Posts by George Vaughn58

@rustydrifter10
Thanks so much for getting back to me!
I had no clue! (tbf, I wasn't really paying that much attention when I dropped my first post!) On that thread, loneraven25 actually dropped a really solid link a bit later on, but...

rustydrifter10 I can't even begin to describe how much this guy says... he's just going on and on! Seriously, someone get him a glass of water or something, haha! He’s totally lost in his own world right now. It's wild!
Man, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but us admins are basically flying blind here. :/ The server is totally slammed right now, and the tech guys are just playing whack-a-mole trying to patch things up as they break. Until the owner coughs up the cash for a new setup, we’re stuck in this loop. It sucks, I know! 😢

Yeah, that’s pretty much the whole story. Simple as that!
So, look, this whole mess has been dragging on for way too long. I actually took a break from Reddit for a while, but once I hopped back on a couple of days ago, I saw that all those same issues are still happening... honestly, it totally set me off! I was just sitting there like, "Are you kidding me?" I seriously couldn't believe this stuff still hasn't been fixed yet.

Look, I totally believe you guys are doing the absolute best you can with what you've got, really, but the owner of this Reddit needs to start thinking way more seriously about scaling up and actually fixing this mess. This place has gotten massive! Believe me when I say I get it—I see all the grumpy users and I know keeping this whole thing running isn't exactly a walk in the park, but seriously, someone's gotta step up and find a solution. We need a plan!

Look, I was just laying out my own two cents above! Just giving you my honest take, some critique, and yeah, maybe a little bit of my frustration too.

Hey there! How's it going?

loneraven25 said:...in connection to this, just realize this is the thread for suggestions, critiques, and user complaints
while your login issues would probably get a much better response over on the Reddit sub-forum!

Thanks for the tip, man! Honestly, I had no clue. Maybe next time...
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Anyway, regarding everything else mentioned... I've been sitting here reading through all your comments for like half an hour now, just trying to figure out what to even say to you guys.

First off, let me own up to my part. I messed up by not being more specific in my first post, and I am seriously sorry about that.
It’s not like I have some massive issue with logging in, getting access, or the site failing to load when the forum is actually online. That's not it at all.
The headache starts when the forum goes offline. And yeah, it's happened where the site stays down for a couple of days straight.

So, look, in my second post, I laid out why I think this is happening, but clearly, it seems like nobody really took what I said seriously or even read it properly.
Like, if the servers are totally slammed because everyone is hitting the site at once and they can't handle the traffic spike—hey, I get it. Totally fine.
But I don't get why those same servers couldn't be, you know, "beefed up" a bit? Because obviously, I'm not the only one running into this. I just don't get it.

Let's be real here: is the issue with the forum itself, maybe some buggy scripts, or is it most likely an issue with wherever the site is hosted? I honestly don't know.
Even though I already mentioned that I know my way around an OS, how it runs, how the forum works, and how the internet functions, someone in the thread actually suggested that maybe I just forgot to check a box during login. Seriously?
Plus, some people literally took my post and tried to explain why my "50/50% chance of logging in" stat was mathematically impossible. Like, chill.

Some people even wrote that errors like a 504 are "normal" for a forum. I mean, sure, they happen, but not if they're happening *constantly*.
Do yourselves a favor and Google what a browser is actually trying to tell you when you see those error codes, or look up how DNS works and how queries are handled... etc.

I opened this thread hoping that the Admin (or the server admins) might actually see it and maybe one of them could weigh in.

I came to this forum for a reason, and I planned on staying for a short time, but I ended up sticking around longer because of this whole situation...

If it makes it easier for you all to believe the problem is me or my computer... Fine. Whatever. It doesn't cost me anything either way.

PS: ...just in case anyone actually cares about these points:
- I'm definitely not the only one dealing with this, and a buddy of mine is complaining about the exact same thing.
- And yeah, I've already tried using a different computer, a different browser, different operating systems, and even a different ISP.

Look, I apologize if I offended anyone, please don't take it personally.
Also, I probably won't be posting in this thread anymore since I haven't really achieved what I set out to do here.

All the best,

loneraven25 said:...and it never even crossed your mind to check if it was actually your problem
by logging into Reddit from a different computer..?

Look, I’m not some 13 or 15-year-old kid here.
I’ve been working with computers for a long time, and I know my stuff—internet, operating systems, servers, all of it.

(I’m guessing the servers are just crashing because too many people are hitting this forum at once, which is why I mentioned that in my first post...)

I know my OS and exactly what’s inside it (and yeah, I mean I actually know which files are loaded, not just hitting 'Run') as well as my network setup better than 93% of the folks
on this site know their own systems.
Plus, I totally get how forums work—how they *actually* function under the hood... etc.
Let's just say I'm a respected, heavy-hitting member not just on the big US message boards, but on massive international sites that are way more famous and like 3x "bigger" than this one or any other site in the States.

So, my critique still stands, but it looks like the admins don't really have much interest in making an announcement... if they had just written out what you said, I would've gotten it.
Hopefully, this thread sparked at least one decent discussion over on Modzone.

At least you stepped up and joined the conversation.

Cheers,

Hey there, mods!

I’ve got a bit of a bone to pick with you guys and how this site is running—hopefully I’m in the right place to vent.

So, here’s the deal: out of maybe 100 times I’ve tried logging in, I’ve actually made it through maybe 50% of the time? The other half... well, either the site is totally MIA, or it just completely crashes right while I'm trying to hit "send," leaving me hanging for days at a time... 🙂 I mean, I get it, you’ll eventually fix the servers or whatever, but we're talking about this happening for almost two years straight now.

Is it seriously possible that you haven't been able to iron out these kinks in two whole years?

Don't take this the wrong way—I know I might sound a little extra critical here—but I'm just calling it like I see it and sharing my frustration.

Best,

Here’s my take on why you should just jump over to Windows 7 already!

The core of XP is basically just V5.0, which has been hanging onto the same old tech since 1999—way back when we were dealing with Windows 98 and stuff like that.

But Windows 7? It runs on a V6.0 kernel that’s been evolving since Windows Vista popped up around 2007... I think? Honestly, my memory is a bit fuzzy on the exact dates, but you get what I mean.

What does that actually mean for you? It means fresh, modern technology.

It’s like the difference between buying a used Ford that’s sitting on the lot for six years versus picking up a brand-new Chevy that just rolled off the assembly line, right?

We're talking better performance, auto-fixing bugs, way more stability, security... all that good stuff!