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rwbu.wsmith@gmail.com wrote:I feel that if we knew exactly WHY the queue is so clogged, maybe there'd be a little less dissent among the users here. Even a techno-jargonned explanation that 90% of us won't even understand would suffice, I think.
the thingmajig got stuck in the whatsit and now the doohikies won't work. :P

(translation, my guess is that the Database system that the whole siteadmin runs on is having conniptions again)
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Well, I guess that answers my question about how the Queue is doing. XD
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Yeah, it's been held up at 4159 since this morning. The number seems to be going UP instead of DOWN.

This is fantastic.

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rwbu.wsmith@gmail.com wrote:Yeah, it's been held up at 4159 since this morning. The number seems to be going UP instead of DOWN.

This is fantastic.
This is exactly what happens with a stuck queue. As more people have their automatic updates kick off and/or run manual updates, the queue grows. With nothing coming out, it never shrinks. It may stink, but at least it's acting in a way that we are able to recognize and understand.

It is not, for example, eating the entries in the queue - shrinking the queue without updating comics.
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FTP is stil working, isn't it? Why don't you guys update manually with plain old html?

This is also a good time to start thinking about keeping a mirror site, you know.

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RPin wrote:FTP is stil working, isn't it? Why don't you guys update manually with plain old html?

This is also a good time to start thinking about keeping a mirror site, you know.
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Wha... Hey! You can't prove Drunk Duck has been paying me to sabotage the servers!

It's a lie! A sham! I'm outraged!

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And here's a picture of me with Kevin Smith!

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and now the sites are totally down....

again just a heads up not a complaint or saying that the complaint is stupid... just a heads up.
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Let's hear it for double posting!!

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YAY!! XD

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I'm working on my new site for my comic, but since the sites down i cant check what size a normal calender is - anyone know the size in pixels? - Cheers
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There's an image of the standard one here, as well as a mock-up of the CSS calendar: http://cgwiki.comicgenesis.com/index.ph ... _Calendars

If you use the CSS calendar, you can modify it however you want. I'd suggest looking into that.
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Aha, thats what i wanted! Cheers!
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Butch is back up now and updating.
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Gasp! The queue is going down! THE QUEUE IS GOING DOWN!
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So it is. Slowly but surely.

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Am I alone in thinking that the help center is totally the wrong place for this discussion? Its description says it's where we go to ask for help. I wouldn't have thought to look here (back when I first came to the forums to find out what was going on) if someone hadn't mentioned it in General Discussion.
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The help center is one of the first places I would look for information on this topic if I didn't know what was going on already. Mostly because I'd be concerned that the problem was on my end, such as having put a file in the wrong place and now it won't update properly.

It's a technical problem, and this is a good place to go for help with technical problems.
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*nods* Quite. The Help Center is where you go when there's a problem, and this is definitely a problem.

I only checked the General Discussion section because I thought there might be an official news post there. No such luck.
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I don't see the problem either. The description reads: For requests for help from CG administrators, Wranglers, and experienced CG members. Please read the FAQ before posting. Also look at CG Wiki for tutorials and how-tos written by other CG webtoonists.
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