The Recent Outage

[timbowales]

Yipee we are back! I'm surprised how much I missed not having it around.

Thanks Adrian for sorting it out!

G

You are not alone in that sentiment

 

[76043]

Maybe we should have a whip round for @adrian I understand there is a mechanism to donate to keep WT going, but I don't actually know what that is.
Tony

 

[simond]

As an alternative issue, I seem to regularly get a message saying that some kind of resource limit has been reached, and it won’t then load the next page. This does not seem to be a local issue, and only occurs on WT.

anyone else?

 

[Pencarrow]

As an alternative issue, I seem to regularly get a message saying that some kind of resource limit has been reached, and it won’t then load the next page. This does not seem to be a local issue, and only occurs on WT.

anyone else?

After briefly being able to get back on, and part way through saving a post WT died for me and I've not been able to get back in for a couple of hours.

 

[timbowales]

As an alternative issue, I seem to regularly get a message saying that some kind of resource limit has been reached, and it won’t then load the next page. This does not seem to be a local issue, and only occurs on WT.

anyone else?

Yes I got that this evening, had to leave it for an hour or so

 

[adrian]

As an alternative issue, I seem to regularly get a message saying that some kind of resource limit has been reached, and it won’t then load the next page. This does not seem to be a local issue, and only occurs on WT.

anyone else?

Unfortunately I'm seeing it as well - just intermittently. I'm constantly checking my cPanel stats, it's not the forum software or email accounts this time. So I don't think it's the Western Thunder hosting but something else on the shared server, maybe being bombarded again by hackers trying to find another way in now I've shut down the fs@westernthunder account.

 

[Jordan]

As an alternative issue, I seem to regularly get a message saying that some kind of resource limit has been reached, and it won’t then load the next page.

I only get that occaisionally, and yes just for WT. A quick page refresh usually helps.

Tell you what, it was pretty cold being locked out on the Fire Escape while WT was off line!! At least there's a nice big radiator in the Naughty Corner at the Back of the Class.
And I have been naughty, too. Finally succumbed to one of these, recently....

 

[Osgood]

That resource limit thing has been intermittent for months.

 

[Osgood]

...
And I have been naughty, too. Finally succumbed to one of these, recently....

Other vacuums are available.

 

[ceejaydee]

....And I have been naughty, too. Finally succumbed to one of these, recently....
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That'll look odd on the 32mm gauge US track

 

[Jordan]

That'll look odd on the 32mm gauge US track

That's why it's still in the box!!

 

[Brian T]

Maybe we should have a whip round for @adrian I understand there is a mechanism to donate to keep WT going, but I don't actually know what that is.
Tony

Yep i'd be up for that...

As i have'nt posted anything for a while due to lack of modeling,(still look in on occasion) i thought i'd been kicked out into the cold on account of forum housework..!!
So i for one am glad i haven't been and it was just a glitch and thanks to Adrian for sorting it out.

Cheers,
Brian.

 

[ovener]

So glad you're back! Missed my dose of inspiration, amusement and sanity!
Richard

 

[Richard H]

Thanks Adrian, your work is MUCH appreciated!
Richard

 

[Chris Veitch]

Unfortunately I'm seeing it as well - just intermittently. I'm constantly checking my cPanel stats, it's not the forum software or email accounts this time. So I don't think it's the Western Thunder hosting but something else on the shared server, maybe being bombarded again by hackers trying to find another way in now I've shut down the fs@westernthunder account.

Another non-railway forum I use has started to have major problems recently with huge numbers of AI crawlers accessing the site as guest users and sapping resources - they regularly have 15,000+ guests, whereas the number of concurrent real users is less than 10. I guess it could be something like this affecting a shared hosting server although you'd need the hosting company to investigate if this was the case.

 

[Eastsidepilot]

Another non-railway forum I use has started to have major problems recently with huge numbers of AI crawlers accessing the site as guest users and sapping resources - they regularly have 15,000+ guests, whereas the number of concurrent real users is less than 10. I guess it could be something like this affecting a shared hosting server although you'd need the hosting company to investigate if this was the case.

This AI crap is going to be nothing but big trouble to this planet !

Col.

 

[Tim Humphreys ex Mudhen]

This AI crap is going to be nothing but big trouble to this planet !

Col.

But, Colin, great in areas such as medical research and treatment, look at the announcements in the last couple of days about the progress made on prostate cancer diagnosis.

Tim

 

[simond]

Yep, like railways, planes and cars, it offers fabulous opportunity

And potential problems…

 

[John K]

I am grateful for the efforts that maintain this forum.
It is a wonderful resource.
John K

 

[paratom]

I was getting withdraw symptoms with no Western Thunder. Thanks Adrian for getting us back online.

Thomas