April 29 Downtime

Discussion in 'Customer Service' started by Huss, Apr 25, 2012.

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  1. locoxriver

    locoxriver Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 22, 2005
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    CA River Plate
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Eff that, BigSoccer isn't rescheduling for anyone. If there's a conflict with the Man U - Man City game, you guys can complain to the FA and ask them to change the date of the match.

    Now shut up and get back to work.
     
  2. JamesA

    JamesA Member+

    Dec 7, 2004
    Victoria
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nobody said that?

    But BS is very a part of tradition for many fans around the world, especially those in remote areas, to partake in big game day debate. It's part of the experience for many fans.
     
  3. COMtnGuy

    COMtnGuy Member+

    Apr 5, 2012
    Higher than you
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Whats the date this really is happening?

    Info Post is running 24 Apr 2012 to 25 May 2012.
     
  4. OwlSaver

    OwlSaver Member+

    Jan 26, 2005
    Berwyn, PA (127, J)
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Two features I would like are:

    -Built in spell checking. I downloaded the tool for this version on one PC but cannot on my work PC. I really need spell checking.

    -Good access on mobile devices. Browser based would be OK for me. I have a Blackberry so I am not sureI will get an app based solution.

    Good luck with the upgrade.
     
  5. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite BS XXV

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    -Firefox has a built-in spellchecker, and I'm sure other browsers do as well. If they don't, surely a plugin exists.
     
  6. nimma

    nimma Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 5, 2006
    India
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Come on guys please...Can't we like postpone for an hour after the derby?....Please?.....
     
  7. Huss

    Huss Member

    Aug 1, 1995
    New York, NY
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    We're going to do it Tuesday night instead. If we start late Monday, we won't be done by morning.
     
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  8. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite BS XXV

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxAKFlpdcfc"]Applause - YouTube[/ame]
     
  9. Playboy Red Devil

    May 3, 2010
    West Hollywood
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Thank you, Huss and the BS staff.

    Rep.

    Good luck with the upgrade.
     
  10. RedRevs

    RedRevs Member

    Aug 24, 2005
    Cambridge
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    But SuperSport United takes on the Orlando Pirates on Tuesday!
     
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  11. JamesA

    JamesA Member+

    Dec 7, 2004
    Victoria
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Thank you so much Huss. And your staff for their accommodation.
     
  12. Barbara

    Barbara BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 29, 2000
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Damn, just when I was starting to dig the arcade.

    This doesn't affect me personally, but kudos to you guys for being responsive to your customers.
     
  13. Amdrag

    Amdrag Member+

    Jun 10, 2007
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Thank you very much. :)
     
  14. nimma

    nimma Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 5, 2006
    India
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Thank you sooooo much.....:)
     
  15. JeremyEritrea

    JeremyEritrea Member+

    Jun 29, 2006
    Takoma Park, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Let's see, I'm putting the over/under on number of days it will be down after the upgrade at four.

    And I'm taking the over.

    How is it that BigSoccer.com has never heard of COOP / DRCP for things like this?
     
  16. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite BS XXV

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I remember during the "Great Crash" when the backups AND the backup-backups were both messed up and we went to another site for a few days. They brought the site back temporarily as they tried to restore the original backups, then all hell broke loose again for a few days.

    If a website changes, it just goes from the "old look" to the "new look" instantly. Heck, I remember when some computers would show a "new look" of a website instantly, whereas others would take a few days to update.

    For some reason, BigSoccer can't (or won't) go instantly. In this day and age, such things shouldn't take several hours.
     
  17. ChaChaFut

    ChaChaFut Member

    Jun 30, 2005
    BRB, backing up World Rivalries
     
  18. Crimen y Castigo

    May 18, 2004
    OakTown
    Club:
    Los Angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Leadership at its finest.
     
  19. JeremyEritrea

    JeremyEritrea Member+

    Jun 29, 2006
    Takoma Park, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I can only assume that they aren't using one of the leading VM options. Which is amazing in the year 2012.
     
  20. cwgator

    cwgator Member

    Apr 8, 2010
    Ft. Lauderdale
    Club:
    Ft Lauderdale Strikers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Good
    Maybe you can change Miami FC logo to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers too :eek:
     
  21. jhope

    jhope BigSoccer Supporter

    San Antonio FC
    United States
    Mar 18, 1999
    San Antonio, TX USA
    Club:
    San Antonio Scorpions FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Fix the Austin Aztex Logo while you are at it.
     
  22. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Huss's sticky alert said the downtime would be "this weekend" but then he listed upcoming weekdays. Hmm.

    It's not really the downtime that worries me, it's the bit about changing the UI to make it better, more modern, more social, etc.

    I think the classic forum UI is nice. I pray that this upgrade doesn't make BigSoccer more blog-like. And that they don't abandon a ton of really good forum features that the old UI has.

    I'm trying to convince myself this is not going to be one-step-forward-two-steps-back.
     
  23. Pipiolo

    Pipiolo Member+

    Jul 19, 2008
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Downtime for upgrade?

    A bard rolls in his grave.
     
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  24. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't think so, but is a bit more Facebook-like, though not as obvious. It appears to be mostly just the same. That said, I'm not the boss.
     
  25. The Devil's Architect

    Feb 10, 2000
    The American Steppe
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I just hope that this doesn't affect my ability to login under certain moderator's handles and view the thread about me.

    Namely the "More Mr. Warmth namecalling" thread and the other threads detailing my greatest hits.
     

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