Site Outage Tonight at 2AM ET

By On 09/11/2009 · 17 Comments · In American Idol

UPDATE: The work was completed last night…faster than expected! If there are any problems tonight, the techs will be on hand to do some server optimization. But other than that, it looks like we are good to go. Thanks for your patience…

The site will be going offline at approximately 2 am ET tonight in order to upgrade the Database server, which as you all know, has been running really slowly lately.

I expect the server to be down for at least a few hours. I’ll keep you updated on twitter. Check out my twitter page HERE.

Also, those of you who are missing the chat room: I’ve been in contact with the software vendor, and they are helping me sort out the issue. I hope to have it resolved soon. Thanks for your patience…

 
If you enjoyed this article, please consider sharing it!
Reddit Facebook Twitter Delicious Mixx StumbleUpon Digg
  • luvadamlambert

    MJ YOU FRIGGIN ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!! and anyone who doesn’t think so please die in a fire.thanks in advance.:)

  • Tess

    Oh me oh my…as an insomniac who checks out this web page after falling asleep on the couch and then is to wide awake to head to bed what will I do…tears!

    MJ, just wanted to take a second to express my thanks for a job well done. It’s nice to go to a web site and hear both sides of the story. And I like the new setup!

  • http://twitter.com/cara_lee pj

    Indeed, thanks for everything MJ!

  • suebrody

    MJ, do you ever sleep? Your efforts are beyond, beyond, beyond. Thanks. And hope you get to see Kris at the mix show next week.

    Luv, go do your homework. ;)

  • dhunken

    MJ thanks for being so diligent and for all your efforts to bring this blog to all of us (especially me) I love this cheesy show too and love this website. You are an oasis for this AI fan. Thank You.

  • Susan M.

    Luv, go do your homework.

    I second this. Luv, BB, you are one of a kind …

    Thanks MJ! We appreciate all the grief you go through (and all we put you through). It’s like we’re homeless without you. :flove:

  • http://www.wholisticbirthways.net austinmidwife

    MJ, whatever you have to do to help your site run more smoothly, I am in favor of. Nothing but support for your efforts over here.

  • adamland

    Well, this helps me in my quest I started a few nights ago to start going to bed at an decent time. Tonight is as good a time as any my 11:00 p.m.

    Thanks mj, hope this upgrade helps.

  • yinyang

    Thanks, MJ, for this site, and for all of the work that you do.
    I hope that the server upgrade goes smoothly.

  • cookcricket

    Thanks for always letting us know what’s going on mj! I have a feeling you’re getting busier and busier. You’re pretty amazing.

  • soveryMel

    Hope the upgrade fixed some of the stuff that’s made running this site harder for you. I really appreciate all the effort you put into making this site run so smoothly.

    Although I’m starting to hang of clicking “Older” and manually editing page numbers in the URL, I am really hoping that eventually you get the ability to have a “See All” page back. I think because it’s now a bit harder to read back through the whole thread, the threads tend to have more repeat link postings and discussions. But that’s probably not the priority, although hopefully it comes before graphic smileys (LOL, sorry, but I’m weirdly anti-graphic-smiley myself, although I do not begrudge others the pleasure).

  • http://www.irish-wolfhounds.com Buderschnookie

    I am really hoping that eventually you get the ability to have a ‘See All’  page back. I think because it’s now a bit harder to read back through the whole thread, the threads tend to have more repeat link postings and discussions.

    This.

  • luvadamlambert

    Hey mj I hope we get page numbers soon.and where ‘s the smileys ?

  • Cate

    Yes, ma’am. I like the “see all” option, too.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    the threads tend to have more repeat link postings and discussions.

    Er, that’s always been the case. Some people just won’t scroll back no matter how I set it up. I’d have to start putting people in moderation to change that behavior.

    But in the meantime, I am working on getting page numbers.

  • luvadamlambert

    Yay page numbers!!!

  • Grammie Kari

    MJ, thank you for all the work you do! You are appreciated so much!

    Yay page numbers!!