Terry Sumner Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 I get the same thing all the time. Very slow to connect, very slow to change pages when I click on a topic, sometimes won't go at all. And very often get the same SQL message. My internet is through my cable company, Metrocast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 It's the same for me. This site is acting weird way too often. I PM'd Dave Ambrose the other day, but so far no answer. Perhaps a phone call from Gregg is in order. Would you mind suggesting it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Perhaps a phone call from Gregg is in order. Would you mind suggesting it? I talked to Gregg about it yesterday. He's trying to Skype Dave, no luck yet. The way Gregg explained it, the site has become too big for the current server to handle reliably... so he's shopping around for a new server/host. The problem is, to upgrade the site will cost $$$... and seeing as how this site is provided to you guys for free (Gregg pays for it out of his own pocket), I can see why he's hesitant to shell out big bucks to upgrade. It would be very interesting to see how many forum members would be willing to pay a modest yearly fee to join the forum in exchange for a server/host upgrade... Wait, I can hear it already.... no fee, keep it free! No fee, keep it free! Well, remember that old saying: You get what you pay for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) This may be an unpopular and drastic solution, but would it be helpful to go in and delete older files? I don't know how they would be selected. Or would it be doable to move the server to a cloud computing service provider? Edited July 7, 2011 by sjordan2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 This may be an unpopular and drastic solution, but would it be helpful to go in and delete older files? I don't know how they would be selected. Or would it be doable to move the server to a cloud computing service provider? I'm not a computer guy, so my answer is: I don't know. But Gregg (and hopefully the tech guy Dave) will figure out something... because what we have now isn't cutting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Don't hate on me for this, The other boards are jealous, so they try to hack us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Appetite Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 What about a dedicated server in his home connected to a dedicated high speed connection. Would that work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 What about a dedicated server in his home connected to a dedicated high speed connection. Would that work? Yeah... but that would mean adding a new dedicated high-speed connection, running the server 24/7/365, etc. I doubt Gregg would want to physically host the site out of his home. We'll just have to wait and see what he decides to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 It would be very interesting to see how many forum members would be willing to pay a modest yearly fee to join the forum in exchange for a server/host upgrade... Wait, I can hear it already.... no fee, keep it free! No fee, keep it free! Well, remember that old saying: You get what you pay for... A $10 annual fee is not uncommon on bigger site's, but usually has perks like on-site photo hosting, premium member's only forums, etc. I'd have NO problem paying that for the valuable info here, plus the entertainment value Put up a poll Harry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 A $10 annual fee is not uncommon on bigger site's, but usually has perks like on-site photo hosting, premium member's only forums, etc. I'd have NO problem paying that for the valuable info here, plus the entertainment value Put up a poll Harry... No, no poll. It's just me wondering what the result would be. But I know Gregg wants to keep the forum free, a pay site isn't going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 The annual fee would be optional for "premium" members only, with a few perks. The standard content/forums would be free for the others. As you say, you get what you pay for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Yeah...I'd definitely vote for keeping it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 A $10 annual fee is not uncommon on bigger site's, but usually has perks like on-site photo hosting, premium member's only forums, etc. I'd have NO problem paying that for the valuable info here, plus the entertainment value Put up a poll Harry... I don't hang out on many other sites so a donation wouldn't be that bad. As long as Gregg doesn't run out and get a Saleen Mustang... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XJ6 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Well if it Don't all get Fixed.....Then i am going to tell!!!! Just Kidding Cheers to all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboKitty Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 (edited) just got the "SQL" error message for the 1st time. Would it be help the site at all if older, currently inactive accounts were deleted if they take up space? Say for members that haven't logged in for a year or more? Or would it help if active members deleted their own topics that haven't been updated for a year or so, or maybe ones in the Swap/Trade/Free or Wanted Sections that are no longer needed? It's just a suggestion and I'm not sure if that might help how the site runs, but if it's over capacity then wouldn't that help? That way the mods & Gregg wouldn't have to do all the work, it's easy to delete our own unneeded threads/posts by clicking on "Topic Moderation" at the bottom of the page and selecting "Delete", then confirm and you're done. ** Just deleted 25 or 30 old topics of mine, only took about 10 minutes. If everyone cleaned up their old stuff hopefully it will help Edited July 8, 2011 by MB_ChargerChick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 keep the forums free and make the magazine an online deal with paid subscriptions just like the print magazine, drop the print magazine and it's related costs. what, no magazine on the shelves? you want it in print, you print it no more problems with getting a torn, wet or previously viewed issue in the mailbox anymore. I actually think this is a good idea. You wouldn't have to worry about ruined mags, you could read them right after they are published, more content could be added due to "unlimited" space, and the subscription could be cheaper due to the related costs. Heck, if you host it in PDF format, it's easy to print for those who want the print version, and no one should have problems loading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I actually think this is a good idea. You wouldn't have to worry about ruined mags, you could read them right after they are published, more content could be added due to "unlimited" space, and the subscription could be cheaper due to the related costs. Heck, if you host it in PDF format, it's easy to print for those who want the print version, and no one should have problems loading it. No No No No No.. Gotta have the paper copy, be hard to carry my PC into my Library Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 No No No No No.. Gotta have the paper copy, be hard to carry my PC into my Library Get yourself an iPad then! (Be the most expensive magazine ever! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 keep the forums free and make the magazine an online deal with paid subscriptions just like the print magazine, drop the print magazine and it's related costs. what, no magazine on the shelves? you want it in print, you print it no more problems with getting a torn, wet or previously viewed issue in the mailbox anymore. NO, no, no, and no. I want a mailed hard copy, damaged or not. I HATE online reading. And I hate electronic books as well. I am a old fart, and I love print. and NOT print from my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 keep the forums free and make the magazine an online deal with paid subscriptions just like the print magazine, drop the print magazine and it's related costs. what, no magazine on the shelves? you want it in print, you print it no more problems with getting a torn, wet or previously viewed issue in the mailbox anymore. Dave's comments here have some merit. Every time a new issue comes out, the posts start adding up over the torn/damaged copies, haven't seen mine yet, what are Hot Wheels doing in a model mag, etc complaints and having the mag online allows you to avoid those problems. Everyone would have access to the magazine at the same time, no ripped up copies, ignore those articles that don't appeal to you, and if you HAVE to have a paper copy, print off the pages you want! Gregg would save himself time and money if he were to go this route and server upgrades would be much easier to do. Just my two pennies, I am sure I will get blasted. PS- the connection problems seem to be worse for me in the evenings so I find myself not logging in then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Dave Ambrose got back to me. Here is part of what he said: "It looks to me like our hosting company had some sort of systemwide failure. Not sure what, but I'm hoping things are better. Yes, we've outgrown this host -- in several ways. With our current host, it's the number of simultaneous connections to the database, which causes the SQL errors that people are seeing. There are some other, more technical, gotchas too. I've been hesitant to recommend us getting our own virtual server, but I think this is the way we need to go. Fortunately, we have many more options than we did 6 months ago. I'll be talking to Gregg as soon as I get back to California (I'm currently in Toronto) if not sooner. I hope people can be patient while we work on this, and I'll post something as soon as I can. " So there you have it. That where it stands as of now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) Harry, this might sound like answer to someone who is "Computer - Literate ". However , most of this is just over my head . When someone candumb it down to a simpleton like me who saw huge computers in 1958 at a local I B M branch .......... Ed Shaver Edited July 9, 2011 by Eshaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Harry, this might sound like answer to someone who is "Computer - Literate ". However , most of this is just over my head . When someone candumb it down to a simpleton like me who saw huge computers in 1958 at a local I B M branch .......... Ed Shaver In simple terms: This site has gotten too big (too many people connected at once) for the server (the computer where this site actually originates from). Sort of like if you overload an electrical circuit... you turn too many things on at once, the circuit can't supply enough power for everything, and the fuse blows. We need to upgrade to a better/bigger/faster server. Or get rid of a bunch of members... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Or assign specific time slots to members. I have an old PC with a monitor, speakers, keyboard, and mouse that I would be happy to donate to the cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 If we switched to a new server, that would automatically get rid of inactive members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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