Read Only mode again!

ghealyghealy Registered Users Posts: 247 Major grins
edited June 30, 2010 in SmugMug Support
I swear 'They' wait for me to do some modifications to bring the system.

No system update explaining why system is in read mode *again*

Upgrades and system improvements are all well and good. But someone should show these people how to do proper testing before going live.

Not feeling like a happy camper this evening.:bluduh
--Gene

My galleries: http://ghealy.smugmug.com
My Blog: http://photosbyhealy.blogspot.com

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  • elguevonelguevon Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
    edited June 28, 2010
    Never fails...when I post tourney pictures after a weekend of shooting...people come to view and purchase...SMUGMUG DIES. In and out of read-only and people get error messages. I'm sure that gives them a ton of confidence in ordering pictures through me. The timing couldn't have been worse. Thanks a lot Smug! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
  • rsquaredrsquared Registered Users Posts: 306 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2010
    http://status.blogs.smugmug.com/
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2010
    ghealy wrote: »
    I swear 'They' wait for me to do some modifications to bring the system.

    No system update explaining why system is in read mode *again*

    Upgrades and system improvements are all well and good. But someone should show these people how to do proper testing before going live.

    Not feeling like a happy camper this evening.:bluduh

    We're sorry that we had an issue that caused us to use read-only mode. We did post on our Status Blog: http://status.blogs.smugmug.com/

    The problem is resolved, I'm very sorry for the hassle.
    Andy

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  • ghealyghealy Registered Users Posts: 247 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2010
    Andy wrote: »
    We're sorry that we had an issue that caused us to use read-only mode. We did post on our Status Blog: http://status.blogs.smugmug.com/

    The problem is resolved, I'm very sorry for the hassle.
    Andy, I was feeling quite frustrated last night when I posted that. FWIW, there was no Status blog update for at least 30 minutes prior to my post.

    These outages are becoming much more frequent in the last few months. Or so it seems. Their frequency adds to the feeling of frustration .

    In any case, I do appreciate your feedback. Thanks.
    --Gene

    My galleries: http://ghealy.smugmug.com
    My Blog: http://photosbyhealy.blogspot.com
  • flyingwolfflyingwolf Registered Users Posts: 57 Big grins
    edited June 30, 2010
    Of course currently we are in read only mode and no update on twitter, facebook, the blog or anywhere.
    Thanks.
    http://www.BestLittleStudio.com
  • photosignalsphotosignals Registered Users Posts: 18 Big grins
    edited June 30, 2010
    And failures this morning
    Think the poor little hamsters are overloaded this morning :) Multiple upload failures, images taking 10 mins to process when I do manage to get one up.

    Ah ... upload fails again .. error 500 or some such from LR3's latest Smugmug plugin.

    I'll try again when the little workers have had breakfast.

    UPDATE:

    Ok, been 45 mins and images still not processed. Hamsters are on strike I guess.
    http://photosignals.smugmug.com
  • bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2010
    You sure its fixed?? I am still getting site issues.
    "A photo is like a hamburger. You can get one from McDonalds for $1, one from Chili's for $5, or one from Ruth's Chris for $15. You usually get what you pay for, but don't expect a Ruth's Chris burger at a McDonalds price, if you want that, go cook it yourself." - me
  • PrezwoodzPrezwoodz Registered Users Posts: 1,147 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2010
    Ive had problems in the last hour or so of bring up photos. Seems super slow and ive been loading the last gallery for 10 minutes. Any problems currrently?
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  • GlibGlib Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited June 30, 2010
    New user here -- I think I picked the wrong night to start an SM trial run. Do the in & out of read only mode and the hangups in uploading/processing happen often, or is this a recent thing associated with the google bot problems and system update snafus referenced over the past week in SM's status blog? Trying to decide if I should plunk down the subscription $.

    TIA for any input.
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2010
    I'll check with ops today to see what happened overnight, I'm sorry for the hassle folks - all is well at the present moment.

    @Glib - we're entering our 9th year soon and our record of performance is rather excellent. Things happen from time to time - we do our best to fix things fast and we usually do. It's not normal to have this happening repeatedly, no.
    Andy

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  • MalteMalte Registered Users Posts: 1,181 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2010
    Glib wrote: »
    New user here -- I think I picked the wrong night to start an SM trial run. Do the in & out of read only mode and the hangups in uploading/processing happen often, or is this a recent thing associated with the google bot problems and system update snafus referenced over the past week in SM's status blog? Trying to decide if I should plunk down the subscription $.

    TIA for any input.

    Smugmug outages and downtime percentages can be and are debated. What I can say from my perspective is that the good, by far, outweighs the bad. I'd also say it's safe to sign up, because if Smugmug stagnated in development right now, it would probably take the competition your year to catch up in features.

    Take it from a complainer, stay. iloveyou.gif

    Malte
  • GlibGlib Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited June 30, 2010
    Thanks for the info, fellas. I've heard great things and love what SM offers. Glad to hear the downtime issues haven't been a major drag. Working in the web biz, I know first hand we all have downtime every now and again. I'm sure I'll be signing up after playing around a little more.

    Thanks again.
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