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July 8th, 2008, 06:47 PM
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Re: Forum Outages
I agree with everything said by Bwaha (what a nick) ^^
And I add that even if I like this forum, I'm not so addicted I can't live 3 or 4 days without it ^^
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July 8th, 2008, 07:21 PM
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Re: Forum Outages
Everything has its pros and cons. Mass mailing like that has many drawbacks. It pretty much eats a server, and it can get Shrapnels server on a blacklist.
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July 8th, 2008, 07:58 PM
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Re: Forum Outages
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How would you like dropping your vehicle at the mechanic and he told you "Short amount of Time" and "Check back soon"... yet it wasn't fixed until the next day!
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Most mechanics expect us to pay them for fixing our cars. If on the other hand my mechanic is a friend who happens to be letting me drive his car and it breaks down, I don't think I would feel right complaining about how long he said it would take to fix it before letting me drive it again.
And I must say that equating that message to "lying" and being "dishonest" is a real stretch. "Short amount of Time" and "Check back soon" involve generic measurements of time and mean different things to different folks. |
July 8th, 2008, 08:29 PM
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Easy now folks, No reason to get hot under the collar. So far its a done deal and over with. Just let it go, take a deep breath, and relax... now that feels better now, heh.  Bwaha
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July 8th, 2008, 08:34 PM
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I'm glad they've arsed about taking it up and down the last couple of days.
It gives us fair if slightly rude warning that we should start downloading and backing up attachments.
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July 8th, 2008, 09:17 PM
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I'm glad they've arsed about taking it up and down the last couple of days.
It gives us fair if slightly rude warning that we should start downloading and backing up attachments.
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Excellent point.
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July 8th, 2008, 09:28 PM
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Re: Forum Outages
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"Short amount of Time" and "Check back soon" involve generic measurements of time and mean different things to different folks.
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Yes, they are generic measurements... and any company should make the greatest attempt to make its customers happy. This website has customers who visit daily and since ShrapnelGames knows they have daily customers a "Short amount of Time" is not 12 hours for these daily customers.
My point is a more accurate and honest message should be displayed during downtime.
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July 8th, 2008, 10:33 PM
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How can you possibly provide a more accurate assessment than "we think it will be soon" on any project they havent done before?
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July 8th, 2008, 11:07 PM
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Re: Forum Outages
The ridiculosity of this thread makes me smile. Please continue.
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July 8th, 2008, 11:17 PM
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Re: Forum Outages
Ridiculous? Or is it......THOUGHT PROVOKING!?!?! ;-)
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