New Posts tab gone?

jrklaus · November 23, 2005, 01:44 PM

I used the "New Posts" tab extensively, and it appears to be gone today when I log in. Has it been removed? If so, temporarily (I hope)? Thanks!

**tyme** · November 23, 2005, 02:09 PM

It's in hibernation.

Brian Williams · November 23, 2005, 03:22 PM

How much shooting do I have to do to wake it up....

yorec · November 23, 2005, 05:54 PM

Wonderfully informative answer...

I too wonder, being a heavy "new posts tab" user. I also notice the whole search function seems to be gone. Related I bet...

gfen · November 23, 2005, 06:14 PM

How anyone can use the forum without the new posts since tab is beyond me, on the other hand, I assume they're reindexing the database or something that keeps barfing and causing the system to hang.

Ergo, we wait and suck it up.

**tyme** · November 23, 2005, 08:29 PM

It's reindexing. It was reindexing before, but it does a few hundred posts at a time and redirects to a url that does the next few hundred, and somewhere along the line that chain broke. It's running again, independent of the web, and should be reindexed by late tonight.

I re-enabled searching so I don't have to remember to enable it tomorrow, but until the index is complete the results will be less than perfect. Right now they're downright lousy. "New posts" works, though, since it doesn't use the search index (but rather uses the posts' timestamps).

yorec · November 24, 2005, 12:00 AM

Thanks Tyme. Now I'm happy.

**tyme** · November 24, 2005, 10:20 AM

It's much slower than expected. Reindexing is only half done. Searching will be broken/incomplete for much of today... maybe until tomorrow.

gfen · November 24, 2005, 11:45 AM

So, assuming it completes without error, is this the expected end of fall out from the drive failure?

November 23, 2005, 01:44 PM	#1
jrklaus Senior Member Join Date: July 25, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 520	New Posts tab gone? I used the "New Posts" tab extensively, and it appears to be gone today when I log in. Has it been removed? If so, temporarily (I hope)? Thanks!

November 23, 2005, 02:09 PM	#2
tyme Staff Join Date: October 13, 2001 Posts: 3,355	It's in hibernation. __________________ “The egg hatched...” “...the egg hatched... and a hundred baby spiders came out...” (blade runner) “Who are you?” “A friend. I'm here to prevent you from making a mistake.” “You have no idea what I'm doing here, friend.” “In specific terms, no, but I swore an oath to protect the world...” (continuum) “It's a goal you won't understand until later. Your job is to make sure he doesn't achieve the goal.” (bsg)

November 23, 2005, 03:22 PM	#3
Brian Williams Senior Member Join Date: September 4, 2001 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 1,288	How much shooting do I have to do to wake it up.... __________________ Brian <><

November 23, 2005, 05:54 PM	#4
yorec Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2000 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,328	Wonderfully informative answer... I too wonder, being a heavy "new posts tab" user. I also notice the whole search function seems to be gone. Related I bet... __________________ What part of "... shall not be infringed..." don't you understand?

November 23, 2005, 08:29 PM	#6
tyme Staff Join Date: October 13, 2001 Posts: 3,355	It's reindexing. It was reindexing before, but it does a few hundred posts at a time and redirects to a url that does the next few hundred, and somewhere along the line that chain broke. It's running again, independent of the web, and should be reindexed by late tonight. I re-enabled searching so I don't have to remember to enable it tomorrow, but until the index is complete the results will be less than perfect. Right now they're downright lousy. "New posts" works, though, since it doesn't use the search index (but rather uses the posts' timestamps). __________________ “The egg hatched...” “...the egg hatched... and a hundred baby spiders came out...” (blade runner) “Who are you?” “A friend. I'm here to prevent you from making a mistake.” “You have no idea what I'm doing here, friend.” “In specific terms, no, but I swore an oath to protect the world...” (continuum) “It's a goal you won't understand until later. Your job is to make sure he doesn't achieve the goal.” (bsg)

November 23, 2005, 06:14 PM	#5
gfen Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2005 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 817	How anyone can use the forum without the new posts since tab is beyond me, on the other hand, I assume they're reindexing the database or something that keeps barfing and causing the system to hang. Ergo, we wait and suck it up.

November 24, 2005, 12:00 AM	#7
yorec Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2000 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,328	Thanks Tyme. Now I'm happy. __________________ What part of "... shall not be infringed..." don't you understand?

November 24, 2005, 10:20 AM	#8
tyme Staff Join Date: October 13, 2001 Posts: 3,355	It's much slower than expected. Reindexing is only half done. Searching will be broken/incomplete for much of today... maybe until tomorrow. __________________ “The egg hatched...” “...the egg hatched... and a hundred baby spiders came out...” (blade runner) “Who are you?” “A friend. I'm here to prevent you from making a mistake.” “You have no idea what I'm doing here, friend.” “In specific terms, no, but I swore an oath to protect the world...” (continuum) “It's a goal you won't understand until later. Your job is to make sure he doesn't achieve the goal.” (bsg)

November 24, 2005, 11:45 AM	#9
gfen Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2005 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 817	So, assuming it completes without error, is this the expected end of fall out from the drive failure?