AN problems

[qazser]

Was AN down today at 11ish to 3.30pm? Maybe its just me.

Also, heaps of recurring database error whenever i click something on AN. Usually a refresh or two would fix it

Could someone clarify?

Qazser

[heids]

I wasn't on AN at that time, but definitely, I've got heaps of errors in the last 15ish minutes.  My guess: it's HSC lectures so we're getting a heap more new traffic than normal.

[brenden]

Hey!

We're absolutely getting a record anount of HSC traffic, but that's not the issue. Traffic will almost never be an issue for AN anymore. The issue is that our contracted "architect"  who transitioned us to the fancy servers started doing some general work earlier today, and after he did that I pushed a whole bunch of traffic here lol. Sorry on communication delay-- HSC lectures going really well! I'll keep everyone updated as I get more information, but I don't expect it to be a prolonged experience

[qazser]

ty for confirming

Will HSC be on same forum?

[geminii]

I wasn't on AN at that time, but definitely, I've got heaps of errors in the last 15ish minutes.  My guess: it's HSC lectures so we're getting a heap more new traffic than normal.

Yup, I'm having heaps of errors too :/ Every few times I want to go on a new page, it says 'Please try again. If you come back to this error screen, report the error to an administrator.'

Just got it again as I tried to post this!

[qazser]

didnt check date whoops

[geminii]

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/vtac-uni-offers-lockdown-in-tatters-as-students-hack-in-20150118-12t2c1.html

A group called VCE Discussion Space posted instructions on getting into the offers site on its Facebook page. These then spread to another forum, ATAR Notes, a group about the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank, the system used to compare students who have completed different combinations of Year 12 courses.
"Hey guys, the following is from VCEDiscussionSpace on FB - you can check your first round offers now. I guarantee it works, just follow the steps below," the ATAR Notes site said.

Woah, someone leaked this on AN?

[qazser]

Woah, someone leaked this on AN?

Quite surprised that mods didn't crack down, lets try to find it

[heids]

Dates, children, look at the dates.

We're in 2016 now.

[pi]

As above, old threads are old Check your VTAC offers now (and yes, mods did know about this at the time, but we condone nothing!)

edit: I'm still getting a lot of database errors, anyone else in the same boat?

[geminii]

Dates, children, look at the dates.

We're in 2016 now.

Oh, phew! haha
Thanks for pointing this out!

[Alter]

@pi: Yeah I'm still getting them.

[heids]

we condone nothing!

... in what sense of the word?

edit: I'm still getting a lot of database errors, anyone else in the same boat?

Yes, which is why Alter was able to beat me

[qazser]

heaps of db errors. Apologies for getting so excited about that article. Syndicate and I better check the dates next time round whoops

[chasej]

Forums unusable if this keeps on happening. I've been on this site for years but I'm getting sick of this tbh.

I'll come back when the site starts functioning again.