Duplicate Posts

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Since about 0730 EDT this morning I have noticed a number of instances of double or multiple duplicate posts. I have deleted them as applicable, but am curious as to the experiences of those who have made them; has this been a simple "timing-out" thing, or something else?

I have experienced periodic slowdowns in general internet connections today, so I'm trying to establish whether it's this or a potential server problem which I can address through channels.

Thanks for any observations you might have.

Hi Geoff,

I've noticed some of mine double posted too. As you probably also know, I don't have powers to delete any of my posts...only to edit.

What happened for me when the DB Posts happened was that things sort of "freeze" once I hit to submit post, and hangs there. I hit stop or escape and try again, same "freeze/nothing happens" so I give up and go away, only to see the post(s) "took" sometimes, afterall.

This site has crashed or something on me lots too, sometimes while posting ... so I go to the temp link you gave us and login there ... and as you know, MLU doesn't like my computer when I go in through that link. Its "disobedient"

SO... in my case, duplicate posts seem to be from actually attempting the same post more than once because the first attempt didn't show completion.

Sorry... not good at explaining myself here. Hope you "get" what I mean.

[Mark W. Tonner]

Hi Geoff;

I think it falls under "potential server problem " - it's acting really strange today, I've gave up trying to post.

Also, is there something wrong with the time keeping on the forum? For London here, the forum time is about two hours out of whack.

And for ........ cause I know she's going to read this....

[Keith Webb]

Originally posted by Mark W. Tonner
Hi Geoff;

I think it falls under "potential server problem " - it's acting really strange today, I've gave up trying to post.

Also, is there something wrong with the time keeping on the forum? For London here, the forum time is about two hours out of whack.

And for ........ cause I know she's going to read this....

The same applies from down under - the browser times out although a couple of the posts I've made have gone OK.
New threads seem to be working though.

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Yes, server times ARE out, have been since they moved us. I asked them to reset the server clock but they haven't yet. I simply adjusted locally through usercp to get it right - for the moment.

I WILL be taking the forum down tonight to back it up, and I'll take an extra few minutes to run some diagnostic tests. If they fail to find anything, I'll monitor overnight then open a ticket tomorrow.

Thanks guys.

[Tony Smith]

Yep, time two hours behind here, too.

Double posts? Yes, had a couple of those also. I thought it was my Doppleganger at work.

[Mark W. Tonner]

It's now 2303hrs and yet the forum says it 2003hrs, so, somehow, in the last couple of hours, the forum lost an hour, instead of being two hours out of whack for London, it's now three hours out......hmmm......:

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Since the move, mine has always been three hours out. My local time is set on GMT-2. I'll work on that, but first...

I've done another daily backup, and run some diagnostics through a built in php-rpair utility. All seems OK for now, but let's monitor this overnight and into tomorrow morning. If you make a post and it appears to stop halway through, do NOT just go back and do it again... give it some time.

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
Since the move, mine has always been three hours out. My local time is set on GMT-2. I'll work on that, but first...

I've done another daily backup, and run some diagnostics through a built in php-rpair utility. All seems OK for now, but let's monitor this overnight and into tomorrow morning. If you make a post and it appears to stop halway through, do NOT just go back and do it again... give it some time.

Hi Geoff;

Reference my last post, I didn't even know that it posted, it just stopped and stayed that way for awhile once I had pressed 'Submit Reply', so I went back to home and out.

Cheers

[Bill Murray]

Just to chime in here, had it happen in the last 48 hours or so I would guess, where the post hung up. I checked after about a half hour and it still wasn't there and about an hour later it was.
I don't know the time exactly.

When it hung up, I just exited the site as normal and the post did not double up.
Bill

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

In the case where loading seems to stop, try opening a second window and checking to see if the post took. If so, close the first window; if not, go back to the first one and wait for it.

[Mark W. Tonner]

Seems to be working fine this morning, except for the time issue, maybe it was one of those 24 hour bugs.....

Originally posted by Mark W. Tonner
maybe it was one of those 24 hour bugs.....

Geez Mark-O ..... A 24 hour bug you say? Takes one to know one I guess?

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Vets Dottir
Geez Mark-O ..... A 24 hour bug you say? Takes one to know one I guess?

The system was probably acting up due to having to constantly listen to your

Fine one to talk you yappy you

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Vets Dottir
Fine one to talk you yappy you

and on and on and on and on and on she goes........................................

Originally posted by Mark W. Tonner
and on and on and on and on and on she goes........................................

Now geez, I wonder if my old boom box has a cassette "record" function that still works? I think I shall talk to you on tape too and send it in the mail

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Vets Dottir
Now geez, I wonder if my old boom box has a cassette "record" function that still works? I think I shall talk to you on tape too and send it in the mail

Sure, go ahead......:idea: .........they burn prettly easily in the fireplace......

Originally posted by Mark W. Tonner
Sure, go ahead......:idea: .........they burn prettly easily in the fireplace......

You win today Too distracted to play properly ... talk later