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What happened to Thrill Network?

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kevind...@charter.net

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Jul 4, 2006, 3:10:58 AM7/4/06
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I can't access that page for at least three days? Page cannot be found
error! They had a good discussion about VF's 2007 coaster!

NoGodForMe

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Jul 4, 2006, 8:33:59 AM7/4/06
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kevind...@charter.net wrote:
> I can't access that page for at least three days? Page cannot be found
> error! They had a good discussion about VF's 2007 coaster!
>

Yeah, good question. Probably a massive server crash.
The site is basically run by young kids. It's not like they have a ton
of money to throw around. So if something happened to their main
server, it will be a few days before they get it fixed.

Todd Long

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Jul 4, 2006, 8:46:30 AM7/4/06
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On 4 Jul 2006 00:10:58 -0700, kevind...@charter.net wrote:

>I can't access that page for at least three days? Page cannot be found
>error! They had a good discussion about VF's 2007 coaster!

They got overloaded by all of their users using the site to coordinate
the "Results of centripetal forces on sunburnt tourists with undiagnosed
heart ailments at Walt Disney World" study.

Todd


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RoLleRKoaSTeR

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Jul 4, 2006, 2:03:38 PM7/4/06
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Coasti...@gmail.com wrote:
> TN had an issue with the power supply. Because of the server that we
> have, its a special power supply needed. We are trying to get TN back
> up as soon as possible. It may take another few days to find the
> specific power supply that we need.
>
> Katie

>
>
> kevind...@charter.net wrote:
>
>>I can't access that page for at least three days? Page cannot be found
>>error! They had a good discussion about VF's 2007 coaster!
>
>
Special server power supply? :/
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Funtype

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Jul 4, 2006, 3:46:25 PM7/4/06
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Todd Long wrote:
> On 4 Jul 2006 00:10:58 -0700, kevind...@charter.net wrote:
>
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>>I can't access that page for at least three days? Page cannot be found
>>error! They had a good discussion about VF's 2007 coaster!
>
>
> They got overloaded by all of their users using the site to coordinate
> the "Results of centripetal forces on sunburnt tourists with undiagnosed
> heart ailments at Walt Disney World" study.
>

Tap, tap, tap, tap (golf clap)

--CM

Don Flint

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Jul 4, 2006, 4:32:20 PM7/4/06
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Coasti...@gmail.com wrote:
> Basically where our server is the part is kind of hard to find. It has
> to be ordered over the net. So we have to wait for that to get to where
> our server is...Sorry!

Bull. Steven probably screwed it up again.

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Coasti...@gmail.com

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Jul 5, 2006, 8:11:49 AM7/5/06
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FYI: I deleted my posts because Steven said so....

Todd Long

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Jul 5, 2006, 9:02:01 AM7/5/06
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Don't you all have your own forums for this stuff?

Oh, sorry.

TeknoScorpion

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Jul 5, 2006, 9:27:00 AM7/5/06
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> Don't you all have your own forums for this stuff?
>
> Oh, sorry.
>
> Todd
>
Ell Oh Ell... :-D

Oship

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Jul 5, 2006, 1:24:43 PM7/5/06
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kevind...@charter.net wrote:
> I can't access that page for at least three days? Page cannot be found
> error! They had a good discussion about VF's 2007 coaster!

It had to be some sort of server crash as someone else stated. I
subscribe to their In the Loop podcast, and the past four or five days,
whenever I open iTunes and the program attempts to update my subscribed
podcasts, I get a black exclamation point next to In the Loop in my
podcast directory, which indicates that the server cannot be found.

ThrillNetwork

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Jul 5, 2006, 6:25:33 PM7/5/06
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Katie is correct about the power issues. But, contrary to what Katie
has said, the power supply is not "special". While the server is a
rackmount server, and is unique to the server type, it is no more
special than a regular tower power supply, and is in fact common among
rackmount servers.

In the meantime, below is the official note from TN...

-Steven Heicher
ThrillNetwork.com

======================
Due to some hardware issues that have unexpectedly occurred over the
July 4th holiday, ThrillNetwork.com will face some extended downtime.

So far, we have seemed to have traced it to power supply issues. We
have the necessary parts on order, and hope to get the site up and
running soon. In the meantime, we appreciate that you do not ask
further questions as we need to concentrate on getting the site back
up. Once restored, all account information, news, posts, etc. will be
available, as nothing has been lost.

If you have other questions, provided they are not related to the
downtime, feel free to contact us
(http://www.thrillnetwork.com/contact.php). Anything related to the
downtime will be ignored as we need to dedicate our resources to
getting the site back up.

Thank you for the patience.

Alex Westerman - Publisher
Steven Heicher - Webmaster and Systems Administrator
ThrillNetwork.com

Todd Long

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Jul 5, 2006, 8:26:35 PM7/5/06
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Thanks for the updates! I for one have been on the edge of my seat since
this tragedy started to unfiold!

Todd


On 5 Jul 2006 15:25:33 -0700, "ThrillNetwork" <thrill...@gmail.com>
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kevind...@charter.net

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Jul 6, 2006, 2:38:04 AM7/6/06
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Why haven't I seen that note before? All I get was a 404 error message
and a lot of time those messages NEVER really tell you what is wrong!
:( But thank you for letting us know!

nogodforme

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Jul 6, 2006, 8:53:45 AM7/6/06
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Cool, this thread made ARN&R. You guys rock.
I figured he would spin it into a CFB conspiracy thing, but his short 1
liner was funny.

Since the server is already down, it would be a good idea to backup all
the data once the new powersupply is installed. Meaning, before you
bring up the databases, back them up and all settings. That way, if
an admin wants to start tweaking (you know they will) you'll have a
backup.

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