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About That Server (Part II)

The quick update is this: We plan on moving to a fully operational virtual dedicated server in the next week or so (and no later than draft day) which will put a stop to the CPU quota errors and give us plenty of room to grow.

We are lobbying hard for the current server company to give us some relief from the constant crashes but the traffic is just too much for little ol BlueHost to handle. Actually they aren't that little, they can handle most websites, but we had over 23 million hits in May.

Thanks for your patience and I'm very sorry for the inconvenience. Believe me, I am more frustrated than anyone. I think this says it best.

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by CsfanNH on Jun 13, 2007 12:39 PM EDT reply actions  

23 million?? that means all 23 of us came here 1 million times (I really do come here a lot, just more reading that anything else)?

by jambr380 on Jun 13, 2007 1:06 PM EDT reply actions  

23,000,000 hits is a lot.
You should be proud Jeff.

by mcpu40 on Jun 13, 2007 1:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Thank you Jeff, again, for improving my quality of life.

by Reyquila on Jun 13, 2007 2:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Thank you for all you do to fill a huge need on the internet for those of us who just can’t get enough Celtics. Celtics Blog is very special to a lot of people and that is largely because of your efforts (with some help from Bob). You are very special! I can’t wait for the new server!

by FLCeltsFan @ CelticsBlog on Jun 13, 2007 2:13 PM EDT reply actions  

The hits just keep on comin’…..

by The Real Large James on Jun 13, 2007 5:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Glad you acknowledged it. I wasn’t sure if my new computer was screwy. 23 mil hits! How many after you subtract Brickowski?

by Wildblu1 on Jun 13, 2007 5:12 PM EDT reply actions  

It’s killing me trying to get on …thought I was watching the Soprano’s all over again….

No problem Jeff,

by Ancient Red on Jun 13, 2007 5:18 PM EDT reply actions  

im constantly using open in new tab when on here now haha

by c_sfan4life on Jun 13, 2007 5:28 PM EDT reply actions  

23 million hits???…. If the CPU can’t count, it could explain why it feels so OVERWORKED!

by moskqq on Jun 13, 2007 5:33 PM EDT reply actions  

23 million hits is nothing .. imagine what happens when/if we draft Yi ;D

by anh2173 on Jun 13, 2007 6:26 PM EDT reply actions  

anh2173 said:
  23 million hits is nothing .. imagine what happens when/if we draft Yi

eeeep, thats gonna be hectic!

by jackson_34 on Jun 13, 2007 7:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow I was able to log in for the first time in a couple of days. Can’t wait till the new server is up and running…. need to cancel Bob Day’s vacation till this done :D

by CfanMissippi on Jun 13, 2007 8:11 PM EDT reply actions  

Are you paying hosting fess to these people? If so, you ought to get a refund. What did they do, hire Doc Rvers as their network administrator?

by Brickowski on Jun 13, 2007 8:50 PM EDT reply actions  

thanks for the update…
gosh…23 million hits…

great work Jeff !!!!

by celtpinoy on Jun 13, 2007 9:06 PM EDT reply actions  

I think 23 million hits actually means 23 million mouse clicks on links. At least according to the last explanation of why the server was going down. Assume each person clicks on average 1000 times during a month. Then it’s 23,000 users which seems like an order of magnitude too much. Maybe there are more clicks per person or there are many unregistered guests.

by orrzor on Jun 13, 2007 9:07 PM EDT reply actions  

I can’t wait for thsi new sever.

by bostonfan23 on Jun 13, 2007 9:10 PM EDT reply actions  

“We figured Jeff would jump at the chance to embrace the no-excuses mantra. We were wrong.
No. I donâ€â"¢t think you can just say the server is ready,” Jeff said. â€Å"Iâ€â"¢m realistic. If our server is ready to stop giving CPU quote errors, weâ€â"¢ll win. If it’s not and the server needs another year, then we need another year. Thereâ€â"¢s no years on it. Thatâ€â"¢s such idiotic stuff. You just donâ€â"¢t know when itâ€â"¢s going to stop giving CPU quota errors, or if itâ€â"¢s going to come together.”

by orrzor on Jun 13, 2007 9:30 PM EDT reply actions  

thanks for all you. we all appreciate your effort i hope you have some left over for the real life.

by nazzbo on Jun 13, 2007 9:37 PM EDT reply actions  

i forgot to put in the “do” for all you do.

by nazzbo on Jun 13, 2007 9:39 PM EDT reply actions  

I was talking to a friend of mine about it (he works with web-site design). He told me some sites like this will only let “memebers” use the site during “peak” times of the day. This cuts down on the people who are using the site without upsetting the long time users. Just an idea…

by warriorspirit on Jun 13, 2007 10:07 PM EDT reply actions  

one hit == one page served

by greenkite71 on Jun 13, 2007 10:10 PM EDT reply actions  

BlueHost needs to get out of the SERVER business if this is the best that they can do….Considering the growing popularity of this web site and the atrocious performance of “BlueHost” as server, I’m now wondering if this mess was orchestrated as a means of sabotaging this site? Jeff, do you have such envious enemies?

by moskqq on Jun 13, 2007 10:32 PM EDT reply actions  

23 million ? imagine how many it would be if:

A) the celtics had a winning record AND

B) this wasnt an incredible down period for the NBA following the lottery, before the draft, no free agency, no summer hoop, two games a week.

Its a tribute to this well run website, I hope that it doesnt happen often Ive been reduced to doing work and interacting socially with others over the last couple days.

by ryanhath on Jun 14, 2007 6:14 AM EDT reply actions  

one thing I’ll say, I feel bad for the mods at RealGM that had a pretty big mess on their hands as a result of that Celtics Thug guy, but I admit that I’m pretty happy that it provided us with a nice distraction while this old server is going through its death rattle

cheers RealGM! ;D

by Jeff Clark on Jun 14, 2007 9:15 PM EDT reply actions  

I dont shower much

by VinBakersBartender on Jun 22, 2007 5:17 PM EDT reply actions  

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