Mega Forum Performance Problem Thread

[ctrlmd]

Hello,

I'm sure many of you are aware of the recent performance issues that have been affecting the usability of the site in general. Please know that we too, are aware of these issues, and are working together with Canonical to try and resolve them as soon as possible.

The main problem people seem to be seeing is that the forum reports that you have already posted, you must wait 20 seconds between posts, or it simply double/triple/quadruple posts your single post. If this happens, please do not click the submit button again. Your post will go through eventually. Even a single click has been known to create more than 1 post.

If you happen to come across multiple posts that are identical, please use the report feature to bring this to the attention of the staff, who will do their best to tidy it up and keep threads readable.

Thank you for your patience while we work through this, it's greatly appreciated.

PLEASE NOTE:
To try and keep performance at acceptable levels, we have temporarily disabled the following:

Community Cafe
Community Cafe Games
Recurring Discussions
User Albums
Social Groups
Visitor Messages


Please be patient when using the site, we are doing the best we can to get these features/forums re-enabled as soon as we can without them crashing the servers.

Update (Jan 18th): We are currently awaiting additional hardware, which will allow us to re-enable the features listed above. As of now, there is no confirmed date for when this will arrive or be installed, but it is being worked on as a priority issue.

Regards,

The UbuntuForums Staff.



hi
why ubuntu forums load slow compared to all other forums
its the only forum that load slowly

[raymondh]

no problems for me.

[zeroseven0183]

No problems for me too.

Are you using Windows? :lolflag:

[kellemes]

Works fast for me..

[DeMus]

Hi,
First of all a Happy New Year to everyone visiting the Ubuntu forum pages.
Pages which especially lately are slow in loading. Or better put it takes a long time to find the IP-address. I use Google-Chrome and when I click on a link the little circular line on the TAB is rotating slowly CCW until it finally has found the page, then the circular line is rotating fast CW while loading the page.
I only see this happening when opening a page on the Ubuntu forum. Other pages are found fast.

Do others find the same problems as I have with the forum website? As I said before it is only here where I have to wait a long time before the page is loaded.

[lisati]

Sometimes the forum pages seem slow to load when the forum is busy. I've noticed that it usually come right after an hour or two. Occasionally there's a glitch that needs the attention of the admins, but fortunately that doesn't happen too often.

[DeMus]

Sometimes the forum pages seem slow to load when the forum is busy. I've noticed that it usually come right after an hour or two. Occasionally there's a glitch that needs the attention of the admins, but fortunately that doesn't happen too often.

Yes, I understand this happens when the forum is busy, but then it is busy all the time since I experience this all the time. And only with this website. I can surf the net without any delay, all pages are found very fast and load in an instant, except this one. Loading is OK, the speed is high, but finding the website takes forever. With every page I want to load on this site. When I refresh the index page I have to wait 10 seconds or so, when I want to read a thread I have to wait 10 seconds. All the time. It can't only be me, can it?

[mc4man]

It can't only be me, can it?
No, at least you, me and someone else.
While it's not as 'cut and dry' as you've posted, it certainly seems different over the last month or so.
Here it can vary from minute to minute, while likely to be worse when there are 16000+ users vs. 6000, it still has been noticeable at any time.
I had thought it started w/ firefox4, though the browser used doesn't seem to matter.

( there also seems to be a number of inadvertent double and triple posts at times lately...

[Elfy]

Same here from time to time as well - possibly the servers have flu.

Not really sure what's going on with them.

[cariboo907]

This past week between Christmas and New Years I was getting so may time outs, that the forums were unusable. The strange thing was that I could access the forums with my netbook with only one or two timeouts all week.

I attributed it to the system I'm running gnome 3 and gnome shell on, as it is so unstable that if you look at it sideways it crashes. :)

[DeMus]

For me it is always the same: Google-Chrome can't find the page at first and when it has found it, the page is on my screen in the blink of an eye. It looks like DNS is not functioning for the Ubuntu website. Other sites are found very fast, it's just the Ubuntu site.
I remember from several years ago, when I still used the dark side of software, that I could use a file on my own hard disk and use it as DNS info. The browser would first look at that file and when the info was not there, it would look on the net.
Can I also do something like that with Ubuntu, and if so, how would I do that?
There are a couple of sites which I visit frequently and if I could place them in my private list the search for the right IP-address would be very fast.

[cariboo907]

I don't know if this had anything to do with pages not loading, , but, I was using an SMC Barricade as an access point that is wired in between where the network cable comes into my shop, and my 8 port switch, I replaced it with a Linksys WRT54GS running dd-wrt, and I haven't had a page not found/slow loading error since. The strange thing it that is was only one system suffering from the problem.

I have two other systems and a netbook that didn't suffer from the problem, all connected to the same switch, or access point.

Then again, it could be that it's just that the all the neighborhood kids went back to school again, and they aren't sucking up all the local loops bandwidth,

[ekjsim]

Be more tolerant perhaps.

[3602]

Just another guy having the same problem, every time I surf the UF. Now, when I click something (thread, board, user, etc), the Firefox loading circle would spin for several seconds (3-7, varies), then flash! and it loads. With other sites such as CNN, the flash! comes immediately after clicking.
So there's some minor lagging.

[DeMus]

Be more tolerant perhaps.

That is very difficult. When you look at the end of this post at my computer configuration you see I have a nice computer, I also have a 22.5Mb/s internet connection which runs at full speed. Now waiting for almost 10 seconds every time I open a page is not something I want to get used to.

What I would like to know is, how do others experience the forum site, well the Ubuntu site in general? Is it slow for you as well, or am I the only one?

I also asked a question some days ago to which I have no answer: can I use a local file as "DNS server"? Write down the website name and the IP-address so it can be found very fast.
I could do that in Windows but have no idea how to do it here. Who can help me with this?

[binary.nation]

I can't reply to anyone's posts!

I get this error:


vBulletin Message
binary.nation, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.
Log Out Home




Help! Please? Someone?

[overdrank]

Hi, please make sure you are not trying to reply to threads in the archive (http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=173) section.
Moved to Forum Feedback & Help

[HappinessNow]

anybody else getting this message?

fixed with a refresh.

[Irihapeti]

Happened to me a few hours ago. Actually, I think the reason was this: I was wanting to post a reply at the same time as the message in question was being removed (by mods, presumably).

[yetiman64]

anybody else getting this message?

fixed with a refresh.

I've noted that message a couple of times (like Irihapeti noted) when the mods are altering a thread. In threads that reopen there is usually a post "gone missing" (jailed) or if it doesn't reopen a lock will appear on it when the page is refreshed.

[lisati]

Happened to me a few hours ago. Actually, I think the reason was this: I was wanting to post a reply at the same time as the message in question was being removed (by mods, presumably).

I've had that happen a few times as well. It can also get interesting and confusing when two or more mods are dealing with a reported post at the same time, but that's another story.

[binary.nation]

The post is not in the archives, this is the post I'm trying to reply to is:
http://www.ubuntu-utah.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5275953 (http://www.ubuntu-utah.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=527595)

The error I get is:
binary.nation, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.:

[s.fox]

The post is not in the archives, this is the post I'm trying to reply to is:
http://www.ubuntu-utah.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=527595

The error I get is:

Hello,

That thread is in the archives.

Hello, <username> You are browsing a READ only archive of the main support categories pre 4/21/2008. You will not be able to post or reply any threads in this section.It is in the green header bar.

-s.fox

[overdrank]

At the top of the page in the green banner is says
Hello, overdrank You are browsing a READ only archive of the main support categories pre 4/21/2008. You will not be able to post or reply any threads in this section.

[binary.nation]

Ok, I updated the link, it was missing a 3 on the end. Also it did not have that banner in the past, now it does, but it says for posts older than 4/21/08, the post is from 6/27/08. Here's an update on the link http://www.ubuntu-utah.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5275953

Now if it does belong to the archives and I need help on the topic do I need to create a new thread and reference the old thread?

[cgroza]

Create a new thread.

[Elfy]

It is an archived thread - as cgroza says, create a new one.

[Quackers]

For the last 3 or 4 days I have been having serious problems with the site - again!
I have lost posts. I have double-posted 5 or 6 times. I am having huge delays in getting to threads or the PM screen. My record is 9 minutes to get to the PM page, then another 3 minutes to reply to someone!

This afternoon (it's now 4-45pm here) on replying to threads I am receiving the message that I must wait 5 seconds to submit the reply I just submitted. On opening a new tab back to the same forum I sometimes find that my post has actually been posted - even though it says it hasn't. Sometimes the post has not been posted, so I re-submit the post and guess what..........double-post! This is starting to grate a bit now. I have already given up trying to help people twice this week. I don't want to have to stop completely, but this is now getting extremely frustrating.
I know I'm not the only user having this problem, because others have told me they are finding similar difficulties, though not, it seems quite as bad.

[Quackers]

Aha! The above post went in first time :-)
It took over 2 minutes to accept it though!

[Joeb454]

I have reported the issue to Canonical - they're having a look to see what can be done.

I imagine there's going to be a number of duplicate posts as a result of the slowness, please report these as normal and the staff will clear them up :)

[Elfy]

You are not alone - the staff forums are littered with duplicate posts as well ...

Not as easy to deal with those as only admins can admin in the staff area.

[Megaptera]

I'm glad it's not just me, I thought I'd done something wrong!

[Quackers]

Ok thanks guys, I'll grin and bear it.
I'm glad to have the problems confirmed though. At least I can stop looking at other possible causes now :-)

Megaptera, nice glasses :-)

[Megaptera]

Megaptera, nice glasses :-)

Rose-tinted .... how I see the world!! :D

[Quackers]

Well, it got better for a few hours :-)
Now it's worse :-( I can't post anything now! Let's see if this one works

Aha! I see some of my lost posts returned :-) I'll go and inspect the others!

duplicate

another duplicate

nightmare!

horrible


Posts merged ...

[mc4man]

how do others experience the forum site
It would appear others are starting to be affected, hopefully it can get resolved.
multiple posts certainly seem to on the rise

[Quackers]

Have a look at the next thread down :-)

[Elfy]

If your posts appear to not be registering - try wandering of for a cup of tea/coffee/beer/milk whatever takes your fancy.

Posting this in the anticipation that it only shows once ...

[Elfy]

The servers appear to be rather like a dog in the summer - panting.

The best thing to do for the moment is to not keep posting if it appears to not be registering.

[_outlawed_]

I have reported the issue to Canonical - they're having a look to see what can be done.

I imagine there's going to be a number of duplicate posts as a result of the slowness, please report these as normal and the staff will clear them up :smile:



This ^^

[CharlesA]

If your posts appear to not be registering - try wandering of for a cup of tea/coffee/beer/milk whatever takes your fancy.

Posting this in the anticipation that it only shows once ...
+1 to that.

It's been going on for me for the last week or so. Gets quite annoying to say the least.

[Elfy]

Can I just add that if you do report a duplicate - there's no need to report each we'll generally check the user's stats - assuming that we can ...

[Quackers]

Yes I will do that :-) I like tea!
When the problems first started I would get the message about re-submitting in 5 seconds, but on looking at the actual thread I posted on (in a new tab) I would see that the post had actually been posted. Now, sometimes I can't even get back to the forum to check :-(

[Elfy]

I've had the 5 second warning - been assuming it's posted and closing the thread and going back later.

[Quackers]

The servers appear to be rather like a dog in the summer - panting.

The best thing to do for the moment is to not keep posting if it appears to not be registering.

I like it - panting :-)

Looks like my kettle is going to get a bashing for the next few days - mmmmmm tea :-)

[Quackers]

I shall endeavour to restrain myself :wink:

[Elfy]

I originally assumed that the issues I was getting was down to a misunderstanding between a water board digger and british telecom when this thread was first posted - it could well have been this server issue, I also think that demus's issue is the servers

[lisati]

I originally assumed that the issues I was getting was down to a misunderstanding between a water board digger and british telecom when this thread was first posted - it could well have been this server issue, I also think that demus's issue is the servers

It seems that I'm not the only one who has encountered glitches. My tale is similar: for the last month or so my laptop has been sitting on the dining room table waiting for my attention, and as a result I've been using my server box, which is about 5 years old and, although 64 bit, only has one core and only 1Gb RAM with which to do its stuff. I put down some of the slowness I was experiencing to asking too much of it: amongst other things, dishing out web pages when asked, jumping through hoops to keep the spam out, a new search facility on my web site spidering itself, and my using it to visit the forums.

[ajgreeny]

Same problem here (UK) this morning, Friday 14 Jan. 10:30 GMT.

I replied to a thread, clicked "Submit", the icon whirled and whirled, but went nowhere, so I copied the reply I had made, shutdown the forum tab.

I then immediately re-opened the thread, to see that my reply had indeed got through and was already sitting on the thread; it was just that I had no indication from my system that anything had happened.

Very frustrating!

[Joeb454]

The server loads are currently very high. It's just an unfortunate result of the growth the forum has seen over the last 18 months or so.

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I have spoken to people at Canonical regarding the situation, and the search for a solution that works for everybody is ongoing.

Hopefully it'll get sorted soon though :)

[Spice Weasel]

Everything is fine for me, except for editing times. When I have finished editing a post, it takes around 10 minutes to save. :(

I hope it gets fixed soon.

[cchhrriiss121212]

It has been getting worse for me over the last few days. Normally it will just take a while for something to go through but I just got this:
Proxy Error

The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.
The proxy server could not handle the request POST /newreply.php (http://ubuntuforums.org/newreply.php).
Reason: Error reading from remote server

[CharlesA]

Happened to me a couple days ago as well.

[Spice Weasel]

It was just unbearable on the lingonberry (sp?) server, but then I was switched over to bilberry and everything is fine.

[Quackers]

It is painful at the moment for me.
If you click on a thread that has several duplicates to report it, often there's nothing in it. No text and no report button either!
When trying to change forums I've just given up at times.

[Quackers]

See what I mean :-)

[pcybill]

Sporadic here but improved from a few days ago.

[akand074]

Wow yeah I've been seeing double posts everywhere.. I just saw a thread posted 5 times in a row! Crazy. I haven't had any issues with anything at all in the forums ever.

[Quackers]

It's unusable at times for me. I have to have a rest :-)

[Choad]

i just pm'd a mod about this before trying this forum... silly me

anyway i was trying to post something in multimedia & video and my posts never completed. they show up in the forum, but when you click on them you get a weird empty thread.

i hope i can post here....

[Quackers]

ROFL, how ironic!
When your post first appeared, it had nothing in it :-)

[tredegar]

Double, triple, quadruple posts :(
"Waiting for ubuntuforums.org".....................................
.................................................. .................
[Timed out]

Now this:
Proxy Error

The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.
The proxy server could not handle the request POST /newreply.php.

Reason: Error reading from remote server

Apache/2.2.8 (Ubuntu) Server at ubuntuforums.org Port 80

Looks like they are running ubuntu.
Not a very good advertisement.

Canonical seem to have lost their grip.

[nerdy_kid]

I keep getting this:


Proxy Error

The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.
The proxy server could not handle the request POST /editpost.php.

Reason: Error reading from remote server

Apache/2.2.8 (Ubuntu) Server at ubuntuforums.org Port 80


when I try to post comments. The whole posting process is crawling slow too.

[coffeecat]

For those getting the proxy error, just be patient. It's possible the posts are getting through. I got the proxy error twice while trying to post to a thread. 5-10 minutes later my post finally appeared in the thread - twice!

I'll now click on submit and then go and do the washing up before seeing whether this post has made it. :rolleyes:

[wojox]

I'll now click on submit and then go and do the washing up before seeing whether this post has made it. :rolleyes:

You're house must be immaculate then. :P

[lisati]

Please be patient. As indicated earlier in the thread, the forum staff are aware that there seem to be some issues at the moment - it's affecting us too. We're doing doing our best to keep on top of things while we search for a solution.

[gordintoronto]

As of 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on Jan. 14, there seems to be a bug in the forum software. I click to post a reply, and it says I clicked twice. I didn't. Then it double-posts my reply.

I have also noticed many new threads which have been double posted.

[ikt]

Indeed, lets hope the forum wizards are fixing the issue and we're not just talking to ourselves...

[sandyd]

Unfortunatey, I can't post in any other thread, because of [see screenshot]
help?

[Primefalcon]

what is with these forums lagging to hell..... I know they're busy, but really at times I just close the tab and forget what I was even trying to post

[SeijiSensei]

It really seems like the back-end database is having serious problems. Perhaps it's in need of some tuning? I've been on other vBulletin forums that have this problem from time to time, but the delays here are worse than I can remember experiencing elsewhere. Have you folks tried simply restarting MySQL and see if that helps?

Like others here, I'm simply going to refrain from posting for a while until this gets straightened out. Every time I post a message, it takes well over two minutes to get a confirmation. If I try and resubmit the posting, I often end up with duplicates. At first I thought it was a time-of-day/load problem, but I'm having these problems at various times including late-night in the -0500 time zone.

FWIW, message previews come up normally. Once the message is posted to the database, I encounter the delays.

[andymorton]

The title says it all really. The 'New Thread' button seems to have disappeared from the community cafe section of the forums

andy

[sandyd]

Its been temp disabled while the server load is being fixed i think

its been disabled in ABT as well

[Primefalcon]

This will be my last post until issues are sorted as well (at least during peak hours).

Viewing the forum and read and browsing is fine, its just posting that is near impossible.....

OK I am just going to click submit and shift this tab off into a window of its own until it posts..... however long that takes

[Elfy]

Please see the announcement

Cafe/Abolsute Beginners/General have been turned off temporarily

[Elfy]

and posts seem to be working at normal speed now

[Primefalcon]

wow that posted quick... doing another test....

Ok wow that was some quick fixing

[andymorton]

Please see the announcement

Cafe/Abolsute Beginners/General have been turned off temporarily

Sorry, I didn't see the announcement.

andy :)

[Elfy]

That's ok :)

[Elfy]

That's ok :)

sigh ...

[psusi]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1665384

Doesn't appear to be locked, but I get no quote or reply buttons. Also it got quite a few duplicate posts due to the forums being messed up, if you could please clean those it would be nice.

[Elfy]

We know that the Cafe /Absolute Beginners and General Help are not postable in at the moment.

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?a=69

[bodhi.zazen]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1665384

Doesn't appear to be locked, but I get no quote or reply buttons. Also it got quite a few duplicate posts due to the forums being messed up, if you could please clean those it would be nice.

Sorry about that, had to temp close a few forums, see the announcement.

[Elfy]

bump - before 24 hours - bad piskie :)

[Elfy]

bump - before 24 hours - bad piskie :)

[lisati]

Please be patient. We're aware that there are currently some issues, and are doing our best to keep on top of things while things are getting sorted out. Please see http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?a=69

[lisati]

Please be patient. We're aware that there are currently some issues, and are doing our best to keep on top of things while things are getting sorted out. Please see http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?a=69

[lisati]

Please be patient. We're aware that there are currently some issues, and are doing our best to keep on top of things while things are getting sorted out. Please see http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?a=69

[lisati]

And another bump.

From my response to a couple of other threads:
Please be patient. We're aware that there are currently some issues, and are doing our best to keep on top of things while things are getting sorted out. Please see http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?a=69

[lloydsmart]

Got the exact same problem on my thread, too:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1661358

[Howlin1]

Sorry about that, had to temp close a few forums, see the announcement.
I can't seem to start a new thread in the ABT forum.

And in the announcement it says
Note: Bringing ABT and GH back up, cafe to follow.

[bapoumba]

Got the exact same problem on my thread, too:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1661358

Posting has been temp disabled in some areas. We are quite sorry about that. Allowing new posts bring the forums to a general crawl. Propoer people have been informed. Thanks for your patience.

[lisati]

Got the exact same problem on my thread, too:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1661358

As has been noted, we've been experiencing technical issues with the forums, and the staff are doing what they can. I see a "New reply" button on your thread.

[Primefalcon]

Oh I have no doubt you guys and gals are doing your best, you guys rock!

[lloydsmart]

I see a "New reply" button on your thread.

I don't. For me the "New reply", "Quote" and quick-reply buttons are all gone. :-(

Guess I'll just have to wait then. Thanks for keeping us informed.

[thenickrulz]

Hey i have the same problem can someone help???

[s.fox]

Hey i have the same problem can someone help???

We are experiencing some "problems". Please see this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?a=69

Hopefully will be resolved soon.

[thenickrulz]

thanks i was trying to reply to this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1579442&highlight=tug+war&page=775 and it didn't work.... it worked for me yesterday so i was just wondering why i couldn't reply....

[uRock]

thanks i was trying to reply to this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1579442&highlight=tug+war&page=775 and it didn't work.... it worked for me yesterday so i was just wondering why i couldn't reply....

Should be working now.

[thenickrulz]

cool cheers :) :) love your site so thanks i use ubuntu it rocks!

[VastOne]

Thanks for the heads up...And all the hard work

And the chance to bump this yet again

[sandyd]

and ubuntuforums seems to be back up to speed.

Thanks for all your hard work!:KS

[thenickrulz]

can u tell me how to start a new thread i am new to the site so i don't know much about it i would like to know thanks :)

[CharlesA]

Click the new thread button.

Also see here: http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48

[thenickrulz]

Where is the new thread button.... it seems like this site has changed a bit since a few days ago... sry.

[gordintoronto]

The announcement says, "please do not post multiple times." Honest, one click generates two posts. If it happened once, I might believe I accidentally double-clicked -- but it happened several times, before I gave up.

[CharlesA]

Try this forum: http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=331

[yetiman64]

ROFL, how ironic!
When your post first appeared, it had nothing in it :-)

Yeah and I had a good LOL last night when the contents of both posts of a double post in one of the forums were blank for a good 5-10 minutes. Couldn't use the "report post" button to get it cleaned up at the time as none existed :)

These "database errors" sure are getting stranger. :lol:

[thenickrulz]

how did u get to this page???

[CharlesA]

Clicked on it from the index.

http://ubuntuforums.org/index.php

[thenickrulz]

aaaaaaahhhhhh it had a plus next to it i had to click that and then it came up with all the topics. Thanks for your help appreciate it!!!

[corrytonapple]

I have reported the issue to Canonical - they're having a look to see what can be done.

I imagine there's going to be a number of duplicate posts as a result of the slowness, please report these as normal and the staff will clear them up :)
Do you want us to keep reporting the double posts and all, even though you know about them? Also, last I checked, I did not see a sticky here on the slowness to keep these threads to a minimum. Or, it could be a forum announcement in the Ultimate Coffee Grinder. Just my two cents

[Elfy]

It's not just you :)

[Elfy]

It's not just you :)

[Elfy]

even though you know about themWe know that multiple posting of posts and threads is occuring - but we obviously don't know each and every one - so yes please, carry on reporting.

Bear in mind that if the forum is playing up we won't be able to do much - so don't report the same thing twice :p

Edit - I would think that an inadvertent bump of an unanswered thread is more important than a double post in an already answered thread - just my thoughts is all

[realzippy]

...for me too.
Strange those multiple new posts;strange "user" info.First thought
this is a local firefox problem...
E.G.:

[corrytonapple]

We know that multiple posting of posts and threads is occuring - but we obviously don't know each and every one - so yes please, carry on reporting.

Bear in mind that if the forum is playing up we won't be able to do much - so don't report the same thing twice :p

Edit - I would think that an inadvertent bump of an unanswered thread is more important than a double post in an already answered thread - just my thoughts is all
Oh, and I am looking back now, and see that might have been a bit offensive. Please do not take what I put offensively. I just wanted to clarify on what I need to do.

[nerdy_kid]

yes please fix it! UF is sooo slow now, I can't even post comments now! (with exceptions, like this one hopefully)

[Elfy]

we can't do anything - all we can do is tell canonical - which we have done - more than once ...

[efflandt]

Please be patient. We're aware that there are currently some issues, and are doing our best to keep on top of things while things are getting sorted out. Please see http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?a=69For that I get invalid announcement specified. Earlier I would get an error from the posting proxy timing out.

It may be easy to tell if someone is impatient about slow response when there are multiple, but not identical replies, but difficult to tell what is happening for multiple identical replies.

[Joeb454]

Please see http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?a=70 :)

It is difficult, but the staff see it a lot, and we can usually tell, if you report it in error, nothing will come of it, and nobody will criticise. If you report it and it's acted upon, you'll have done us a favour.

[Thirtysixway]

It's still a little laggy, but I haven't had any double-post problems in a little while.

[dewdrop_world]

Maybe canonical will listen to a mass exodus to other Linux advice fora?

[kellemes]

There are issues with UF for some time now.. (and it's not the first time) I really don't understand why it takes so long for Canonical to fix this. Are they taking this forum serious at all?

[corrytonapple]

I was going to say no double posts. Nada, so just read the next post.

[corrytonapple]

Maybe they should just pay and upgrade the darn forum software. I understand it costs money and all, but if the forums is going to have issues, than that will turn away people who need help.
Looks like I am also now getting a wait 20 seconds between posts, even though this is my first post in this session.
Windows like, isn't it?

[Joeb454]

We have the forum software - but on a forum this size, you can't just upgrade the software without testing it first, to ensure that any plugins used are still compatible, and that there's no significant performance loss with a database this size.

The current issues we're having are related to hardware, rather than software. As I've said before, we're working with Canonical to find a solution

[kellemes]

Maybe they should just pay and upgrade the darn forum software.

vBulletin is able to handle the workload just fine, more often it's the hardware that isn't.
I'm sure it's all being worked on..

[christhecoolboy]

Hey Guys,

I think that the forum should be updated because it seems that its hanging a lot... I mean, you press submit and your waiting 5 mins, and after 5 mins of the chrome spinning symbol, you get a bit mad... I've just accidentally posted something 3 or 4 times because of that, I think its a problem with the net and I refresh and try again, then I realise I have posted something multiple times, meaning that someone like me, may be named a spammer or given a warning on something that isnt really our fault at all... Below, I will give my solution to the problem...

Thanks,
Chris

SOLUTION: I think that the site should be updated, I am sure that the problem is not my end, other websites, some larger than this, can load a lot faster... The solution should be that the site is upgraded to take more people or given an update to the site...

[Elfy]

we know - please see the announcement

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48

There are server issues.

[howefield]

I am sure that the problem is not my end,

You're right, it isn't your end, have a read here...

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=&a=70

[Elfy]

Hiccup

[christhecoolboy]

Thanks, I am new here so I havent really had the time to check announcements or parts of the site... whats happening may be the perfect excuse to update the site looks, :D Just saying...

[Lancro]

In The Community Cafe and in Community Cafe Games, I was able to reply before, has happened anything I didnt noticed?.

Thanks.

[overdrank]

IMPORTANT: Forum Usability (http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=11):)

[Elfy]

The announcement changed - they are closed temporarily.

[Elfy]

The announcement changed - they are closed temporarily.

[Joeb454]

That's already planned as well. But we need to test the new software version and ensure it works with out current plugin selection, and that there's no significant performance loss between the two.

Our current priority is getting the current forum up and running at full capacity once more, before we even consider working on the upgrade again.

[s.fox]

Please read the announcement:

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=331

Thank you.

[Lancro]

I read it before, I didnt see that, excuse me.

Thanks.

[overdrank]

I read it before, I didnt see that, excuse me.

Thanks.

Sorry, it appears we are all jumping on this thread. But that is not the case. The forums errors on posting. :)

[Elfy]

we're not ganging up on you neither - it's as slow to post for us as it is everyone else :lol:

[Elfy]

ha ha ha - now it posts

[thenickrulz]

i cant post on this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1448287&highlight=guess+user&page=380 can someone help???:confused:

[Joeb454]

I read it before, I didnt see that, excuse me.

Thanks.

I edited it about 3 hours ago or so, if you read it before that, it wouldn't have been there. :)

[s.fox]

i cant post on this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1448287&highlight=guess+user&page=380 can someone help???:confused:

Please read the announcement

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=331

Thank you.

[christhecoolboy]

Hey Guys,

I am pretty new here, but normally when I am first at a site I would get a plethora of ideas! I normally post them so that I can help the site in some way...

Below is a list of some of the things that I have spotted while only being here for a few weeks! LOL, I hope that is not too many of them...

------------ IDEAS LIST ------------

1.) On the profile page, there should be the option to choose multiple Distros, for example, I have OSX and Windows as "Other Distros" but I can only select one, where it could be changed so its like tags, where you can have multiple operating systems under it...

2.) There should be a syetem that new topics or replies are checked and if the system finds the message has been posted more than once, it deletes the post/reply so there is only one left...

3.) There should be a points system... where people can like or dislike a post and give/take away 1 point, points can help gain levels and sometimes help towards mod powers... each level gets harder to reach by adding more points

------------ END OF LIST ------------


What do you think? I had these ideas... :D

[overdrank]

Hey Guys,

I am pretty new here, but normally when I am first at a site I would get a plethora of ideas! I normally post them so that I can help the site in some way...

Below is a list of some of the things that I have spotted while only being here for a few weeks! LOL, I hope that is not too many of them...

------------ IDEAS LIST ------------

1.) On the profile page, there should be the option to choose multiple Distros, for example, I have OSX and Windows as "Other Distros" but I can only select one, where it could be changed so its like tags, where you can have multiple operating systems under it...

2.) There should be a syetem that new topics or replies are checked and if the system finds the message has been posted more than once, it deletes the post/reply so there is only one left...

3.) There should be a points system... where people can like or dislike a post and give/take away 1 point, points can help gain levels and sometimes help towards mod powers... each level gets harder to reach by adding more points

------------ END OF LIST ------------


What do you think? I had these ideas... :D

Hi and welcome, "a couple of weeks" your join date is today? :)

We are in the process of updating the forums software but as you can see we have other issue at the moment. We have in the past a thanks feature but it was disabled after causing some issues. Thanks :)

[christhecoolboy]

Hi and welcome, "a couple of weeks" your join date is today? :)

We are in the process of updating the forums software but as you can see we have other issue at the moment. We have in the past a thanks feature but it was disabled after causing some issues. Thanks :)

I was viewing the site before I registered... I had mail problems and had to sort out that before I could register, cause AOL was being a bit glitchy at times, I thing a thanks feature would be good, cause we could add levels and make it a little more enjoyable...

[overdrank]

I was viewing the site before I registered... I had mail problems and had to sort out that before I could register, cause AOL was being a bit glitchy at times, I thing a thanks feature would be good, cause we could add levels and make it a little more enjoyable...

This maybe true. The topic has been discussed many times and some feel that abuse would be the outcome. But we will have to wait for the new upgrade on the forums software. :)

[thenickrulz]

sry.. sry i wasn't thinking

[christhecoolboy]

This maybe true. The topic has been discussed many times and some feel that abuse would be the outcome. But we will have to wait for the new upgrade on the forums software. :)

Yeah... I think thats a good idea to wait... Is there anything that I can do to help the site??? I am someone who likes to help wherever and whenever possible... Also, is my signature working? :)

[s.fox]

sry.. sry i wasn't thinking

Not a problem. We hope to have the problem resolved as soon as possible.

[mrpeachy]

I have no idea why i would have been banned... but I see this at the bottom of forum pages

Posting Rules You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may edit your posts

i am at a loss as to why, if this is the case

[s.fox]

Hello,

No you have not been banned.

Please read the announcement

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=331

Thank you.

[undecim]

Hello,

No you have not been banned.

Please read the announcement

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=331

Thank you.

Could this not be put in a banner on top of the index page and the affected boards?

[overdrank]

Could this not be put in a banner on top of the index page and the affected boards?

Hi and it is a forum wide announcement. See screen shot.

[thenickrulz]

u have not been banned u cant reply to certain forums like cafe community games and some other ones until they fix the issue.. read this if u have any issues... http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=331
regards

[radioboy]

I noticed today that I seemingly can't comment on any thread of the Community Café. No notification about this was given to me, so I would like to know the reasons.
Thank you.

[overdrank]

Hi and IMPORTANT: Forum Usability (http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48) :)
Moved to Forum Feedback & Help

[Redsandro]

Thank you. I was in the process of changing my password because I thought my account must have been hacked and abused by a spammer for mods to have taken away my ability to post, until I came across this topic.

Performance issues. Well... good news for the popularity of Ubuntu, I guess?;)

[radioboy]

Hi and IMPORTANT: Forum Usability (http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48) :)
Moved to Forum Feedback & Help

Thank you. :)

[Johnsie]

I've also had problems with the stability of mysql on Ubuntu Server... I hope this encourages someone to make improvements.

[Script Warlock]

phew i thought i was banned to reply on the community cafe for not seeing the reply button i haven't read the announcement lately.. thanks admins

[robsoles]

and this crap is spam: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10367209&postcount=5

Thanks :)

[Joeb454]

The report feature isn't disabled, I'm unsure why you were unable to use it. Besides, it has already been dealt with

[christhecoolboy]

Hi and IMPORTANT: Forum Usability (http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48) :)
Moved to Forum Feedback & Help

I think that everyone should be PM'ed just so everyone knows... not everyone will see an announcement, anyway its just a suggestion... but it may help...

[robsoles]

This maybe true. The topic has been discussed many times and some feel that abuse would be the outcome. But we will have to wait for the new upgrade on the forums software. :)

+1 it would lead to more abuse rather than actually ever indicating who really can fix the most problems all at once....

Yes, my "friend" posted this nonsense so I will 'like' it - my "enemy" posted this excellent advice and I hate and despise them for it....

My two cents, thanks....

[Elfy]

sending hundreds of thousands of PMs is not likely to help the server situation :)

[diablo75]

Sorry, I didn't know where else to post this but it would seem that I am not able to start new threads or participate in existing threads in the Ubuntu Community forums. Can I get a little help with this please? Thanks.

[TeoBigusGeekus]

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=11

[robsoles]

Thanks or sorry - now that I check a few pages I feel uncertain, maybe it wasn't missing and I was just hysterical from not being able to play any of my favourite games today!

I am no more inebriated now than I was when I posted above, I seem to remember a blank space where the user symbols and abuse button go but I'd certainly not argue any point about it :)

[ledwardz]

where the hell do all my new threads keep going? how do i find threads ive posted?

[Vaphell]

Search -> Find all your posts/threads

[Elfy]

moved to ffh

[Joeb454]

Weird, it may have been some sort of glitch. I know it's still working. Thank you for reporting the spam in a different manner :)

[kellemes]

Yes, my "friend" posted this nonsense so I will 'like' it - my "enemy" posted this excellent advice and I hate and despise them for it....

My two cents, thanks....

That's how the thanks-feature worked we had for some time.. I remember folks having a gazillion thanks for posting nothing worthwhile. Wasn't there a mod or admin too with suspicious many thanks on his name? :shock:

[ggarron]

Yes, my "friend" posted this nonsense so I will 'like' it - my "enemy" posted this excellent advice and I hate and despise them for it.....

Unfortunately, that's the way we work, that is why Digg and reddit, not always present the best content.

[bapoumba]

Out stance on "thanks" feature is not very popular. Many sites have a rewarding system, people are used to it and enjoy getting recognition and acknowledgements, it is human :)

We chose a different system, where titles and icons change on a semi-random, semi-magic way as post count increase in support sections. People with 3,500 posts get to choose their title. That is about it.

I am (and I know others on Staff are too) very timid implementing a traditional rewarding system. We have a very large userbase, abuses become moderation nightmares. And in the end, I think a traditional rewarding process is not rewarding at all. It only rewards people who fit in and play well with the process. I like better the way we have it here, it is little abused, when people get new icons or titles, they notice it, they like it and none of the ones having a custom title got it abusing the process. It sort of fits our needs :)

[t0p]

How about a great big sticky, all in BOLD WITH THE CAPS LOCK ON??

[Majorix]

... I thought my account must have been hacked and abused by a spammer for mods to have taken away my ability to post ...

So did I at first, but after seeing no new posts were made in 1 day, I knew there was a general issue.

The Café was the only section I really visited. Oh well.. I hope it doesn't get locked for good :(

[theDaveTheRave]

I guess that explains why I don't get logged in automatically at the moment.

I thought I had done something to firefox, but possbly not!

David

[themarker0]

How about a great big sticky, all in BOLD WITH THE CAPS LOCK ON??

I have to agree, this would be very helpful.

[dsjstc]

It's taking upwards of three minutes from the moment that I press "post quick reply" until my response is posted. Am I ever glad there isn't a "post slow reply" button.

Mods: I don't see an ubuntuforums.org meta forum; is this the correct spot to discuss this?

[migs73]

The mods are aware of the problems;

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=326

Mike

[linux-hack]

Well, this can be caused by the number of members that are on the forum in the same time.. May be the web server is solicited a lot.

[s.fox]

Thread moved to Forum Feedback & Help (http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=48)

Please read the announcement:

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=331

Thank you.

[sudoer541]

So when will you guys open the community cafe?
Its my favourite place in here!

[NightwishFan]

Maybe canonical will listen to a mass exodus to other Linux advice fora?

Heh, that wont happen, and you know it.

[s.fox]

So when will you guys open the community cafe?
Its my favourite place in here!

We will reopen it when it will not impact the forums performance.

Please be patient. The problem is being worked on.

[Johnsie]

It's been 24 hours now...How long does it take to install a forum?

[overdrank]

It's been 24 hours now...How long does it take to install a forum?

As long as it takes :)

[CharlesA]

It's been 24 hours now...How long does it take to install a forum?

What do you mean "install a forum" ?

[Spr0k3t]

I'd like to take this time to give some serious kudos to the forum admins and moderators. They often get very little respect for what they do and the time they put into making the forums great. It's times like these that we are all reminded that the job is tough, tedious, and near thankless.

[Irihapeti]

I'd like to take this time to give some serious kudos to the forum admins and moderators. They often get very little respect for what they do and the time they put into making the forums great. It's times like these that we are all reminded that the job is tough, tedious, and near thankless.

+10

And I'd like to add how grateful I am to have a forum where the mods try to ensure that language is kept respectful. I've seen altogether too many snarky put-downs in other places.

[geekguy]

It seems all right for me...

[NightwishFan]

It seems all right for me...

:popcorn:

[Dobbie03]

I rarely have issues with UF, sometimes I have to click the link I want two or three times but that isn't often.

[corrytonapple]

What do you mean "install a forum" ?
I believe he means upgrade the forums. As posted though, they cannot update without testing first to make sure all there plug-ins and such work as before, and it benefits the forum and users altogether.
I'd like to take this time to give some serious kudos to the forum admins and moderators. They often get very little respect for what they do and the time they put into making the forums great. It's times like these that we are all reminded that the job is tough, tedious, and near thankless.
+20
Well put. It is good that we are being reminded of what they have to do to keep up with us. Also as put by another user, it is really nice that poor language is kept out of here. I can actually be on these forums at school. Isn't that amazing?......
:KS:popcorn:

[CharlesA]

I believe he means upgrade the forums. As posted though, they cannot update without testing first to make sure all there plug-ins and such work as before, and it benefits the forum and users altogether.

That's what I thought.

[betrunkenaffe]

I can't post in Community or Recurring discussions?

[Elfy]

I can't post in Community or Recurring discussions?

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48

Closed temporarily.

[LinuxFox]

I've been trying to post a question in the Beginner's forum and it has no post in it at all. None what so ever. When I submitted I waited and waited, it gave me a 502 error posted the topic with no post. Is this a forum bug?

I tried re-posting the topic and now the "empty" topic had my post in it, but two topics with the same posts. I reported one to be deleted. Is there something wrong with the forums?

Sorry if this isn't the correct forum to post this in, but seeing feedback I thought it might be.

[corrytonapple]

Still getting double posts in some threads. I am getting them removed though with "Report Abuse".
Also the forums are still slow for me. On a Internet speed test, I get a 45ms Ping time. Could this be why?

[cgroza]

The forums is fine here, it loads a fraction of second later than the other pages but its OK.

[Joeb454]

Please read the announcement, it explains the situation quite clearly.

If you don't feel it does, you may also want to read this blog post (http://blog.bodhizazen.net/linux/technical-difficulties-with-the-ubuntu-forums/).

[bapoumba]

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48

Yes, we have been having problems for some time now. Hopefully, the worst is behind us :)
You'll still be getting errors until we get all shiny again. Please do not submit multiple times, posts and threads come through, eventually. I had to wait over 20 mins over the week-end.

[Phrea]

Referring to this (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1667474) thread. Created by KiwiNZ

Also, I might have missed it, but KiwiNZ, what's your current status, concerning your health?

[LinuxFox]

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48

Yes, we have been having problems for some time now. Hopefully, the worst is behind us :)
You'll still be getting errors until we get all shiny again. Please do not submit multiple times, posts and threads come through, eventually. I had to wait over 20 mins over the week-end.Thanks for the answer and update, I only double-posted once which was during the problem. I usually click submit once, which has been working for me at least.

[bapoumba]

No worries, you are welcome.

[bapoumba]

Community chat areas are temp closed to posting : http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=11

We are having issues with the servers. Should get fixed soon.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1669956

[corrytonapple]

Joeb, I know about the situation. I was told to report any double posts and all this stuff to you guys in this thread. Thank you though for the blog entry, that explains things to people who do not know about it nicely.

[Joeb454]

Ah I see, I think using the http://ubuntuforums.org/images/buttons/report.gif button would be best to report any duplicates in future, if you want them moved.

As it stands now, we're aware of what the issue is, it's just a matter of sitting and waiting for the solution to be implemented.

[mc4man]

I posted this before - then had second thoughts, though it turned out the possible time for a post to appear has increased from what I've previously seen, not what I tend to do.

Anyway i've found that once you click submit the deed is done. Getting a response back to your browser is irrelevant to your post or edit posting - it will, sooner or later.

So here if the browser starts spinning it's wheels I just close it or the tab out, no sense waiting for response, it doesn't matter.

[grey1beard]

Is it possible for me to delete my own duplicate posts on this forum, rather than just editing the text out ?

Not only have I produced about five copies during the recent hiatus, but I've got some in the wrong order when attempting to clear them up !

John
PS on the thread that was posted recently re this problem, it mentioned a "reporting procedure" or something like, but I can't find it anywhere.

[labinnsw]

Use the report button and forum staff will do the rest. (http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=&a=70)

[cascade9]

On most forums, you cant delete post, only mods/admins can do that. This is one of them ones where you cant delete a post. (that is why if you look around enough you'll find some foums with 'posters' who have gotten annoyed forum, then written a script that just wipes every post)

As for the 'reporting', you can hit the "report abuse" button and ask for the post to be deleted. I'd guess that the mods/admins here are flat out with all issues happening here, so I'm not sure if I would report myself (or anybody else) for multiposting. No need to push the dearies any harder than they are already pushed.

BTW, if it seems like you post isnt going through, just wait. Thinking that the posting hasnt worked, going back and hitting the 'post' button again is one way that multipule posts are being created here at the moment.

[Skaperen]

I posted a question and the connection to the site froze during post. The post appeared, but there was no content. How can I delete it? It is number 1670708.

[Skaperen]

Is something broken? All my posts are coming up empty.

[john_spiral]

Hi,

I can't see the normal 'New Thread' link inside the Community Cafe?

Is that just me?

thanks

John

[s.fox]

Hello,

Please read the forum announcement:

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=11

Thank you.

[Elfy]

It'll appear at some point.

There are issues with the servers - we are aware.

Thank you :)

[Elfy]

No it's not just you.

We are having major issues with the servers at present - please see the announcement at the top of forums.

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48

[Elfy]

No it's not just you.

We are having major issues with the servers at present - please see the announcement at the top of forums.

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48

[Skaperen]

Could this problem be related to the empty posts?

[Elfy]

It's all related yes.

[Elfy]

Your thread is now visible by the way.

[Skaperen]

Your thread is now visible by the way.
I already posted a replacement, which was visible. Are you referring to that one?

[Elfy]

No I was referring to the thread you referenced in your first post here.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1670708 I see you've edited this - I'll delete it now.

Not http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1670710

While the servers are in a state of flux, if you post a thread or a post and they appear not to be there - they will be.

Same goes for getting a message syaing you've posted within the last 20 secs - the posts are getting through - but it is at times very slow.

Please do not try tp repost.

If you do get duplicates please use the Report Abuse button - tell us it's a duplicate and we will deal with it.

Thanks

[grey1beard]

Use the report button and forum staff will do the rest. (http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=&a=70)

That is what I was referring to by the PS in my own post, but until cascade9 mentioned the "Report Abuse" button I had no idea that that is what was meant.
Report Abuse hardly seemed to fit the bill, but I presume that is correct ?

John

[cascade9]

Thats what its for, reporting problems to the forum staff. I use it quite often when I find add-spam posts, normally with a stupid message like 'vikings! with added add-spam' which I hope that admins/mods find amusing (or at least not offensive, with my sense of humour thats all I can ask for sometimes).

You can use that button to report our own posts or to report proper, abusive posts. Hopefully you never have to do that though ;)

[Elfy]

trying to move this thread to forum help

all the points made above are noted

yes - we are ttrying to keep up

yes - when we are inundated with spam - the odd amusing message gets notice :)

[Elfy]

trying to move this thread to forum help

all the points made above are noted

yes - we are ttrying to keep up

yes - when we are inundated with spam - the odd amusing message gets notice :)

[Elfy]

trying to move this thread to forum help

all the points made above are noted

yes - we are ttrying to keep up

yes - when we are inundated with spam - the odd amusing message gets notice :)

[Elfy]

trying to move this thread to forum help

all the points made above are noted

yes - we are ttrying to keep up

yes - when we are inundated with spam - the odd amusing message gets notice :)

[grey1beard]

Thanks four times forestpiskie, and good luck with the parsnips.
Prefer them glazed with honey, myself :)
John

[ubudog]

It is fast for me, except after clicking Submit Reply, then it takes forever to load the forum again. Weird. Probably some database thing... normally fixed within a day.

[tredegar]

It's been going on for me for the last week or so. Gets quite annoying to say the least.
And you are posting as "Ubuntu Forums Staff" ?

So, can you fix it, or not?

I am thinking that 'buntu has completely lost the plot.

Please feel free to correct me.

[Elfy]

I posted this before - then had second thoughts, though it turned out the possible time for a post to appear has increased from what I've previously seen, not what I tend to do.

Anyway i've found that once you click submit the deed is done. Getting a response back to your browser is irrelevant to your post or edit posting - it will, sooner or later.

So here if the browser starts spinning it's wheels I just close it or the tab out, no sense waiting for response, it doesn't matter.
Yep - that is generally the case.

And you are posting as "Ubuntu Forums Staff" ?

So, can you fix it, or not?

I am thinking that 'buntu has completely lost the plot.

Please feel free to correct me.

We are in exactly the same boat as everyone else, we have no control over the servers at all.

There is new hardware on the way - it will arrive when it arrives, as I post this there has been no other information other than it is on order and will be installed as soon as is practical.

[TeoBigusGeekus]

Talking about ideas for the site, you should add the following buttons to the reply form for automating the process:
1)Run it from terminal and post us any error messages.
2)Which ubuntu release are you running?
3)Have you installed ubuntu-resticted-extras?
4)Have you tried with another.....(browser, editor, player, etc.)?
and the all time classic
5)Have you tried turning it off and on again? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpmLrz_lSuE) :biggrin:

[lisati]

Yes, we're aware that there have been issues for some people. There has been work done behind the scenes to come up with a solution. Watch this space..... :D

[oldsoundguy]

Been posted in cafe that a couple of new servers are on the way! .. traffic on the site has been slowly increasing for quite some time as Ubuntu gains market share.

Be thankful they are on top of it .. took SETI institute over a MONTH to get their new servers up.

[mamamia88]

there is no new thread option or reply options. every other forums seem fine

[CharlesA]

See here: http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48

[sisco311]

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48

EDIT:
D'oh! CharlesA beat me to it. :)

[mamamia88]

fair enough thanks

[ubudog]

Been posted in cafe that a couple of new servers are on the way! .. traffic on the site has been slowly increasing for quite some time as Ubuntu gains market share.

Be thankful they are on top of it .. took SETI institute over a MONTH to get their new servers up.

Hmm, that's great! Ubuntu is finally becoming a common OS.

[ubudog]

Seems much faster now... hmm.

[tredegar]

We are in exactly the same boat as everyone else, we have no control over the servers at all.
Thanks for the clarification.
I'll be patient.

[Johnsie]

This all seems very disorganised to me. Canonical is supposed to be an IT company and we're seeing a pretty bad IT failure that has lasted four days. I'm assuming they didn't get next-day delivery on the hardware.