Shawn

wow-very observant!! was trying to turn off some extra features for a couple days to see if it improves anything. They'll be back shortly once we determine the root cause S

Here are the specific sql errors from a little while ago. Need to research what they mean. Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:49:28 -0700 Error Number: 2013 Error: Lost connection to MySQL server at 'waiting for initial communication packet', system error: 95 IP Address: xx.xx.xx.xx Page: /mwf/index.php?showtopic=16227&st=240 =================================================== Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:21:39 -0700 Error Number: 2013 Error: Lost connection to MySQL server at 'sending authentication information', system error: 32 IP Address: xx.xx.xx.xx Page: /mwf/index.php?showtopic=21004&view=findpost&p=580850

hmmm... The forum DB is a little over 1GB right now, with 14GB of picture uploads. I'm wondering if some pruning is in order. There are much much larger forums than ours, wonder what the issue is. I hate to prune, because then we lose the old threads that inevitably someone asks about later on. Same reason the old forums are still asked about (and still offline) Or perhaps we need to change the MySql storage engine from MYISAM to INNODB. Perhaps the full table locks of MYISAM are causing issues across these large tables vs row level locking that INNODB provides. I think this weekend we'll flip the switch and see if it helps at all.

Ok-ran the repair options on the db and it did find some issues. Can you see if you still experience the errors? thanks! Shawn

ok-thanks, that helps a lot. i've been looking at http issues, but i think it is mysql i'll repair the db tonight-maybe tomorrow we'll see these issues go away! Will let you know when I start (well...it'll just look like another outage) but more importantly when I'm done maybe 2-3 hours max before I start. S

Can I get a definitive answer on WHAT you are experiencing when you say outage? I've been looking through the logs these last 2 weeks and do see spikes in traffic-but its brute force attack type of traffic-a lot heavier than usual. There have been some worldwide DOS attacks and I figured we somehow became one of the thousands of targets. Are you seeing the macrossworld.com main page go down (http error) or a ips board issue(sql error) this will help me immensely in figuring out what is broken thanks! Shawn

Restarted the server about an hour ago please let me know if the outages still continue! shawn

I'll restart the server tonight and see if that helps. Its been up a while and perhaps something has a memory leak or ??? Sorry! Shawn

Roger can't post for some reason, but he asked I offer his story to this entire mess. http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df9xwj94_69hbzgvddb Shawn

I know once something is on the net its out of the box, but I certainly don't want encourage this and wont. I'm asking you please do not post those images on my site, now or ever. A lot of effort was put into getting those, and I will not be a part of this projects unraveling. Its a real shame it came to this. I was really looking forward to seeing these pictures get the credit they deserve and not just end up on a couple cheap pages in photobucket to be forgotten. Shawn

Check out this on sale at Yahoo Japan http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g77645301 the pic page: http://photos.yahoo.co.jp/ph/horton1485/ls...jp/&.view=t Wow Shawn

I tried getting that Macross innertube, but was outbid. It got up to $50! The buyer was a hardcore innertube collector, so I didn't stand a chance (not kidding-all their previous wins were innertubes) I did win the big Macross themed raft, and even hung it on the back wall at our MWCon. Got a few questions along the lines of "what the heck?"-was pretty funny. Currently trying to get that beachball on yahoo that ends tonight-hopefully for under $15. Its different than the other one I have. No idea why all these Macross themed beach accessories have hit the market in the last 2 years-but as you know its fun finding the strange items. The chase is almost more fun than the capture. Still regret missing out on the destroid lamp shade from a while ago-haven't seen that thing come back around. Shawn

Just got back from christmas vacation and am beat. Created the Collectors area-its in the think tank Should all talk about macross products (except toys,models, and games) go there? What about dvds and such-they are currently in the series section. We just need to identify clear lines of demarcation so there is no confusion where to post something Let me know what you think! Shawn

This forum is to discuss anything about Macross Collecting We have dedicated forums for Toys, Models, and Games, so this is the catchall for everything else. Cels, posters, books, you name it! Now I finally have a place to discuss my Macross beachball and chopsticks! Shawn

http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b89685758 Buy it Now for 38,000 yen That is actually a pretty decent price for something so rare S

http://openuser.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/us...=0jp&mode=1 I'm absolutely stunned at the collection of cels for sale here If I was a collector, this is what I'd want. Amazing!!! Shawn

I've had the same login session with IE, Firefox and Opera for about 4 days now on 3 different machines trying to determine the problem 2 of those machines had the old forums cookie, which I cleared. Its very hard to find the problem when it works for some and not others. If you have problems, please keep posting so we can see any type of patterns Thanks! Shawn

I absolutely love that idea. Thing was, I didn't know there WAS much interest other than toys and models. Most collectors don't really go outside of that boundary. Posters perhaps, but that would be the extent. Who else collects Macross dishtowels, shoes, swimming innnertubes, and chopsticks? (I do!). Everytime I display such oddities at MW Con I always get the-"Uhmm, very cool Shawn", and then the crook eye and raised eyebrow questioning my sanity. The new site format incorparates all these items, but there isn't any place to discuss. Would you fold it into one of the other areas (Macross Broadcasting System,OverTechnology Think Tank) or would it be its own entity? Would there be subtopics or just one big area? (records, posters,...) Would there be a wanted section there too? (missing card AL-43 to AL-47...please help) Shawn

glad we were able to resolve! S

Sorry, thought you meant the forums (posts), not the Gallery. I've made an adjustment, please try again and let me know if it worked. S

Current upload types are gif jpeg jpg png Its one of these correct?

Nope, no new rules. Other people have been successful, including myself. Did you delete your MacrossWorld cookie from the old boards? What type of file are you trying to upload? Shawn

9 years and still running! OK-the main page is 'slightly' (cough cough) outdated, but the forums are kicking and screaming as always. Over the next year the main site is undergoing a thorough make-over for our 10th anniversary. We wanted to give our thanks to everyone who has supported us over the years. Old schoolers who stuck with us through the very rough times (Invader Zim, forum upgrades,server outages) New members who are only now getting introduced to the show (Frontier rocks!-thank you for breathing new life into the franchise) And of course the mods, who keep this place from shaking its bolts out every day(all volunteers who I wish we could pay, its a painful thankless job) Without all of you, our community wouldn't be what it is today. Thank you for everything!! Shawn & Graham

Due to some problems with corruption on our main server drive, we'll be re-imaging the server over Thanksgiving. We'll be taking down the main site and forums sometime on Wednesday November 26th, with expectations to be back up Sunday, November 30th. Please make sure if you have anything for sale, or are in the middle of some PMs, you have an alternate contact method for a couple days. Hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving holiday! Best, Shawn & Graham