Scheduled Maintenance : WAB Server Upgrade - May 5th 2005

**Chris** · 05-03-2005, 08:59 AM

The amount of traffic World Affairs Board receives has risen rapidly over the past couple of months.

In order to continue to allow the website to run at optimal performance, we will be taking the WAB server offline for around 10 - 20 minutes sometime between 0800 - 1100 GMT / UTC on Wednesday, May 5th, 2005 in order to upgrade the server's RAM to 2048MB (2GB).

Time Zone Conversion: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldcloc...=00&sec=0&p1=0

Thank you for your understanding

**Parihaka** · 05-03-2005, 18:55 PM

thanks chris

Confed999 · 05-03-2005, 20:41 PM

Thanks tons Chris.

**Chris** · 05-04-2005, 17:57 PM

This work was performed by our technicians early this morning. Therefore, I am unsticking this thread now. I hope everyone sees enhanced performance when using the forum.

Thanks!

**TopHatter** · 05-04-2005, 18:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

This work was performed by our technicians early this morning. Therefore, I am unsticking this thread now. I hope everyone sees enhanced performance when using the forum.

Thanks!

Looks good to me! Thanks for the extra juice

Although, I am still in the dark about exactly who would provide all this expensive bandwidth for free - and no advertisements - just so a pack of animals like us can go on and on about all this stuff

Avenger · 05-04-2005, 18:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TopHatter

Looks good to me! Thanks for the extra juice

Although, I am still in the dark about exactly who would provide all this expensive bandwidth for free - and no advertisements - just so a pack of animals like us can go on and on about all this stuff

" (My typical substantive reply when I agree entirely.)

Confed999 · 05-05-2005, 20:34 PM

Thanks again Chris.

Jay · 05-06-2005, 13:46 PM

I can see it improved the performance a lot, from this side of the pond.

**TopHatter** · 05-09-2005, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TopHatter

Looks good to me! Thanks for the extra juice

Although, I am still in the dark about exactly who would provide all this expensive bandwidth for free - and no advertisements - just so a pack of animals like us can go on and on about all this stuff

I just realized something and thought I should point it out so people won't think I'm a (complete) moron.
The WAB does have advertisements, but they are so small and discrete, I never even took note of them until a few seconds ago.
So much for attention to detail....

Anyway, we don't have screaming ads or pop-ups, so thank you to whoever our fairy godfather is

**Chris** · 05-10-2005, 17:13 PM

The web hosting for World Affairs Board is provided by Rochen Ltd. The Google advertisements you see at the top of the page help to fund the web hosting, vBulletin license costs, domain names etc. The rest of the bill is picked up by Rochen. Although the advertisements don't cover the entire site bill, they certainly help. We decided very early on that the advertisements would not be full blown banners and would be as discreet as possible for our members. You aren't going to start seeing things like massive popups or flashy irritating banners at WAB.

- Chris

**TopHatter** · 05-10-2005, 21:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

The web hosting for World Affairs Board is provided by Rochen Ltd. The Google advertisements you see at the top of the page help to fund the web hosting, vBulletin license costs, domain names etc. The rest of the bill is picked up by Rochen. Although the advertisements don't cover the entire site bill, they certainly help. We decided very early on that the advertisements would not be full blown banners and would be as discreet as possible for our members. You aren't going to start seeing things like massive popups or flashy irritating banners at WAB.

- Chris

Thanks Chris

My overriding question though is WHY??
Why is some Good Samaritan shelling out his hard-earned cash for our debating pleasure?

**Parihaka** · 05-10-2005, 22:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TopHatter

Thanks Chris

My overriding question though is WHY??
Why is some Good Samaritan shelling out his hard-earned cash for our debating pleasure?

It's a right wing conspiracy of course

**TopHatter** · 05-10-2005, 22:09 PM

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Originally Posted by parihaka

It's a right wing conspiracy of course

Tophatter - Proud member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

**Parihaka** · 05-10-2005, 22:17 PM

Wait a minute, Chris is from the UK, so maybe it's a left wing conspiracy

**TopHatter** · 05-10-2005, 22:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parihaka

Wait a minute, Chris is from the UK, so maybe it's a left wing conspiracy

Urmmmmm....You know, I was thinking the same thing....

Well, finally those capitalist pigs will pay for their crimes, eh, eh comrades, eh?

05-03-2005, 08:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chris Rochen Staff Join Date: 09-01-03 Location: UK Posts: 247 Country:	Scheduled Maintenance : WAB Server Upgrade - May 5th 2005 The amount of traffic World Affairs Board receives has risen rapidly over the past couple of months. In order to continue to allow the website to run at optimal performance, we will be taking the WAB server offline for around 10 - 20 minutes sometime between 0800 - 1100 GMT / UTC on Wednesday, May 5th, 2005 in order to upgrade the server's RAM to 2048MB (2GB). Time Zone Conversion: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldcloc...=00&sec=0&p1=0 Thank you for your understanding __________________ - Chris [chris@rochen.com] - CEO of Rochen LTD

05-03-2005, 18:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Parihaka Moderator Join Date: 11-10-04 Location: Te Ika a Maui Posts: 9,971 Country:	thanks chris __________________ In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

05-03-2005, 20:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Confed999 Staff Emeritus Join Date: 09-10-03 Location: Florida Posts: 10,681 Country:	Thanks tons Chris. __________________ No man is free until all men are free - John Hossack I agree completely with this Administration’s goal of a regime change in Iraq-John Kerry even if that enforcement is mostly at the hands of the United States, a right we retain even if the Security Council fails to act-John Kerry He may even miscalculate and slide these weapons off to terrorist groups to invite them to be a surrogate to use them against the United States. It’s the miscalculation that poses the greatest threat-John Kerry

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Jay Tamizhanban *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 08-06-03 Location: Edison, NJ Posts: 6,498 Country:	I can see it improved the performance a lot, from this side of the pond. __________________ A grain of wheat eclipsed the sun of Adam !!

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05-04-2005, 17:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
Chris Rochen Staff Join Date: 09-01-03 Location: UK Posts: 247 Country:	This work was performed by our technicians early this morning. Therefore, I am unsticking this thread now. I hope everyone sees enhanced performance when using the forum. Thanks!

05-05-2005, 20:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Confed999 Staff Emeritus Join Date: 09-10-03 Location: Florida Posts: 10,681 Country:	Thanks again Chris.

05-10-2005, 17:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
Chris Rochen Staff Join Date: 09-01-03 Location: UK Posts: 247 Country:	The web hosting for World Affairs Board is provided by Rochen Ltd. The Google advertisements you see at the top of the page help to fund the web hosting, vBulletin license costs, domain names etc. The rest of the bill is picked up by Rochen. Although the advertisements don't cover the entire site bill, they certainly help. We decided very early on that the advertisements would not be full blown banners and would be as discreet as possible for our members. You aren't going to start seeing things like massive popups or flashy irritating banners at WAB. - Chris

05-10-2005, 22:17 PM	#14 (permalink)
Parihaka Moderator Join Date: 11-10-04 Location: Te Ika a Maui Posts: 9,971 Country:	Wait a minute, Chris is from the UK, so maybe it's a left wing conspiracy

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