Site screw-ups.
By on Aug 12th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Site screw-ups.
Tonight, we rolled out some upgrades to ThinkProgress, but we encountered some problems in the process. The site was down for about 20 minutes around 8 pm tonight. In restoring the site, we lost a couple of blog posts, but we’re working right now to get those back up. We also lost all comments that were posted after approximately 4 pm. We apologize for these issues, and we’ll work to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
UPDATE: If the version of TP on your screen is not displaying correctly, try clearing your cache.
UPDATE II: If you see any technical problems with the site, please contact us here.
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The Luddites had a point…. ;)
August 12th, 2008 at 9:29 pmAt least you guys and dolls confess. The current Washington cabal still broadcasts total innocence.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:30 pmFaiz,
Thanks for the update! It happens to the best.
I noticed a “Featured Comment” on one of the posts, I hope that is one of the upgrades.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:30 pmHow did that happen? Did you outsource your maintenance to the folks that manage the White House email storage system or something?
August 12th, 2008 at 9:30 pmHi, Zooey.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:31 pmHi, Walt.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:31 pmIt’s OK, I still love you guys.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:32 pmIf TP is not displaying incorrectly, I should try again until is DOES display incorrectly?
I’m SO confused.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:33 pmZooey,
August 12th, 2008 at 9:33 pmHow’s your bear? Or was that bare?
Walt,
August 12th, 2008 at 9:37 pmMy bear is very soft & cuddly. :)
robbez_92107,
August 12th, 2008 at 9:40 pmDo not worry unless you are drooling on the floor and consuming cockroaches. Otherwise, you are fine.
The people who work at TP are … gasp … HUMAN! Who knew?
August 12th, 2008 at 9:45 pmShayne,
August 12th, 2008 at 9:48 pmBut they could be the Borg!
Old farts like me were taught, “if it ain’t broke? Don’t fix it”. And that was before we had computers that would carry out any damn-fool order you give them.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:49 pmpete,
August 12th, 2008 at 9:51 pmI’m 67.
And I probably broke it.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:52 pmWaltTheMan Says:
Shayne,
But they could be the Borg!
August 12th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Lately I’ve been thinking our trolls are much like the Borg.
“Argument is futile”. “Rationality is irrelevant”. “Compassion is weakness”. “We have been assimilated”.
Our trolls would make dandy drones!
August 12th, 2008 at 9:54 pmWaltTheMan Says:
pete,
I’m 67.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I meant Faiz. And I’m willing to bet you don’t fix stuff that ain’t broke.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:55 pmAwww, man!! After 4pm was when I was in the perfect Cheetos-induced haze and doing some of my best posting!
August 12th, 2008 at 9:59 pmDammit! I lost of my best work when those comments got deleted!
(Not really… I’m just feeling a little overly-dramatic tonight)
August 12th, 2008 at 9:59 pmD’oh!
ScaryBrownHusseinChick — jinx! You owe me a coke.
August 12th, 2008 at 10:00 pmOh Ralph, I’ve got enough bad luck without the jinxing! All you had to do was ask for a coke. :-) Would you like some Cheetos?
August 12th, 2008 at 10:03 pmOT: The stench of hypocrisy is getting thick over on Hannity & Colmes as Hannity and his reichwing guests are rightfully lambasting John Edwards over his affair BUT then Hannity starts asking how the country could trust a man who cheated on his wife to uphold the constitution….
Alan Colmes than asked members of the reichwing panel what they thought about John McCains admitted affair and should we be able to trust him if he were president…suddenly the excuses came out…that was different, it happened over 30 years ago, he was in a POW camp for 5 1/2 years…HURL!
The reichwingers are the worst hypocrites to ever walk the face of this earth. The funny thing is that Sean Insannity would sport a hard-on whenever Rudy Ghouliani was on his show and he didn’t seem to care about his affairs or Newt Gingriches affair….
REPUBLICANS ARE NOTHING BUT SOUL LESS HYPOCRITES!
August 12th, 2008 at 10:05 pmWe might have to start backing up our own posts…
I’m still a bit new here, but post-4pm seems to be the troll witching hour.
August 12th, 2008 at 10:06 pmmmmm….. Cheetos….
August 12th, 2008 at 10:16 pmMmmmmm…evening open thread. :-)
August 12th, 2008 at 10:17 pmobamagr8 Still Says: NOTHING MUCH
August 12th, 2008 at 10:30 pmTP,
August 12th, 2008 at 10:33 pmDid blocking by IP make it into the upgrade?
i can’t click on a trooll link…
but a braver soul can tell if it’s the same video that
C&L put up on sunday:
Don’t look now, but you’ve been BARACK-rolled!
August 12th, 2008 at 10:34 pmThank You for the respectful approach of keeping us posted, rather than in the blind. Hope you get the bugs worked out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCH7sKKrkm4&e
August 12th, 2008 at 10:46 pmYes katy it is. And I don’t usually click on troll links either. I guess in GOPfer land it’s a crime to be cool or to be able to life your arms above your waist.
August 12th, 2008 at 10:47 pmI think the trolls would be treated much like the Kazon by the Borg.
“Unassimilated individuals encountered in Section 3, Grid 19. Begin evaluation. Subpar cranial capacity. Inferior physical abilities. Subjects are not worthy of assimilation. Set gravimetric torpedoes to full yield. Destroy subjects.”
August 12th, 2008 at 10:53 pmDon’t woory Thinkprogress! I’m actually very greateful you guys are there with this space where we can voice our dissent to this criminal administration and useless Congress… Don’t stress over lost comments, these thing do happen! Cheers!
August 12th, 2008 at 11:23 pmFaiz,
I like the improvements, but if I may make a suggestion: It would be really nice if your crew fixed the feature that sorts by number of recommends.
It would help to get past the trolls’ incoherent inanities.
August 13th, 2008 at 12:18 amsacopenapa Says:
I’m actually very grateful you guys are there with this space where we can voice our dissent to this criminal administration and useless Congress…
I would like to second that thought.
August 13th, 2008 at 12:22 amYou know you have to make backups every day…. or in your case, every 20 minutes.
My suggestion for your next project: A great big forum, instead of this comment stuff, which doesn’t really allow conversations.
August 13th, 2008 at 1:24 amSomething like DU but a lot better.
I thought she meant Denver University.
August 13th, 2008 at 2:17 amYou got something against Denver University?
August 13th, 2008 at 2:17 amjust a bunch of freak videos for the freaks. Know what I mean?
August 13th, 2008 at 2:23 amHey Gregor, that’s actually one of the upgrades we rolled out. The “sort by top rated” feature at the top of the comments section should now work.
August 13th, 2008 at 7:49 amThink Progress screws up once-in-a-blue-mooon while the neocons in DC and online screw up everyday and never apologize for it.
August 13th, 2008 at 7:51 amWoo hoo!
August 13th, 2008 at 8:48 amDoes the new upgrade include the dum bass derailing troll eliminator 2.0?
thanks, shayne!
August 13th, 2008 at 9:37 amyou’re a bigger man than i am!
Uncle Fester Lurks Says:
“REPUBLICANS ARE NOTHING BUT SOUL LESS HYPOCRITES!”
That’s an insult to soulless hypocrites.
August 13th, 2008 at 12:21 pm