knowschad Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment
+Viajero Perdido Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 This would've been a good thing to post in the Notices from Groundspeak Subforums Quote Link to comment
+BBWolf+3Pigs Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 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) Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Well, I saw the banner first thing when I signed on about an hour ago... New avatar=someone's birthday?? Quote Link to comment
4wheelin_fool Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) Perhaps they are shutting down to fix issues with the banner. Edited October 16, 2012 by 4wheelin_fool Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Perhaps they are shutting down to fix issues with the banner. Now that's a knee-slapper! Quote Link to comment
+lamoracke Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment
FaithCacher22 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment
+SwineFlew Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment
+The A-Team Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 In fact, the banner came up after this thread was made. "I knew we forgot something!" Quote Link to comment
+SwineFlew Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment
+The A-Team Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 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... Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 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? Quote Link to comment
+snow_rules Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Actual the forum site is still up even with the main page down. Quote Link to comment
+BlackRose67 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 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? Quote Link to comment
+tozainamboku Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 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? Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment
+y2kcompliant Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 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... Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Eesh. Did I break something during my layover at SeaTac? Jeez, I didn't even leave the terminal. Quote Link to comment
+SwineFlew Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Yep, the picture thing isnt working anymore. Panic everybody panic! Quote Link to comment
+jellis Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 No avatars? I might get confused and forget who I am Quote Link to comment
+Don_J Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment
+the old blokes Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 We don't have a Facebook Acc. and where's our avatar gone????? Quote Link to comment
+Sat down Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 It's not just the avatars, the spoiler pictures on the cache pages are gone too! Quote Link to comment
Dulce-Joy Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Not seeing avatars here either. Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 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? Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment
+ArcherDragoon Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment
+sidekeck Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 We don't have a Facebook Acc. and where's our avatar gone????? Facebook Quote Link to comment
+hiker1956 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Statistics isn't working. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) Statistics isn't working. Avatars are. Galleries are. Give stats a chance. Edited October 17, 2012 by knowschad Quote Link to comment
+snow_rules Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Stats seem to be working now. Quote Link to comment
+hiker1956 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Yup. Looks like it's OK now. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 Yup. Looks like it's OK now. Anybody else's find count cut in half this morning? Just kidding!! Quote Link to comment
Pontoffel Pock Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment
+msrubble Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 What the heck? Just winked out on me again. I grabbed a PQ, and when I tried to go back to my profile, hamsters! Quote Link to comment
+SwineFlew Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Looks like the site is down again. Quote Link to comment
+jellis Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Yup just saw that. Darn Quote Link to comment
Spatial Distortion Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) Site down on the east Coast at 4:40pm today. Update - 4:47 site is back up. Edited October 18, 2012 by Spatial Distortion Quote Link to comment
+msrubble Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 The hamsters are back again this morning. Don't recall any banner yesterday. Quote Link to comment
+fuzziebear3 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I just looked at a cache page, fine. But when I wanted to look at the map, hamsters. Quote Link to comment
stebu Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment
+Happy Humphrey Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) "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 Quote Link to comment
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