Geocaching.com will be going offline temporarily on Friday, December 16, 2011

[Pup Patrol]

Geocaching.com will be going offline temporarily for a site update on Friday, December 16, 2011 at approximately 3pm PDT

[knowschad]

I just noticed that! Only 10 days after the last update. Interesting...

[+SwineFlew]

What is interesting is that they are doing a update on a Friday.

[GOF and Bacall]

I'm hoping that it is a trend. Small bites more often makes more sense.

[knowschad]

I'm hoping that it is a trend. Small bites more often makes more sense.

 

Sure helps with food.

[7rxc]

One can still choke on a small bite, occasionally! You still have to chew it well. Won't go into the various other happenings that can occur while eating and 'afterwards'.

 

Doug 7rxc fingers crossed

[GOF and Bacall]

[+RIclimber]

Great! [edited by moderator.]

Edited December 16, 2011 by Keystone
Potty language

[+SwineFlew]

Great! I wonder what they will screwed up this time....

fixed it for ya.

Edited December 16, 2011 by SwineFlew

[stebu]

I seem to remember that is was not a good idea to do updates just before a week-end. I hope you all have your PQs downloaded.

[+Chrysalides]

Great! I wonder what they will screw ed up this time....

fixed it for ya.

Fixed your fix for ya

 

(just want to say that I think the updates generally do more good than bad and I welcome them)

Edited December 16, 2011 by Chrysalides

[+Viajero Perdido]

People who're into software metrics (avoid them at parties) will tell you that every bug fix has a decent chance of creating another bug. As I recall, that chance is about 30% for the average software development shop. In other words, 10 bug fixes would create 3 new bugs.

 

For an average shop.

[knowschad]

People who're into software metrics (avoid them at parties) will tell you that every bug fix has a decent chance of creating another bug. As I recall, that chance is about 30% for the average software development shop. In other words, 10 bug fixes would create 3 new bugs.

 

For an average shop.

 

Well, sometimes it seems this one is well above average in that area. By the way, why is your avatar so pixellated?

[+Chrysalides]

Well, sometimes it seems this one is well above average in that area. By the way, why is your avatar so pixellated?

It's not usually the bug fixes that create new bugs over here. Most of the time it's a new feature that creates new bugs, and sometimes lots of angst *cough* challenges *cough*.

[+briansnat]

People who're into software metrics (avoid them at parties) will tell you that every bug fix has a decent chance of creating another bug. As I recall, that chance is about 30% for the average software development shop. In other words, 10 bug fixes would create 3 new bugs.

 

For an average shop.

 

When I was a programmer we'd catch those bugs in our own testing. If we released software to the testing department and a single bug was caught our butt was in our managers office the next morning and we had better have a darn good explanation as to why we missed it. I think today the emphasis seems to be on getting the software out rather than getting it right.

[+JL_HSTRE]

I'm thinking today's brief downtime was to roll out the v1.0.2 GPX files?

 

When I was a programmer we'd catch those bugs in our own testing. If we released software to the testing department and a single bug was caught our butt was in our managers office the next morning and we had better have a darn good explanation as to why we missed it. I think today the emphasis seems to be on getting the software out rather than getting it right.

 

I played enough buggy-as-hell computer games in the 90s that I can say this is not a new development. I swear some of those games seemed like they had never been tested at all because the bugs were really obvious.

[+Lil Devil]

I think today the emphasis seems to be on getting the software out rather than getting it right.

Naw. Microsoft has been doing it that way forever.

[knowschad]

Back up, but no release notes? There are release notes for Android 2.2, but not for the website itself.

[jholly]

Back up, but no release notes? There are release notes for Android 2.2, but not for the website itself.

They did that just so they could see if we pay attention. Actually I hear they are in the process of rolling out the .gpx uploads so you can import all your caches from another site and have them listed here.

[knowschad]

Back up, but no release notes? There are release notes for Android 2.2, but not for the website itself.

They did that just so they could see if we pay attention. Actually I hear they are in the process of rolling out the .gpx uploads so you can import all your caches from another site and have them listed here.

Will there be a new peer review page, too?

[+t4e]

Back up, but no release notes? There are release notes for Android 2.2, but not for the website itself.

 

thanks, i thought i was blind

 

/checks the map for list of caches...nope, still not done, the profile picture is still miniscule

Edited December 17, 2011 by t4e

[+NYPaddleCacher]

Back up, but no release notes? There are release notes for Android 2.2, but not for the website itself.

 

The message indicated that the site would be going offline. That doesn't necessarily mean that any software was changed.

[knowschad]

Back up, but no release notes? There are release notes for Android 2.2, but not for the website itself.

 

thanks, i thought i was blind

 

/checks the map for list of caches...nope, still not done, the profile picture is still miniscule

 

Take a look at the menu, though. I could swear the "Play" menu used to be first. Now, its third. At least that's what I'm seeing!

[+t4e]

Back up, but no release notes? There are release notes for Android 2.2, but not for the website itself.

 

thanks, i thought i was blind

 

/checks the map for list of caches...nope, still not done, the profile picture is still miniscule

 

Take a look at the menu, though. I could swear the "Play" menu used to be first. Now, its third. At least that's what I'm seeing!

 

meh, its been like that since last update

 

Back up, but no release notes? There are release notes for Android 2.2, but not for the website itself.

 

The message indicated that the site would be going offline. That doesn't necessarily mean that any software was changed.

 

you got a good point there lol

Edited December 17, 2011 by t4e

[+Dr.MORO]

Domo!!!

 

Oops...

I didn't notice this post until I just posted this one on another tread.

What has been changed during 2011/12/16 sitedown?

 

Hopefully, all is good, very little but much less is bad...

 

~ Dr.MORO

[jholly]

Back up, but no release notes? There are release notes for Android 2.2, but not for the website itself.

 

The message indicated that the site would be going offline. That doesn't necessarily mean that any software was changed.

Or the software change is something they don't want to talk about lest it sparks curiosity and experimentation.

[knowschad]

Back up, but no release notes? There are release notes for Android 2.2, but not for the website itself.

 

thanks, i thought i was blind

 

/checks the map for list of caches...nope, still not done, the profile picture is still miniscule

 

Take a look at the menu, though. I could swear the "Play" menu used to be first. Now, its third. At least that's what I'm seeing!

 

meh, its been like that since last update

 

 

Not for me. The "Play" menu was the first from the left after the last update, for me.

[+Artemis&Apollo]

Is anyone getting their pocket queries to run? Mine are not. I have one that has never been run before that I have been waiting on since the website came back up. The last PQ I ran was 3 days ago. Did they forget to turn something back on?

[+Dr.MORO]

Domo again!!!

 

Moun10Bike just commented on my other tread that:

 

Today's downtime was simply for the application of some server patches. There were no code changes; those won't come until the January release.

 

No code change this time.

 

SO, keep those [bUG] & [FEATURE] posts coming!

 

~ Dr.MORO

[knowschad]

Is anyone getting their pocket queries to run? Mine are not. I have one that has never been run before that I have been waiting on since the website came back up. The last PQ I ran was 3 days ago. Did they forget to turn something back on?

 

Hi, Doug. I got mine. It was a bit slower than usual, but then, it is a Friday night.

[+Artemis&Apollo]

This issue should be resolved now. Please post if you continue to experience problems.

 

Apparently there was a PQ problem that was addressed when something was posted to the GEOCACHING.COM WEBSITE Forum.

[+GrateBear]

Back up, but no release notes? There are release notes for Android 2.2, but not for the website itself.

 

thanks, i thought i was blind

 

/checks the map for list of caches...nope, still not done, the profile picture is still miniscule

 

Take a look at the menu, though. I could swear the "Play" menu used to be first. Now, its third. At least that's what I'm seeing!

 

meh, its been like that since last update

 

 

Not for me. The "Play" menu was the first from the left after the last update, for me.

 

It moved for me after the last update. Of course, it took me a few days to realize that

[+The A-Team]

Take a look at the menu, though. I could swear the "Play" menu used to be first. Now, its third. At least that's what I'm seeing!

 

meh, its been like that since last update

 

 

Not for me. The "Play" menu was the first from the left after the last update, for me.

The menus were reordered during the Dec 6th update, and some of us commented on it at that time:

GOF and Bacall

Myself

 

I keep finding my mouse pointer heading toward the first menu, before remembering and veering off to the 3rd tab.

[knowschad]

Take a look at the menu, though. I could swear the "Play" menu used to be first. Now, its third. At least that's what I'm seeing!

 

meh, its been like that since last update

 

 

Not for me. The "Play" menu was the first from the left after the last update, for me.

The menus were reordered during the Dec 6th update, and some of us commented on it at that time:

GOF and Bacall

Myself

 

I keep finding my mouse pointer heading toward the first menu, before remembering and veering off to the 3rd tab.

 

Wasn't that the update that GAVE us the menus?

 

Even if not, those two posts you linked to aren't talking about the Play menu.

 

GOF said: Interesting that shop and partnering come before community.

And you said: Shopping is now more important than community? What is this game coming to?

 

I'm saying that "Your Profile" and "Your Stuff" now comes before "Play".

Edited December 17, 2011 by knowschad

[+t4e]

Back up, but no release notes? There are release notes for Android 2.2, but not for the website itself.

 

thanks, i thought i was blind

 

/checks the map for list of caches...nope, still not done, the profile picture is still miniscule

 

Take a look at the menu, though. I could swear the "Play" menu used to be first. Now, its third. At least that's what I'm seeing!

 

meh, its been like that since last update

 

 

Not for me. The "Play" menu was the first from the left after the last update, for me.

 

can't be, update was december 6, i took this screenshot december 10 for this post

 

mind you the "Your Stuff" is missing now, heck if i remember what was in it

 

Edited December 17, 2011 by t4e

[+power69]

I just noticed that! Only 10 days after the last update. Interesting...

hotfix?

[+The A-Team]

 

can't be, update was december 6, i took this screenshot december 10 for this post

 

mind you the "Your Stuff" is missing now, heck if i remember what was in it

 

"Your Stuff"? There's no such menu on Geocaching.com, and never has been. From the little GC box on the right side of your menubar, I have to assume you're using Greasemonkey, which probably explains why you and knowschad are seeing something different.

[+t4e]

 

"Your Stuff"? There's no such menu on Geocaching.com, and never has been. From the little GC box on the right side of your menubar, I have to assume you're using Greasemonkey, which probably explains why you and knowschad are seeing something different.

 

aaargh you're right

 

you get used to the greasemonkey scripts so much you forget they're not part of the regular site lol

anyways they were disabled for some reason so now i have the "my stuff" back

 

sorry knowschad, you are probably right, i wouldn't know

Edited December 17, 2011 by t4e

[+SwineFlew]

T4E got 312 fav points.

[+t4e]

T4E got 312 fav points.

 

 

actually its 313 now