little elf (http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/member.php?4654-RickRock_777). 2013-06-24 22:22:00

Author:
Taffey
Posts: 3187

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPvtFqbeyD4

Are we all going to receive free crowns for the downtime, I'm not talking about digital one's either, I want a real freaking crown and yes with all the perks and such like a castle with a moat 		2013-06-24 22:27:00

Author:
L-I-M-I
Posts: 611

And that's because it's dangerous to negotiate with squirrels. 8)
Anyway... I'm glad that Central is back!		2013-06-24 22:41:00

Author:
Pulparindo15
Posts: 334

Are we all going to receive free crowns for the downtime, I'm not talking about digital one's either, I want a real freaking crown and yes with all the perks and such like a castle with a moat Absolutely, yes - everyone will receive a crown as a measure of my thanks. Click here (http://www.firstpalette.com/Craft_themes/Wearables/royalpapercrown/royalpapercrown.html) to redeem.

I'm still working on the castle and moat - I'll get back to you. 		2013-06-24 22:42:00

Author:
Taffey
Posts: 3187

Thanks for hanging in there, Tom. Especially considering you have real life responsibilities, as well. It was like a breath of fresh air, when the site appeared in my browser. It made me realize just how much I love this site, the Staff, those that dedicate their valuable time to make this place special, and the Community members that are special and support this site, either by funding or keeping the interaction lively.

"Lucyyyyyy. I'm home!"

Edit: Tom, thanks for putting my profile page link in your earlier post. I'm glad I could help the little bit that I did. 		2013-06-25 00:47:00

Author:
RickRock_777
Posts: 1567

Good to see the site is back up, thank you.2013-06-25 01:22:00

Author:
aratiatia
Posts: 374

Yay! Site back up!

Glad I could help explain the mystery and get us back on track. 		2013-06-25 02:12:00

Author:
jwwphotos
Posts: 11383

Oh it's back. took longer then some for the site to start working for me.

Also...


That sounds complicated. What actually happened? - The site is run by squirrels in an underground bunker hidden in an undisclosed location. The squirrels went on strike.
Why? - I bought them unsalted peanuts instead of salted, as stated in their contract.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23CejJV6WFg		2013-06-25 04:00:00

Author:
Lord-Dreamerz
Posts: 4261

Absolutely, yes - everyone will receive a crown as a measure of my thanks. Click here (http://www.firstpalette.com/Craft_themes/Wearables/royalpapercrown/royalpapercrown.html) to redeem.

I'm still working on the castle and moat - I'll get back to you.

You know, I clicked that link with my hopes so high *sigh*

HAHAHA just kidding! Glad to see the site back online! 		2013-06-25 04:30:00

Author:
yugnar
Posts: 1478

as of the recent downtime i went crazy with out my lbpcentrial so it resulted into this at first.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s
then a little bit of this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFNKccJc5eo
then it ended with
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5IlA4ehJck		2013-06-25 05:17:00

Author:
WESFUN
Posts: 1336

Wooohooo!

This may seem random, but I remember when the site went down when I was admin. (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=73055-Site-down) Now that I look back at that thread, I don't really remember that happening. I think something did happen, but LBPC just resolved itself somehow...I guess I forgot to address everyone about it too.

It may have been from that time I tried cramming a whole LBPC web page into my custom user title just to see what it would do - the whole ordeal made every thread inaccessible and nearly broke the whole website. I almost panicked because I couldn't edit my profile back to normal, because the edit page broke too! I eventually used some HTML tricks to remove the offending user title data on my browser client, wherein I could then edit my title back to normal. Twas a fun time.

Man, it was awesome being admin. But then again, it's probably best that Taffey is admin now...it keeps me from accidentally obliterating the whole website. :hero:		2013-06-25 05:52:00

Author:
warlord_evil
Posts: 4193

http://teenagenetwork.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/ace-ventura-its-alive.gif?w=474&h=2492013-06-25 09:29:00

Author:
Ali_Star
Posts: 4085

I could get on for about 2 minutes last night then the site completely disappeared again for another 12 hours until just now...hopefully it's working now 2013-06-25 11:18:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

Hurray! Glad to see the site is alive again. 2013-06-25 11:33:00

Author:
LieutenantFatman
Posts: 465

This reminds me of that time the city of Milwaukee just disappeared for 2 hours. Completely gone, all that showed from satellite photos was a river valley.... remember that Taffey?

Glad to see the site is back again. I was missing my lunchtime browsing routine.		2013-06-25 14:01:00

Author:
Morgana25
Posts: 5983

Thanks a lot and a big *knuddel* *hug* to everyone who is responsible for bringing back the forum again !

I must admit ... I missed it 		2013-06-26 14:25:00

Author:
Schnupsi
Posts: 506

Oh sorry about the downtime. I was enjoying The Muppets DLC add on while waiting. Which Reminds me, I gotta get back to the game!2013-06-26 18:02:00

Author:
Yatterhog
Posts: 12

It's nice to see that the site is back from its functionality hiatus. Thanks!2013-06-26 18:51:00

Author:
bonner123
Posts: 1487

This reminds me of that time the city of Milwaukee just disappeared for 2 hours. Completely gone, all that showed from satellite photos was a river valley.... remember that Taffey?Was that before or after they discovered Data's head in an archaeological dig site? 2013-06-26 21:13:00

Author:
Taffey
Posts: 3187

I was like totally worried and scared and stuff. ;-; Never do that again LBPC!
Thanks for getting everything back up and running staff, you're the best! <3		2013-06-28 01:33:00

Author:
nysudyrgh
Posts: 5482

Y U GO DOWN AGAIN?

Y? :kz:		2013-06-30 17:35:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

Y U GO DOWN AGAIN?

Y? :kz:

Mafia hack.		2013-06-30 17:46:00

Author:
Ali_Star
Posts: 4085

Mafia hack.

You WOULD know... :kz:		2013-06-30 17:49:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

You WOULD know... :kz:

I'm innocent, remember! I know nothing. Well.... I know something, but I ain't telling!		2013-06-30 17:52:00

Author:
Ali_Star
Posts: 4085

I'm innocent, remember! I know nothing. Well.... I know something, but I ain't telling!

Well yeah. But if our own Sheriff wasn't able to know the cause of our fair site's downtime, who would?		2013-06-30 17:54:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

It was the web hosting company screwing something up or not paying attention. They don't seem to be the brightest at times. :/2013-06-30 19:42:00

Author:
jwwphotos
Posts: 11383

I'm a web expert, you didn't use squirrels, something went wrong with vBulletin, Apache and the MySQL Database right?2013-07-06 07:19:00

Author:
mh637099
Posts: 15

Actually none of the above the other time. ...oh, this last time? The server needed rippled was all.2013-07-06 14:17:00

Author:
jwwphotos
Posts: 11383

MySQL

MySQuirreL		2013-07-06 21:18:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot
Posts: 6728

Glad it's back up! 2013-07-10 05:03:00

Author:
DawnBreaker_23
Posts: 568

Yay LBPC is back! I hope no one stole some snacks while it was down. . .

hyper		2013-07-20 03:35:00

Author:
hyperdude95
Posts: 1793

Unsure if this has been said before, but this kind of downtime happens all the time when I try to access the site. Almost daily. Right in the middle of the day in Australia - about noon - the site goes down for maybe an hour or two. No one ever mentions the daily downtime so I'm guessing it might just be me? It happens on different devices - phone, ipad, PC. I am in no way tech minded, so I have no idea what is actually happening though. It was a problem when I was apart of the Vita Christmas Group, I would try to log in on my lunch break but it never worked. But a few hours later, no problems.2013-07-24 06:11:00

Author:
jaffakree503
Posts: 72

That would be the nightly back-up, I presume. That's always happened, at around 00:25 GMT, I think.2013-07-24 09:20:00

Author:
Rogar
Posts: 2284

Around 7:25 EST for about 10 - 15 minutes is the nightly backup, even longer on Sunday. Many of the issues lately has either exceeded that window, as in never coming back up after that window for a few hours, or at other times just down for several hours.

The original event that this thread was created for was quite a few days.		2013-07-24 10:30:00

Author:
jwwphotos
Posts: 11383

Thanks the LBP gods this fansite is one of the last LBP fansites that is still quite active. And I hope it will be like that for much longer.2013-08-03 04:56:00

Author:
yugnar
Posts: 1478


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