Downtime scheduled for this Saturday, June 14th

[Elad]

Democratic Underground will be unavailable for several hours starting around 9pm EDT Saturday evening. We are upgrading to a brand new database server that is much more powerful than our current database server in order to prepare for the increased traffic we expect for the general election, as well as the increased traffic we've already seen this primary season.

Unfortunately, we will have to shutdown the site in order to transfer all the data over to the new server. We expect that this process could take anywhere from 4 - 8 hours to complete, but it could potentially take less or more time.

Thank you for your patience while we do this work. The new server will mean increased speed and performance for everyone, as well as less time spent at level 1 and above.

[flvegan]

1. Thanks for the heads up.

Looking forward to a faster DU!

[Radio_Lady]

26. Faster! Cleaner! Sweeter! DU in a minute!

Sorry. You're talking to a very ancient copywriter.

I wrote radio commercials for LoJack Corporation. www.LoJack.com

Lots of others.

Cordially,

Radio Lady

[blogslut]

2. Thanks for the heads up

Good to see you guys are always improving the quality of this place. :)

[Breeze54]

3. A new and faster, bigger server? ~~~~ WooHoo!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

:kick: & Recommended

[Dr.Phool]

4. As long as it's after dark.

And the wife can't force me outside to do yard work.:evilgrin:

[malaise]

5. Thanks Elad

You guys could teach Bushco a thing or two about accountability and transparency. :yourock:

[lonestarnot]

6. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

What am I gona do? Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! :banghead::argh: :P

[NMDemDist2]

10. DUPanicRoom on yahoo

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DUPanicRoom/

[lonestarnot]

16. Just not the same.

[spanone]

7. is there an 800 counseling line or something? good luck.

[EFerrari]

8. Good luck, Elad and thank you. n/t

[NightWatcher]

9. are we gonna get to do any new tricks when it comes back online?

like shock trolls through their keyboards?

[Hawkeye-X]

14. I'd pay for that feature!

:evilgrin:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

11. YouTube: The Beatles, "I'm Down," Shea Stadium, 1965

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKMV5J-ZGqI

:toast:

[Wizard777]

12. I thought so. I keep getting error messages.

[dembotoz]

i still have my commadore 64 if you need it....

[Radio_Lady]

27. Naw. We'd only buy two of them. Use 'em for bookends!

:rofl: You can join the Digital Geezer group! Last I knew, the person running the group -- was dead...

[Hawkeye-X]

13. Beer party at my house!

Jager's and Keggers from 7pm to 2am, while we hang out at the DU Panic Room while we're waiting.

Hawkeye-X

[Brigid]

15. A bigger, faster server?

:woohoo:

It's well worth it!

[Elad]

17. kick n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Thanks for the heads up and good luck

It can be a real pain!

I'll offer my prayers to Murphy so he leaves you guys alone!

[Aristus]

19. Take whatever time you need, Elad; you guys rock!

:yourock:

[bdamomma]

20. thanks for the heads up

[babylonsister]

21. Thanks for letting us know, and good luck with this! nt

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

22. You'd make a great politician.

"...but it could potentially take less or more time..." :rofl:

Well done, and take all the time you need! :headbang:

[Snarkturian Clone]

23. Locking.

Flamebait.

[orleans]

24. lol! n/t

[myrna minx]

25. I guess I'm going to have to spend time with loved ones, go out to dinner or

watch a movie instead of slouching over my computer on Saturday night. :rofl:

[Radio_Lady]

28. Yep. But first I gotta pull Audio Al's hands off his new computer.

He had a big crash and has been in the process of reloading everything back from backups.

Once ever three hours or so, he goes to the bathroom and will appear in the kitchen at mealtimes.

Other than that, it 9 AM to 3 AM Pacific Time -- working working working...

Oh, well.

[Muttocracy]

29. the horror!!!!111

[DS1]

30. The new Hulk movie just finished download

do your worst!

/good luck

[Cleita]

31. Thanks for the heads up. n/t

[SalmonChantedEvening]

32. Aww man, we were gonna hold a Clue tournament tonight!!

:silly:

Thanks for the info elad :hi: :pals:

[Elad]

33. The server migration is completed

The work was completed much faster than we expected, and the new server looks to be running very smoothly. We will be testing it over the next several days to make sure everything is working as it should, but we expect to see a substantial performance boost.

Please email me at [e-mail] if you notice any bugs, problems, or portions of the site not working properly.

Thanks!

[DerekJ]

34. Nice work.. It's pretty fast. What are the server specs?

[Ellipsis]

35. It's flying.

Easily twice as responsive maybe 4 times at the moment.

Page loads.

1.89 to 3.3 seconds sweet

[Garbo 2004]

36. Wow. Thanks, Elad and all. :-) n/t

[TrogL]

37. IT WASW HJORRIBLE HOW COULD POSSIBLY DO THAT TO US

YOU LEFT ME THER ALL ALONE1`1111!

[TrogL]

38. Could you PUHLEEEEEEEEEEZZZZ take down this thread

It's bringing back horrible, bad memories of a time when I was without my daily fix.

I know what I'll do!!

I'll SUE!!!

I'll hold my breath 'til I turn BLUE!@!!

I'll keep at it 'til I drooooolll!!