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Feb 28, 2006 | 4:29 am
#1111
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Suwanee,Ga ,usa
Posts: 3,617
Still very slow. As slow as I've seen it in ages.
Feb 28, 2006 | 8:24 am
#1112
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
Programs: Just Say No to Fleecing and Blacklisting
Posts: 102,077
It seems to have returned to more normal speed for me, but a prior post of mine either disappeared or never got posted or I was half-exhausted and viewing it in "Preview Post" mode instead of submitting it.
Feb 28, 2006 | 9:02 am
#1113
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: England, though not on purpose.
Posts: 3,563
Seems OK to me too now going in via the normal URL
Feb 28, 2006 | 7:40 pm
#1114
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: USA
Programs: UA Platinum, 1MM
Posts: 13,472
Its so slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
Mar 2, 2006 | 8:02 am
#1115
Founder of FlyerTalk
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 6,540
The problem occurred when a member tried to search for the term "miles" on FlyerTalk. With nearly 5.5 million posts on this board, you can imagine the shear number of pages it was trying to load at once per this search request. Actually as it turned out, several members were doing the same. While we're not sure why anyone would search for such a generic term on this board, it nonetheless wrecked some havoc. We've discovered the reasons it happened and have now written in additional filters to try and alleviate similar things in the future. Most techies will tell you that open searches such as this are the real bane of a bulletin board.
Hopefully members will use the search function is a more logical way to find information, that or simply flag down a volunteer moderator for help.
Hopefully members will use the search function is a more logical way to find information, that or simply flag down a volunteer moderator for help.
Mar 2, 2006 | 8:52 am
#1116
Flyertalk Evangelist and Moderator: Coupon Connection and Travel Products
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Milton, GA USA
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum Elite, Hyatt Discoverist, Radisson Elite
Posts: 19,216
Originally Posted by Randy Petersen
The problem occurred when a member tried to search for the term "miles" on FlyerTalk. With nearly 5.5 million posts on this board, you can imagine the shear number of pages it was trying to load at once per this search request. Actually as it turned out, several members were doing the same. While we're not sure why anyone would search for such a generic term on this board, it nonetheless wrecked some havoc. We've discovered the reasons it happened and have now written in additional filters to try and alleviate similar things in the future. Most techies will tell you that open searches such as this are the real bane of a bulletin board.
Hopefully members will use the search function is a more logical way to find information, that or simply flag down a volunteer moderator for help.
Hopefully members will use the search function is a more logical way to find information, that or simply flag down a volunteer moderator for help.
Mar 2, 2006 | 1:42 pm
#1117
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: manhattan beach, ca , usa
Programs: UA 1P; SPG Plat;
Posts: 981
Wow. Hard to understand what anyone searching for "miles" was trying to find. You indicate that several were trying the same thing. It almost sounds like a concerted effort to make the site crash.
That said, as of 12:30 p.m. PST today the site has been verrrry slow whenever I've tried to access it.
That said, as of 12:30 p.m. PST today the site has been verrrry slow whenever I've tried to access it.
Mar 2, 2006 | 2:19 pm
#1118
Join Date: May 2005
Location: The Golden State
Programs: 2Peon, NW PLAT, HH Diamond & *W Fallen-from-Gold-Grace
Posts: 1,422
Last night everything was fine, normal. Today... let's just say it took a r-e-a-l-l-y l-o-o-o-o-n-g time to get here and post this. Anyone else?
Mar 2, 2006 | 2:46 pm
#1119
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: IND
Programs: UA Million Miler (Lifetime Gold), Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,531
I'm having trouble right now, 3:30-3:45 EST. Pages aren't loading; just get blank pages.
Mar 2, 2006 | 2:54 pm
#1120
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: NYC (formerly BOS/DCA)
Programs: UA 1K, IC RA
Posts: 60,745
Everyone stop searching for things like "miles" and "the"!!
Mar 2, 2006 | 3:19 pm
#1121
Guest
Posts: n/a
For any further posts in this could you please indicate if you are a FT Premium user or if you are not? This will help me looking into what may be the cause of this... Thanks,
Mar 2, 2006 | 3:53 pm
#1122
In Memoriam
Join Date: Jun 2000
Programs: Honors Diamond, Hertz Presidents Circle, National Exec Elite
Posts: 36,111
Originally Posted by Randy Petersen
The problem occurred when a member tried to search for the term "miles" on FlyerTalk....
Mar 2, 2006 | 4:01 pm
#1123
Guest
Posts: n/a
Originally Posted by cblaisd
Does this mean I shouldn't do a global search on "points"?
Mar 2, 2006 | 6:04 pm
#1124
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Texas, U.S.A.
Posts: 19,523
For any further posts in this could you please indicate if you are a FT Premium user or if you are not? This will help me looking into what may be the cause of this... Thanks,
I enter via http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ from a Verizon DSL connection here in the Los Angeles area. I'm a Premium member. Windows XP Pro, latest version of IE 6.0. I have black receding hair with grey sidewalls, hazel brown eyes that melt the ladies' hearts........
Mar 28, 2006 | 3:39 pm
#1125
In Memoriam
Join Date: Jun 2000
Programs: Honors Diamond, Hertz Presidents Circle, National Exec Elite
Posts: 36,111
For about the last hour, it's taken 3-4 minutes for any page to load.
Yes, I'm a premium member.
Yes, I'm a premium member.