Forum outage

[Barry]

Did any of you experience difficulty logging in to AoS today? For me the outage started around 09:00 and lasted until around 17:00, so most of the day (timings are approximate).

I'm not sure what caused the outage but I will try to ascertain the cause.

[Wakefield Turntables]

Yes.

[Maelstrom]

I did, the first time since I've joined; is it something I did!?

Is this a regular thing?

[Barry]

I did, the first time since I've joined; is it something I did!?

Is this a regular thing?

No Alistair, it is nothing you did, nor is it a frequent event. Fortunately these outages are very rare, but when they do happen we have an expert here who can fix them.

[rmcin626]

Yes , no access for most of the day

[Lawrence001]

It happened quite regularly a couple of years ago and then seemed to stop I hope it's not going to keep repeating again like before.

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[Barry]

It happened quite regularly a couple of years ago and then seemed to stop I hope it's not going to keep repeating again like before.

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I'm not aware of any time when forum outages were "quite regular". I've been a Member for 17 years and a Moderator for about 12 years.

That is not to say that outages have not occurred, but they were few and far between and always quickly dealt with by Nick (Beechwoods).

[Cotlake]

Yes, I also had outage for most of the day but it’s been fine since. Good to know that in Marco’s sad absence, there are still members here who can fix these things. A shame the forum has become much quieter but that seems to be the case with Hi-Fi forums in general these days. Probably a sign of the times and the lengthening age of forum members. It’s clear from the shows I’ve attended in the last few years that most attendees are well into the second half of their lives. However, I believe there will always be a niche market for quality home sound systems. It’ll be interesting to see how the industry develops. I like to think there will always be a place for the likes of us who do a bit of DIY and simply know how to get a system to work.

Gone off topic I know. Just something I wanted to say.

[Pigmy Pony]

I did, the first time since I've joined; is it something I did!?



Yes it is, you need to stop doing that... :D Only kidding! No it was nobody's fault, and it's not a frequent thing either. There was an issue briefly a couple of years ago, but it got sorted and has been fine since.

[CageyH]

Marco had to put another 50p in the meter, and all was good.

[Pigmy Pony]

Marco had to put another 50p in the meter, and all was good.

I heard a perished elastic band was the issue. But the 50p 'fix' sounds more likely, you don't get owt for nowt these days.

[Macca]

It's a quid in the meter these days.

[CageyH]

I thought things had moved on to cards that you have to buy?

[Macca]

I thought things had moved on to cards that you have to buy?

My pal in London still has a coin meter in his flat but new installations of them ended in the late 1980s I think.

[Pigmy Pony]

My pal in London still has a coin meter in his flat but new installations of them ended in the late 1980s I think.

I think I can remember as far back as when they took a florin (two bob). What coins does he put in it these days?

Your mention of a coin meter reminds me of a mate from the early 2000s, who had a coin-operated flat screen telly. He found a way to get into the meter, so he just kept re-using the same coin. He got demand letters a couple of times, then nothing. I think the firm went bust.

Then one day I went round to find the screen had a shoe-shaped hole in it from a barney he'd had with his missus. Curiously, the telly was still working (sort of). Worst mate ever! for reasons I'll post about at some point.

[Macca]

I think I can remember as far back as when they took a florin (two bob). What coins does he put in it these days?



Pound coins.

One of my aunties used to have a coin meter 'under the stairs' but that took the old 50p coins, the big ones.

She was not poor by any stretch so no idea why they had a coin meter but she was pretty scatter-brained so the power would often go out and you'd have to find 50p in the dark then find the meter slot in the dark.