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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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 Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 02:16:15
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Regular visitors to the Candlekeep forums have undoubtedly noticed that the scrolls are often difficult to access, being somehow absorbed within the boundaries of mysterious Sage Time. It is speculated that this havoc is caused by Sage's gremlin constructs escaping their cages. I wish him luck in correcting these problems, as I've noticed many (frustrated?) scribes have simply chosen to avoid CK altogether for a while, and thus the libraries have grown eerily silent.
I've seen numerous snippets of discussion about the recent slowdowns dispersed throughout many scrolls. I suggest that we limit such talk to this scroll; perhaps it may serve as a single place where Sage may read isolated reports, and for him to appraise us of the status of Candlekeep's portals and his valiant attempts to repair the extraplanar server spells. I cannot presume to speak for Sage, but I think this would take much less of his valuable time than scattered individual messages.
We have all read the cryptic "ASP ERROR 0113" message which denies entry to the CK forums. This suggests (to me) that, for a time anyhow, the portals leading into Candlekeep's halls can only admit a few scribes at any given time. A scribe must become inactive or leave before another can enter, and continued hammering at the gates only serves to aggravate the problem for all.
I offer a quick suggestion to my fellow scribes:
When submitting posts, allow your browser scrying device enough time to properly display your submission before attempting to submit again. I know firsthand that it can take many minutes and sometimes lead to errors, but attempting to resubmit many times simply creates redundant duplicates (which then require some cleanup). I recommend protecting all of your writings with the magical clipboard spell (invoke the somatic mouse gestures needed to highlight all of your text, then right-click and Copy; you can later right-click and Paste to rewrite the text effortlessly), this will prevent your submitted lore from being forever lost to the ether.
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Edited by - Ayrik on 25 Nov 2010 08:22:17
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 02:54:20
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Actually, I was thinking of opening something like this myself. [Or resurrecting the older similar scroll on the subject, that we opened a few years back when Candlekeep was again experiencing severe "gremlin-related" breeding problems.]
Anyways, this will help, as either myself or Alaundo can then easily identify any relevant info on new or recurring problems that we can hopefully correct, once we've the time.
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The only bit I will add to Arik's declaration, is that we simply use this for new or very unusual problems. Regular error occurrences that we're all largely familiar with aren't really worth the entries, because they're probably already on our "tackle-lists."
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Dracons
Learned Scribe
USA
299 Posts |
Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 03:15:51
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Seems to me, that it takes longer and longer to post replies for me. Sometimes not posting at all.
Then there was the -2 post thread. That was ....eerie. I have NO idea how that's possible. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 04:10:50
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Originally posted by Dracons
Seems to me, that it takes longer and longer to post replies for me. Sometimes not posting at all.
Then there was the -2 post thread. That was ....eerie. I have NO idea how that's possible.
I recall that it has to do with an error in the forum registry tables which, although acknowledges the post, doesn't add it to the registry itself. So when you're seeing a negative post count for a scroll, it means that the registry has recorded the post, but hasn't actually positively added it to the scroll's post count. So, -2 would mean that although 2 posts were made, the ASP errors occurred while the posts where being made and, thus, didn't fully nor positively register.
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Dracons
Learned Scribe
USA
299 Posts |
Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 04:22:12
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Ahh.
Well, the Grimlens are in force right now against me. Posts taking forever to post, get the error, and though the post is made my post count isn't raised nor is the board made aware that there is a new post etc. |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7969 Posts |
Posted - 23 Nov 2010 : 09:50:40
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A question, cause unknown but probably not a bug at CK, not a bug at my end:
Why does my IE8 popup bar sometimes* claim "The website is trying to launch Windows Media Player" when I'm poking into my Private Messages?
* "Sometimes" meaning only in CK; often but not all the time; happens a lot but is puzzlingly not repeatable; apparently not affected by advanced security/configuration changes (as far as I can tell)
On another note -
Timeouts are pretty awful today. I've gotten several double-posts even when carefully not submitting more than once. Recent posts (mine and others I've noticed) often aren't updated on the forum lists (seemingly same server-update cause as the -1 posts explained above). |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 24 Nov 2010 : 07:15:02
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Originally posted by Arik
A question, cause unknown but probably not a bug at CK, not a bug at my end:
Why does my IE8 popup bar sometimes* claim "The website is trying to launch Windows Media Player" when I'm poking into my Private Messages?
* "Sometimes" meaning only in CK; often but not all the time; happens a lot but is puzzlingly not repeatable; apparently not affected by advanced security/configuration changes (as far as I can tell)
On another note -
Timeouts are pretty awful today. I've gotten several double-posts even when carefully not submitting more than once. Recent posts (mine and others I've noticed) often aren't updated on the forum lists (seemingly same server-update cause as the -1 posts explained above).
I'm not sure why they've been so severe today. It's a little strange, actually.
However, I notice it's been running rather smoothly for the past hour or so. Almost like old times.  |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7969 Posts |
Posted - 24 Nov 2010 : 07:20:01
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| Somehow the machine runs more smoothly whenever you're logged on, Sage. I looked up Streamline and saw that their uptime stats have been wavering a little lately (don't know what data the reports use, could be based on CK status or on something else entirely). |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2010 : 06:50:24
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| Heh, I can longer recall how many times I got pestered by the gremlins... |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2010 : 07:34:10
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Originally posted by Arik
Somehow the machine runs more smoothly whenever you're logged on, Sage. I looked up Streamline and saw that their uptime stats have been wavering a little lately (don't know what data the reports use, could be based on CK status or on something else entirely).
I actually would've thought my presence encouraged the exact opposite. After all, SageOS is a demanding mistress [in terms of using up server/system resources], and the amount of machines I've got hooked up to my main unit, I long suspected, should produce significant drain/lag on the servers.
Hmmm.
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7969 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2010 : 08:02:01
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| Inexplicable. There are times when my scrolls hang indefinitely, somewhat to my worry when they contain lengthy new text, yet somehow instantly snap into place the moment Sage logs on. I seem to get exiled to Limbo moments after Sage logs off. Dunno what you're doing, just don't stop. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2010 : 08:07:00
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Well, let's try and experiment a little with this, eh?
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Like now, for example, I'm logging off shortly [little Narnra has a Doctor's appointment], so I'll be away for an hour or so. Let's see what happens to Candlekeep's performance once I'm gone.
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7969 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2010 : 09:31:00
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| I'm astonished to report that CK was stable until you left around 8:20, then stayed stable until you returned a few minutes ago, Sage. Apparently my anecdotal observations were not or are not accurate. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 25 Nov 2010 : 10:17:43
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| It works fine now. I don't think Sage's 'presence' alleviates nor worsens the problem... |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2010 : 02:56:33
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| Sage, I think the problem has somehow escalated. I had to spend almost 10 mins just trying to post. {sigh} |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2010 : 04:28:43
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Originally posted by dennis
Sage, I think the problem has somehow escalated. I had to spend almost 10 mins just trying to post. {sigh}
Hmmm. Seems to be working fine now.  |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 26 Nov 2010 : 04:36:27
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7969 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2010 : 04:52:05
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| The problem is vastly reduced for me. Twice today I posted a scroll which didn't update on the "Active Topics" list (as opposed to some dozen such occurrences yesterday), but the posts themselves were unaffected and quite punctual. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 26 Nov 2010 : 04:57:27
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| Good for you. Other than the script error, viewing and posting at times take forever... |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7969 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2010 : 05:02:14
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| lol, no doubt the great internet lag pendulum will swing back towards my homeland soon enough. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 27 Nov 2010 : 05:37:59
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And the problem seems to refuse to vanish...  |
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Dracons
Learned Scribe
USA
299 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2010 : 06:49:47
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| Any idea when candlekeep 2 comes? At least the forums version? I mean, I know a webpage that gives exactly what you'd want, and I'm fairly sure it's very cheap. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2010 : 07:31:42
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Originally posted by Dracons
Any idea when candlekeep 2 comes? At least the forums version? I mean, I know a webpage that gives exactly what you'd want, and I'm fairly sure it's very cheap.
It's not as much about cost, as it is working on the site update itself. Alaundo's rather busy with his real-life job and such, and I can only commit a few hours to it every so often.
As for *when* it will happen... "When will then be now? ...Soon." |
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Dracons
Learned Scribe
USA
299 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2010 : 07:47:19
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| Gah. I could make one for you in a day and it be ready with the exception of avatars. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 27 Nov 2010 : 08:08:57
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Originally posted by Dracons
Gah. I could make one for you in a day and it be ready with the exception of avatars.
Probably. But you've no idea of what functions and added complexities we'd like to add to the basic format of the existing forum software.
While the current Candlekeep structure definitely has its strengths... it's also truly starting to show it's age as well. And a great deal needs to be improved upon. I'd be weary about any approach that offers to complete it all in "a single day."
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7969 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2010 : 08:37:43
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I imagine it would take a goodly time to run reformatting scripts on all the scrolls, so the passages (and their text formatting, and their links) all remain legible after "translation" into a newer style.
I can't wait to see a nice favicon, lol. It's the little things that matter to me. |
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Dracons
Learned Scribe
USA
299 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2010 : 08:42:05
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| Give me a list. See what I can do. |
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Zireael
Master of Realmslore
Poland
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Posted - 27 Nov 2010 : 09:17:18
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Good idea. Maybe Dracons input would make Candlekeep 2 a little sooner?
As for the wishes - marking scrolls you have posted in with a little icon... |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7969 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2010 : 09:19:06
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| Wouldn't it be better to provide some sample links to your work and let the webmaster decide from there? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2010 : 11:04:26
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Originally posted by Dracons
Give me a list. See what I can do.
quote:
Originally posted by Zireael
Good idea. Maybe Dracons input would make Candlekeep 2 a little sooner?
I'll have to discuss this with Alaundo.
For the moment, though, we're happy keeping it between ourselves. I know it can be exhausting waiting for any kind of progress, but do remember that Alaundo's a very busy man. And, ultimately, things can only move forward when he's here. Which is often a rare occurrence. So until that changes, no amount of extra input from other scribes will really make all that much difference.
Having said that, we'll keep you in mind, Dracons, when and if things change. |
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