Groundspeak Shutting Down Tonight?

[knowschad]

It has been pointed out to this Facebookless geocacher that a Groundspeak downtime notice was posted on Jeremy's Facebook page, but as of yet, there is no banner on the geocaching.com pages. Is this deliberate, or simply an oversight?

 

Jeremy Irish · 4,718 like this2 hours ago ·

We have some major infrastructure work planned tonight at 6pm Pacific that will last for under 4 hours. This will disrupt the site and applications during this time.

 

Edited October 16, 2012 by knowschad

[+Viajero Perdido]

This would've been a good thing to post in the

 

Notices from Groundspeak Subforums

[+BBWolf+3Pigs]

It has been pointed out to this Facebookless geocacher that a Groundspeak downtime notice was posted on Jeremy's Facebook page, but as of yet, there is no banner on the geocaching.com pages. Is this deliberate, or simply an oversight?

 

Jeremy Irish · 4,718 like this2 hours ago ·

We have some major infrastructure work planned tonight at 6pm Pacific that will last for under 4 hours. This will disrupt the site and applications during this time.

 

Doesn't everyone have Facebook? And read Jeremy's page religiously?

 

(And that was sarcasm in case not everyone caught it)

[AZcachemeister]

Well, I saw the banner first thing when I signed on about an hour ago...

 

New avatar=someone's birthday??

[4wheelin_fool]

Perhaps they are shutting down to fix issues with the banner.

Edited October 16, 2012 by 4wheelin_fool

[AZcachemeister]

Perhaps they are shutting down to fix issues with the banner.

 

Now that's a knee-slapper!

[+lamoracke]

It has been pointed out to this Facebookless geocacher that a Groundspeak downtime notice was posted on Jeremy's Facebook page, but as of yet, there is no banner on the geocaching.com pages. Is this deliberate, or simply an oversight?

 

Jeremy Irish · 4,718 like this2 hours ago ·

We have some major infrastructure work planned tonight at 6pm Pacific that will last for under 4 hours. This will disrupt the site and applications during this time.

 

Doesn't everyone have Facebook? And read Jeremy's page religiously?

 

(And that was sarcasm in case not everyone caught it)

 

Would not know, I am one of his possible dozens of facebook friend requests forever in never accepted land.

[FaithCacher22]

I didn't know about it at all either until I got on GC.com about 30 mins ago. and I *am* on facebook. lol

[Pup Patrol]

It has been pointed out to this Facebookless geocacher that a Groundspeak downtime notice was posted on Jeremy's Facebook page, but as of yet, there is no banner on the geocaching.com pages. Is this deliberate, or simply an oversight?

 

Jeremy Irish · 4,718 like this2 hours ago ·

We have some major infrastructure work planned tonight at 6pm Pacific that will last for under 4 hours. This will disrupt the site and applications during this time.

 

I see a banner when I log in to http://www.geocaching.com/seek/default.aspx :

 

At approximately 6:00pm (GMT -7) Geocaching.com and all mobile applications will undergo scheduled maintenance. The downtime window is expected to last 4 hours. To pass the time we recommend visiting our YouTube channel or Facebook page.

 

 

B.

[+SwineFlew]

It has been pointed out to this Facebookless geocacher that a Groundspeak downtime notice was posted on Jeremy's Facebook page, but as of yet, there is no banner on the geocaching.com pages. Is this deliberate, or simply an oversight?

 

Jeremy Irish · 4,718 like this2 hours ago ·

We have some major infrastructure work planned tonight at 6pm Pacific that will last for under 4 hours. This will disrupt the site and applications during this time.

 

I see a banner when I log in to http://www.geocaching.com/seek/default.aspx :

 

At approximately 6:00pm (GMT -7) Geocaching.com and all mobile applications will undergo scheduled maintenance. The downtime window is expected to last 4 hours. To pass the time we recommend visiting our YouTube channel or Facebook page.

 

 

B.

 

Yes, but the banner came up around 1:30pm my time or so. In fact, the banner came up after this thread was made.

Edited October 17, 2012 by SwineFlew

[+The A-Team]

In fact, the banner came up after this thread was made.

"I knew we forgot something!"

[+SwineFlew]

In fact, the banner came up after this thread was made.

"I knew we forgot something!"

I wonder that as well, but I dont know.

[+The A-Team]

In fact, the banner came up after this thread was made.

"I knew we forgot something!"

I wonder that as well, but I dont know.

Either this downtime has been planned for a while and they forgot to alert the public, or this was a short-notice decision and they notified us as soon as they could after that decision.

I'm hoping it's the latter and not the former...

[knowschad]

Well, I saw the banner first thing when I signed on about an hour ago...

 

New avatar=someone's birthday??

 

Mayyyy.... BE!

 

Perhaps they are shutting down to fix issues with the banner.

Perfect!

 

It has been pointed out to this Facebookless geocacher that a Groundspeak downtime notice was posted on Jeremy's Facebook page, but as of yet, there is no banner on the geocaching.com pages. Is this deliberate, or simply an oversight?

 

Jeremy Irish · 4,718 like this2 hours ago ·

We have some major infrastructure work planned tonight at 6pm Pacific that will last for under 4 hours. This will disrupt the site and applications during this time.

 

I see a banner when I log in to http://www.geocachin...ek/default.aspx :

 

At approximately 6:00pm (GMT -7) Geocaching.com and all mobile applications will undergo scheduled maintenance. The downtime window is expected to last 4 hours. To pass the time we recommend visiting our YouTube channel or Facebook page.

 

B.

Yeah, now.

 

Perfect night for it, at least. We'll all be glued to our TV sets, won't we?

[+snow_rules]

Actual the forum site is still up even with the main page down.

[+BlackRose67]

Actual the forum site is still up even with the main page down.

The forum and the main geocaching.com sites are separate entities when it comes to updates.

[jholly]

In fact, the banner came up after this thread was made.

"I knew we forgot something!"

I wonder that as well, but I dont know.

Either this downtime has been planned for a while and they forgot to alert the public, or this was a short-notice decision and they notified us as soon as they could after that decision.

I'm hoping it's the latter and not the former...

I've noticed the frog holds the cards pretty close to the chest. They probably have been planning this for a while, but since there were no really major problems, except for the usual Sunday snail races, they didn't say anything until today when they knew it was a go. And today is Tuesday, the normal day for mucking with the bits and hardware.

[knowschad]

In fact, the banner came up after this thread was made.

"I knew we forgot something!"

I wonder that as well, but I dont know.

Either this downtime has been planned for a while and they forgot to alert the public, or this was a short-notice decision and they notified us as soon as they could after that decision.

I'm hoping it's the latter and not the former...

I've noticed the frog holds the cards pretty close to the chest. They probably have been planning this for a while, but since there were no really major problems, except for the usual Sunday snail races, they didn't say anything until today when they knew it was a go. And today is Tuesday, the normal day for mucking with the bits and hardware.

 

FWIW: Microsoft didn't have any XP updates today. Do you suppose they coordinate those things with Groundspeak?

[+tozainamboku]

At approximately 6:00pm (GMT -7) Geocaching.com and all mobile applications will undergo scheduled maintenance. The downtime window is expected to last 4 hours. To pass the time we recommend visiting our YouTube channel or Facebook page.

What? No Forums?

[jholly]

In fact, the banner came up after this thread was made.

"I knew we forgot something!"

I wonder that as well, but I dont know.

Either this downtime has been planned for a while and they forgot to alert the public, or this was a short-notice decision and they notified us as soon as they could after that decision.

I'm hoping it's the latter and not the former...

I've noticed the frog holds the cards pretty close to the chest. They probably have been planning this for a while, but since there were no really major problems, except for the usual Sunday snail races, they didn't say anything until today when they knew it was a go. And today is Tuesday, the normal day for mucking with the bits and hardware.

 

FWIW: Microsoft didn't have any XP updates today. Do you suppose they coordinate those things with Groundspeak?

No, Microsoft issues XP updates on Thursday. I heard a rumor that they are planning to go to annual updates on XP on groundhog day. Not sure why they chose groundhog day.

[+y2kcompliant]

Don't forget that Groundspeak is a business and doesn't really care about its user base. The oversight on the notification reinforces that they cater primarily to their advertizing partners and not those interested in playing the game itself...don't be mad at them...

[+hzoi]

Eesh. Did I break something during my layover at SeaTac? Jeez, I didn't even leave the terminal.

[+SwineFlew]

Yep, the picture thing isnt working anymore. Panic everybody panic!

[+jellis]

No avatars? I might get confused and forget who I am

[+Don_J]

Yep, the picture thing isnt working anymore. Panic everybody panic!

 

It seems that the image server is down.

 

The whole thing is rather odd and I'm guessing unexpected. They usually do this early in the day so they have the rest of the day to fix what they broke in the process.

[+the old blokes]

We don't have a Facebook Acc. and where's our avatar gone?????

[+Sat down]

It's not just the avatars, the spoiler pictures on the cache pages are gone too!

[Dulce-Joy]

Not seeing avatars here either.

[+The Blorenges]

Did I miss the banner which said, "We're taking away all your pictures muhahahahaha "

 

Hey ho.

 

I'm sure we'll get them back.

 

MrsB

[+Manville Possum]

Don't forget that Groundspeak is a business and doesn't really care about its user base. The oversight on the notification reinforces that they cater primarily to their advertizing partners and not those interested in playing the game itself...don't be mad at them...

Darn. And I thought that it was us that list geocaches and pay to be a PM here?

[knowschad]

In fact, the banner came up after this thread was made.

"I knew we forgot something!"

I wonder that as well, but I dont know.

Either this downtime has been planned for a while and they forgot to alert the public, or this was a short-notice decision and they notified us as soon as they could after that decision.

I'm hoping it's the latter and not the former...

I've noticed the frog holds the cards pretty close to the chest. They probably have been planning this for a while, but since there were no really major problems, except for the usual Sunday snail races, they didn't say anything until today when they knew it was a go. And today is Tuesday, the normal day for mucking with the bits and hardware.

 

FWIW: Microsoft didn't have any XP updates today. Do you suppose they coordinate those things with Groundspeak?

No, Microsoft issues XP updates on Thursday. I heard a rumor that they are planning to go to annual updates on XP on groundhog day. Not sure why they chose groundhog day.

Patch Tuesday in my world. Even with XP.

[knowschad]

Not seeing avatars here either.

 

I'm seeing some, not others. Tried to change mine, but none of the uploaded ones show up. Gallery pics are gone now, too. Looks like either a server is down, or was renamed to something other than what is stored in the database for the pictures. Either way, somebody over there is glad that "bads" have been invented, because they just had one.

[knowschad]

They're getting closer! At least I now see an outline around the avatar, with a broken link graphic. Earlier, I saw nothing at all where the avatar should have been.

[+ArcherDragoon]

Did I miss the banner which said, "We're taking away all your pictures muhahahahaha "

 

Hey ho.

 

I'm sure we'll get them back.

 

MrsB

All Your Picture Are Belong To Us!!!

Edited October 17, 2012 by ArcherDragoon

[+sidekeck]

We don't have a Facebook Acc. and where's our avatar gone?????

 

Facebook

[+hiker1956]

Statistics isn't working.

[knowschad]

Statistics isn't working.

 

Avatars are.

Galleries are.

 

Give stats a chance.

Edited October 17, 2012 by knowschad

[+snow_rules]

Stats seem to be working now.

[+hiker1956]

Yup. Looks like it's OK now.

[knowschad]

Yup. Looks like it's OK now.

 

Anybody else's find count cut in half this morning?

 

 

 

Just kidding!!

[Pontoffel Pock]

Here is a link to what they have been working on (incase you have not found it), its in the "Bug reporting Forum". Edited October 17, 2012 by Pontoffel Pock

[+msrubble]

What the heck? Just winked out on me again. I grabbed a PQ, and when I tried to go back to my profile, hamsters!

[+SwineFlew]

Looks like the site is down again.

[+jellis]

Yup just saw that. Darn

[Spatial Distortion]

Site down on the east Coast at 4:40pm today.

 

Update - 4:47 site is back up.

Edited October 18, 2012 by Spatial Distortion

[+msrubble]

It's been up and down for me ever since they did whatever it was they did on short notice 2 days ago. It took me 4 or 5 tries to log in just now. Clearing cookies and permissions didn't do it.

[jholly]

The hamsters are back again this morning. Don't recall any banner yesterday.

[+fuzziebear3]

I just looked at a cache page, fine. But when I wanted to look at the map, hamsters.

[stebu]

Everything seems normal, except that the distance from home to the cache location is missing.

It used to be in the same box as the coordinates.

[+Happy Humphrey]

"Geocaching.com is temporarily down for maintenance" right now. I wonder what that's for? I haven't spotted the announcement.

 

(Edit) Up again last time I checked.

Edited October 19, 2012 by Happy Humphrey