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Former_MSE_Ian
Former_MSE_Ian Posts: 660 Forumite
in Site feedback and Forum Help
Hi everyone,

We'll be shutting down the Forum on Friday morning (Friday 23rd April) between the hours of 9am and 11am while we make some changes to the server configuration. This is to allow us to roll out new forum features down the line. For now all you should notice is that the web address (URL) for some Forum pages may change.

Apologies for the inconvenience.
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  • Poolie
    Poolie Posts: 1,882 Forumite
    Why does this have to be done during the day. This work should be scheduled for overnight.
  • whiskywhisky
    whiskywhisky Posts: 319 Forumite
    "Why does this have to be done during the day. This work should be scheduled for overnight."

    Because the IT Technicians work between 9 - 5.
  • Poolie
    Poolie Posts: 1,882 Forumite
    whiskywhisky wrote: »
    "Why does this have to be done during the day. This work should be scheduled for overnight."

    Because the IT Technicians work between 9 - 5.

    Incorrect. IT Technicians are usually expected to work around business requirements. Trust me I work in IT and know how schedules are switched for business reasons.
  • kermitfrog
    kermitfrog Posts: 1,089 Forumite
    Poolie wrote: »
    Why does this have to be done during the day. This work should be scheduled for overnight.

    Research shows that most MoneySaving Expert users access the site in the small hours of the morning and are therefore fast asleep between 9am and 11am. Therefore very considerate of MSE.
  • sparky7
    sparky7 Posts: 178 Forumite
    edited 22 April 2010 at 11:33AM
    Poolie wrote: »
    Why does this have to be done during the day. This work should be scheduled for overnight.

    Why should the IT Technicians lose out on an evening with their family just so you can browse a forum for 2 hours on a Friday morning...
    Poolie wrote: »
    Incorrect. IT Technicians are usually expected to work around business requirements. Trust me I work in IT and know how schedules are switched for business reasons.

    If the forum is down for 2 hours MSE will lose very little money. Most of their income comes from the site pages, therefore the forum isn't 'business critical'.
  • Old_Wrinkly
    Old_Wrinkly Posts: 5,182 Forumite
    Poolie wrote: »
    Trust me I work in IT

    So won't you be working between 9 and 11 on Friday?
  • MSE_Martin
    MSE_Martin Posts: 8,272 Money Saving Expert
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    Hi folks

    Please remember

    A. Real people have to do this its not a 24 hour operation
    B. Friday's are our least busy weekday
    C. While the site is busy 8am - 11pm within that range 9-11am is not particularly heavy (12-2 is and 7-9pm is)
    D. If we do it overnight, then the checking its all work and fixing any problems would take it into the next morning - when we have less support and a problem could mean te servers down the whole weekend.

    Give my team a break - please :)
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  • Poolie
    Poolie Posts: 1,882 Forumite
    Old_Wrinkly wrote: »
    So won't you be working between 9 and 11 on Friday?

    No I will be sleeping because I am working tonight in a 24 x 7 operation.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,351 Ambassador
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    It never fails to amaze me how some people are so critical of this amazing site that we have & can access just about on a continual 24 hours basis.
    At the end of the day we are lucky enough to have access to this site for free & yet some people still find it neccessary to be critical & unappreciative :(
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  • angelicmary85
    angelicmary85 Posts: 4,977 Forumite
    MSE_Martin wrote: »
    could mean te servers down the whole weekend

    We can't be having that! :eek: :rotfl::eek:
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