| David Manley | 04 Nov 2009 1:03 a.m. PST |
As someone who has never run a website like this and is curious, I'd like to ask – what does Bill have to maintain during the maintenance periods? |
| Connard Sage | 04 Nov 2009 1:04 a.m. PST |
He has to feed the hamster and grease its wheel. |
| GeoffQRF | 04 Nov 2009 2:15 a.m. PST |
…but never the other way around… |
| Martin Rapier | 04 Nov 2009 2:21 a.m. PST |
I believe it is doing index rebuilds etc on the content databases. Whether you have to do this at all, or if when you do, you have to lock people out, depends on the back end technology. |
| Gwartizan | 04 Nov 2009 4:02 a.m. PST |
I've not noticed this happening on any other sites |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 04 Nov 2009 5:36 a.m. PST |
Martin has it correct. When we switch over to the new system, the maintenance phase should be much, much shorter (or perhaps eliminated). |
| britishlinescarlet2 | 04 Nov 2009 6:30 a.m. PST |
I for one enjoy the "clunkiness" of TMP, it has a character that is so often missing on the internet today. Pete |
| David Manley | 04 Nov 2009 11:10 a.m. PST |
ta for that – curiosity satisfied :) |
| AndrewGPaul | 04 Nov 2009 11:49 a.m. PST |
I for one enjoy the "clunkiness" of TMP, it has a character that is so often missing on the internet today. Thankfully. |
| Daffy Doug | 04 Nov 2009 1:11 p.m. PST |
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| britishlinescarlet2 | 05 Nov 2009 4:08 a.m. PST |
Thankfully. Blah! Change for changes' sake! Pete |
| Guntruck | 05 Nov 2009 11:59 a.m. PST |
I hear the new system will be powered by two contra-rotating hamsters! |
