What Happened to the New Posts Counter - Honda Pilot

**admin** · 05-31-2004, 04:36 PM

Damn, they noticed ...

You are right, after last week's problems, the database got corrupted a bit, and I'm not too sure how to correct the problem.

However, here is some good news. I just purchased a brand new server. This baby is much much faster (Dual Xeon with 1G ram for those tech-savy). I will be migrating all sites to it in the next 4 weeks. I hope that during migration the problem will fix itself.

admin.

jay · 06-15-2004, 08:07 PM

Now that we're on a new server, and the new posts counter is still busted, let's have a contest to see how we can get admin's attention to fix it.

I tried the direct approach, the subtle approach, the PM approach, and as you see above, the disgruntled contributor approach, and I'm out of ideas.

The counter works on our sister sites. Where's an Equal Rights Amendment when you need one.

kemosabe · 06-15-2004, 10:56 PM

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Originally posted by jay
Now that we're on a new server, and the new posts counter is still busted, let's have a contest to see how we can get admin's attention to fix it. I tried the direct approach, the subtle approach, the PM approach, and as you see above, the disgruntled contributor approach, and I'm out of ideas.

The counter works on our sister sites. Where's an Equal Rights Amendment when you need one.

How about the humorous approach???

Be careful what you ask for, though...

osteome · 06-15-2004, 11:50 PM

I am just waiting for the inevitable...."cheesy counters on the Honda Pilot site" and the inevitable comparison to the cool counters on the Subaru Legacy or Honda Accord site.

I do miss the quantify your addiction aspect to the site though.

Titans Fan · 06-16-2004, 04:10 PM

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Originally posted by osteome
I am just waiting for the inevitable...."cheesy counters on the Honda Pilot site" and the inevitable comparison to the cool counters on the Subaru Legacy or Honda Accord site.

I do miss the quantify your addiction aspect to the site though.

Don't you mean "chezy kownturs n th H P syte"

osteome · 06-16-2004, 07:13 PM

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Originally posted by Titans Fan
Don't you mean "chezy kownturs n th H P syte"

Yea thts whut I meant.... sorry could not resist.

**admin** · 06-17-2004, 01:19 AM

What happened to counters is this:

At some point a few weeks ago, our database got corrupted. It got corrupted bad. I was able to salvage all the posts, except there are a few posts that are still corrupted and cause errors when performing specific queuries on them. That's why I had to remove the counter of the "new posts since your last visit".

Right now I don't want to spend too much time on it (as there are other priorities like coming up with a good backup strategy, etc), but once I get some free time, I'll look at some alternative ways of getting the counter to work.

jay · 06-21-2004, 07:44 PM

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Originally posted by kemosabe

Can kemosabe_points keep his points? He's slowly, but surely, racking them up in that thongs thread...

Hey, I just noticed that any reference to points has disappeared from the site. Cool. Thanks, admin.

john802 · 06-21-2004, 11:17 PM

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Originally posted by jay
Hey, I just noticed that any reference to points has disappeared from the site. Cool. Thanks, admin.

I second jay on this one. Thanks, admin.

kemosabe · 06-22-2004, 01:23 AM

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Originally posted by john802

I second jay on this one. Thanks, admin.

kemosabe is happy that the points are finally history...

...but I'm sure kemosabe_points is more than a little irked about it!!!

tim.s · 06-22-2004, 07:39 AM

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Originally posted by kemosabe
...but I'm sure kemosabe_points is more than a little irked about it!!! ...

Any idea how many points that guy racked up before the points counter went away?

kemosabe · 06-22-2004, 09:48 AM

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Originally posted by tim.s
Any idea how many points that guy racked up before the points counter went away?

Not 100% sure, but the last time I looked closely, it was like 1800 or so...??? But don't hold me to that -- it's just a WAG!!! Not too shabby for only posting less than 10 times.

06-15-2004, 08:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
jay Super Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 11,116 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Now that we're on a new server, and the new posts counter is still busted, let's have a contest to see how we can get admin's attention to fix it. I tried the direct approach, the subtle approach, the PM approach, and as you see above, the disgruntled contributor approach, and I'm out of ideas. The counter works on our sister sites. Where's an Equal Rights Amendment when you need one. __________________ 2011 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited "When you get to the fork in the road, take it." --Yogi Berra

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osteome Super Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Formerly of New Hampshire / Now in Germany Posts: 1,071 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I am just waiting for the inevitable...."cheesy counters on the Honda Pilot site" and the inevitable comparison to the cool counters on the Subaru Legacy or Honda Accord site. I do miss the quantify your addiction aspect to the site though. __________________ Hers: 2004 Stratosphere Mica / Stone Toyota Sienna XLE Limited with Navigation and Rear Seat Entertainment acquired when we traded our.... 2003 Sagebrush EX-L with lower trim, foglamps, all weather mats, cargo tray, separation net, rear flaps, XM Skyfi / Ipod via a Blitzsafe adaptor, HondaPilot.org sticker, wwong's dead pedal cover, console pads, and fog light lens tape His: 2002 Honda CRV EX in Mojave Mist over tan, 5 speed manual, OEM all weather mats and rear mud guards with Ipod via factory radio Soon to be ours: 2009 BMW M3 Convertible; Silverstone Metallic II / Bamboo leather, 6 speed manual, Premium, Cold Weather, Technology, and Premium Sound Packages, 19" Wheels, Ipod adaptor

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05-31-2004, 04:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
admin Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 301 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Damn, they noticed ... You are right, after last week's problems, the database got corrupted a bit, and I'm not too sure how to correct the problem. However, here is some good news. I just purchased a brand new server. This baby is much much faster (Dual Xeon with 1G ram for those tech-savy). I will be migrating all sites to it in the next 4 weeks. I hope that during migration the problem will fix itself. admin.

06-17-2004, 01:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
admin Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 301 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What happened to counters is this: At some point a few weeks ago, our database got corrupted. It got corrupted bad. I was able to salvage all the posts, except there are a few posts that are still corrupted and cause errors when performing specific queuries on them. That's why I had to remove the counter of the "new posts since your last visit". Right now I don't want to spend too much time on it (as there are other priorities like coming up with a good backup strategy, etc), but once I get some free time, I'll look at some alternative ways of getting the counter to work.

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