Try again. You definitely should get some errors this time. I know I can't even get INTO a thread now without it 504ing.Signa said:I don't know what you mean. I was able to read a whole thread without issue. I mean, it was the thread about making this site, but still, no errors!
Well, then, let me re-emphasize.Arnox said:Meanwhile at Sanctuary:
Try again. You definitely should get some errors this time. I know I can't even get INTO a thread now without it 504ing.Signa said:I don't know what you mean. I was able to read a whole thread without issue. I mean, it was the thread about making this site, but still, no errors!
lol I see.Signa said:Well, then, let me re-emphasize.Arnox said:Meanwhile at Sanctuary:
Try again. You definitely should get some errors this time. I know I can't even get INTO a thread now without it 504ing.
I don't know what you mean. I was able to read a whole thread without issue. I mean, it was the thread about making this site, but still, no errors! ;)
I BARELY got a post in. Although I'm surprised I even got that.Chimpzy said:It's really inconsistent for me. Sometimes I'd click on a thread and the page would load without a hitch. Faster than they have for a long time, in fact. Then 5 minutes later it's 502s and 504s non-stop. Sometimes I'd open two threads in quick succession and one will just work and the other won't.
Fyi, Basement Cat created a goodbyes thread. Ominous.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.1055386-Let-Us-Say-Hello-And-Goodbye-Together-CELEBRATE-THE-ESCAPIST
That's what makes it so damn ridiculous. It seems like the Escapist is cursed with constantly having utterly incompetent staff.PsychedelicDiamond said:Site's all but unusable right now. You know, that whole policy of no communication whatsoever with the community that whoever own this site by now is coming off as a bit kafkaesque by now. Either they're trying to fix the site or trying to take the site down once and for all but at least they could tell us about it.
Has it alwas been like this? I've only been active there rather sporadically until about a year ago but back when it was still somewhat active it seemed to be running just fine. Of course looking at how almost all of their content creators left, chances are that there's been a lot of mismanagement behind the scenes but site and Forum never seemed to have any major problems. It sort of just... fell apart for the last 3 years.Arnox said:That's what makes it so damn ridiculous. It seems like the Escapist is cursed with constantly having utterly incompetent staff.PsychedelicDiamond said:Site's all but unusable right now. You know, that whole policy of no communication whatsoever with the community that whoever own this site by now is coming off as a bit kafkaesque by now. Either they're trying to fix the site or trying to take the site down once and for all but at least they could tell us about it.
Defy Media mismanaged The Escapist into almost complete irrelevancy. And then they let it stagnate and die.PsychedelicDiamond said:Has it alwas been like this? I've only been active there rather sporadically until about a year ago but back when it was still somewhat active it seemed to be running just fine. Of course looking at how almost all of their content creators left, chances are that there's been a lot of mismanagement behind the scenes but site and Forum never seemed to have any major problems. It sort of just... fell apart for the last 3 years.Arnox said:That's what makes it so damn ridiculous. It seems like the Escapist is cursed with constantly having utterly incompetent staff.
We didn't even get any fun drama out of it like they did over at ChannelAwesome.
you should make that the main site banner. its the perfect analogy.Arnox said:Meanwhile at Sanctuary:
I don't know which porno Version you warched, but Derek zoolander wasn't gay or black. He got the girl in the end.infinityshock said:you should make that the main site banner. its the perfect analogy.Arnox said:Meanwhile at Sanctuary:
a nigger and a bunch of fags being faggots.
youre a faggot...use your gaydar and youll see for yourself.Signa said:I don't know which porno Version you warched, but Derek zoolander wasn't gay or black. He got the girl in the end.infinityshock said:you should make that the main site banner. its the perfect analogy.
a nigger and a bunch of fags being faggots.
Which one of those are you?infinityshock said:you should make that the main site banner. its the perfect analogy.Arnox said:Meanwhile at Sanctuary:
a nigger and a bunch of fags being faggots.
Aw sweety! It's pointing at both of us! It's like we're a match from Grindrinfinityshock said:youre a faggot...use your gaydar and youll see for yourself.Signa said:I don't know which porno Version you warched, but Derek zoolander wasn't gay or black. He got the girl in the end.
What's the popular opinion on Wordpress and how this would affect The Escapist?bluegate said:Meanwhile at the Escapist; Guys, we're going over to Wordpress!
Looking forward to seeing how all that is going to pan out, hopefully they'll add a proper, separate forum to it and don't go messing around with the dozens of Wordpress plugins and staple together some sort of Frankenstein's Monster, but we'll see
At the moment it's one of the world's most popular blogging softwares, it's a healthily supported piece of kit with updates and patches getting released, so it seems to be an ideal solution for creating a website that's all about posting articles.Samtemdo8 said:What's the popular opinion on Wordpress and how this would affect The Escapist?bluegate said:Meanwhile at the Escapist; Guys, we're going over to Wordpress!
Looking forward to seeing how all that is going to pan out, hopefully they'll add a proper, separate forum to it and don't go messing around with the dozens of Wordpress plugins and staple together some sort of Frankenstein's Monster, but we'll see
Here is an unpopular opinion on Wordpress from an information security auditor: Fucking don't.Samtemdo8 said:What's the popular opinion on Wordpress and how this would affect The Escapist?bluegate said:Meanwhile at the Escapist; Guys, we're going over to Wordpress!
Looking forward to seeing how all that is going to pan out, hopefully they'll add a proper, separate forum to it and don't go messing around with the dozens of Wordpress plugins and staple together some sort of Frankenstein's Monster, but we'll see
Out of curiosity, how would you say SMF's security is?Guilion said:Here is an unpopular opinion on Wordpress from an information security auditor: Fucking don't.Samtemdo8 said:What's the popular opinion on Wordpress and how this would affect The Escapist?
Wordpress is an extremely popular platform for lazy people and organizations that don't want to spend their cash or their time in building their own customized platform while adhering to strict security standards, and as such it's ground zero for trying to dig up exploits and hack multiple websites via botnets at once in a single day.
But hey, surely the people over at the escapist know this and they are going to take the proper defense mechanisms in order to avoid having all of their users databases exposed. Am I right?