30-10-2001 01:09									#1
	please read: OT TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO INCREASED SERVER LOAD Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

Please accept our apologies, but we have to close the OT for the next couple of hours due to the server load created by the increased traffic.

It goes without saying that we would not like to see unpleasant incidents in the other forums due to this.

Thank you for your understanding

	30-10-2001 01:27									#2
	Suffering from ads?

And this had to happen in the night I needed an urgent response from people?

Anyway, please please please go here and help me.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showt...p;threadid=7132

	30-10-2001 01:32									#3
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Ha ha, but Spinky needs to talk about his (lack of) love life!!!

No problem Mark, who expected 500+ people?

Congrats on the success, BTW.

	30-10-2001 01:59									#4
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Is that why the new Civ3 Forums are closed as well?

	30-10-2001 02:13									#5
	Put an end to popups!

I have an idea. Close the new chatroom as well, and direct people to the old chatroom. (Yes, I'm pissed off by the message The server is too busy at the moment. Please try again later. that sometimes replaces the main window of the chat.)

	30-10-2001 02:18									#6
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Are you making changes to handle the increased load? Or will this become a common occurance. The last week I've gotten many server too busy messages.

With CivIII being released this week, I would expect traffic to increase further.

Just wondering.

RAH
Success sometimes breeds the opposite

	30-10-2001 03:20									#7
	I taught that i asked you before Got spare money?

But what do you plann after the release of Civ III. And this is just the beginning. I guess this site is probably the most comprehensice site on the web, and you had less than 200 people on server normally (until a month ago) today it is 581 at the moment an it is most likely to increase in the next few days. Since most of the people who buy civ III and there will be many more will come here (you are on Civ III webpage after all ) and I was jut wandering what are your plans to keep up with the traffic?

my prediction: you will break a thousand people on this site at the same time within a week.

Good luck.

However if the servers won't be able to sustain the traffic it will stop around the max level since new people will be unable to join.


Good worries eh?

	30-10-2001 03:42									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Chris 62 No problem Mark, who expected 500+ people? Congrats on the success, BTW.

500, Chris? Wow, and I wondered why I got those "server to busy" messagess...And yes, congrats...

	30-10-2001 03:49									#9
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Does this mean OT is likely to be biting the bullet frequently now?

...and that it's the first-choice forum to get locked?

	30-10-2001 03:50									#10
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Just because the civ 3 part is misbehaving the OT get's shut down. They should get their priorities right and close all those ressourse-using forums except OT (and freeciv of course)

	30-10-2001 04:02									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Thue Just because the civ 3 part is misbehaving the OT get's shut down. They should get their priorities right and close all those ressourse-using forums except OT (and freeciv of course)

shut up civ3 is released today we need some time to party!

There are currently 200 member(s) and 301 guest(s) on the boards.

	30-10-2001 04:10									#12
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I've seen another board remove its "Off-Topic" equivalent permanently before, but I can't see it happening here: where would MarkG get his trolling jollies from?

	30-10-2001 04:13									#13
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Markos/Dan,

Please explore operations to continue service. This is a great community and could be maintained with subscription or donations or might be of interest to another hosting site. Please at least LOOK at the options. Perhaps a talk with Heaven's Games would be useful. They have high traffic as well and might be able to suggest appropriate hosting.

	30-10-2001 04:21									#14
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Congrats on the traffic

I don't mind that the OT is closed now that there are alternatives around.

	30-10-2001 05:00									#15
	Enter the AD-FREE zone

You can see that Apolyton is getting swamped with newbies. Most of the people posting right now are all settlers.

Oh well, we'll bend them into shape, eventually...

	30-10-2001 05:48									#16
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quote: Originally posted by BeBro 500, Chris? Wow, and I wondered why I got those "server to busy" messagess...And yes, congrats...

It's true, Bernd.

It was 200+ members, and 300+ visitors at one point!

	30-10-2001 06:48									#17
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I would like to take this opportunity to address the comments made by GP.

Rest assured that we are keeping a close eye on the traffic levels and the time in which the recent high traffic spikes are maintained. It may be the case that the present server Apolyton is on can indeed handle the traffic -- it has performed admirably for the past couple of months in this respect -- but with the recent and at times prolonged slowdowns, coupled with past history, we do not want to take any chances of having the server go down altogether. Again, through ongoing monitoring we may be able to increase the maximum number of simultaneous connections to meet present and increasing demand.

In closing, I would like to thank everyone for their support and understanding thus far on this matter.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

	30-10-2001 08:13									#18
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There's an excellent article in the August 2001 issue of Linux Magazine, titled appropriatedly, "Coping with Traffic: Building Clusters with Linux Virtual Server."

Get a couple more el cheapo PC boxes and you can set up a cluster in no time at all.

	30-10-2001 10:06									#19
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thanks, dan. i feel assured with y'all keeping an eye on things that i'll be able to get my 'poly fix despite the flood of newbies. will it help if i go to the store and buy some stuff?

	30-10-2001 10:21									#20
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quote: Originally posted by BeBro 500, Chris? Wow, and I wondered why I got those "server to busy" messagess...And yes, congrats...

581 at the max, about an hour after the OT was closed.

	30-10-2001 10:40									#21
	Put an end to popups!

Good Idea Markos only problem tho I feel the OTters will invade the other forums wrecking them for the lot of us You should just ban them all

	30-10-2001 10:57									#22
	Increase the size of your Attachments

UR:

Please send your suggestion to GameStats' Technical Director, Tony Bolger, at <A HREF=/forums/"mailto:tonyb@worldchat.com">tonyb@worldchat.com</A>.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

	30-10-2001 12:08									#23
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Everyone:

Run, dammit, run!!! The OT barbarians are coming!!! The OT barbarians are coming!!! AAHHHHH!!!!

CYBERAmazon

	30-10-2001 22:41									#24
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Not again!

	30-10-2001 23:27									#25
	Full PM-box? Change here!

This is ridiculous. How about starting an Off-Topic forum here, guys...

	30-10-2001 23:37									#26
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Go in Civ2/General, no-one will look there.

	30-10-2001 23:37									#27
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quote: Originally posted by Infatuation This is ridiculous. How about starting an Off-Topic forum here, guys...

I thought it was already.

Anyway congrats. guys. But I need to know. What is this new game everyone keeps talking about?

	31-10-2001 00:03									#28
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Geez, if I was a hardcore ot poster i'd be pissed.....

People that come here <b>every day</b> and post <b>every day</b> are getting snubbed for a bunch of un-registered civ3 bandwagoners who will leave as soon as the novelty wears off......

Goes to show where the priorities lie atleast

	31-10-2001 00:12									#29
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Well... the OT came out of the Civ2/General... perhaps now it should return to it's roots?

	31-10-2001 00:46									#30
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This is just outrageous... blame the newbies! (and afterwards turn the 'b' in blame to an 'f')