What is wrong with PPRuNE posting times

[Exascot]

What has been going on over the last few days where an answer to a posting before appears above the posting at an earlier time?

[Saab Dastard]

It would be helpful if you could provide a specific example.

SD

[green granite]

TTRAB posts 819 & 820 page 41, tony draper's post 819 is a comment on MagnusP's post 820

(The Really Really Boring and Totally Pointless Snippets of Information Thread MkXVIII)

[Exascot]

http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/442413-where-earth-266.html

post 5308 gives a screen shot.

[Saab Dastard]

Looks like a database corruption on 24th - just adding to the "charm" of PPRuNe. :hmm:

There were problems with the site that morning - have been problems many days recently, TBH.

SD

[IO540]

This morning I have seen several of my posts appear at time minus 10 minutes, immediately after posting.

This caused them to be threaded before others already existing.

[Shack37]

Anybody posted tonights lottery results?..;)

[Lord Spandex Masher]

This caused them to be threaded before others already existing.

I knew you were going to say that.

[Saab Dastard]

Maybe it's a cunning new feature to give the regulars something to talk / moan about. ;)

Sd

[Exascot]

It has been causing havoc on the 'where on earth' thread - who got it first?

Interesting anyway.

[green granite]

I see yet again PPRuNE was working in a mode of non functionality this morning.

[CharlieOneSix]

Forum time (at the bottom of the page) is at the moment 9 minutes behind actual time - maybe that has something to do with it if forum time keeps jumping around?

Yes - definitely the problem - a moment ago the time difference was 15 minutes and now it's back to showing the correct time.

[Saab Dastard]

'where on earth' thread

Perhaps you will have to rename to 'when on earth' thread! :)

Sorry, I'm not belittling your problems, but I do know how likely it is to get fixed. :(

SD

[Exascot]

Thank you SD. It all adds to the fun :)

[BOAC]

Not sure anyone at HQ is actually interested any more, but the posting times seem to have settled, while the 'latest post' database is still crook.

Correction to that - posting times still SNAFU'd

[Slasher]

This time-stamp embuggerance problem seems to only affect
threads when there's more than one making a post at roughly
the same time.

Plays bloody havoc with the Limerick and the Last Two Letters
threads when someone fires up that damn coincidence engine!

[ShyTorque]

I kept seeing a "database error" message this morning, couldn't get onto the site at all.

[Exascot]

I kept seeing a "database error" message this morning, couldn't get onto the site at all.

I had the same from about 07.00 GMT gave up at 09.00. It seem to be happening quite a lot recently.

I think the IT people are going to have to look into this the sponsors will not be happy.

[BEagle]

I think the IT people are going to have to look into this the sponsors will not be happy.

IT people? This is the mental image I have of the PPRuNe IT person:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/geek.jpg

[BOAC]

IT people? This is the mental image I have of the PPRuNe IT person - Danny obviously doing well on VA crew meals.

[Slasher]

What I imagine with a PPRuNe DATABASE ERROR message -


1. dFUlAQZB9Ng
...................PPRuNe HQ attempting a fix


2.T9uuPza41Uw
.............PPRuNe HQ attempting to go online


3. jGqzVGJ9bGg
..............Danny has a magic word!

[BrandiNettIB]

If odd timestamp issues persist, please post screenshots. Otherwise, it looks like they resolve themselves, and it's hard to pinpoint the problem. Thanks!

[El Grifo]

Naw ! it adds a bit of spice. Answering a point before it gets made brightens up an otherwise dull thread sometimes :ok:

El G.

[Exascot]

Answering a point before it gets made brightens up an otherwise dull thread sometimes

Absolutely, I have just had someone request that I remove a post before I posted it so it is a bit difficult really :D

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32684975/PPrune1.jpg

[CharlieOneSix]

Screenshot from a newly refreshed PPRuNe page - note the nine minute difference in time between the (accurate) computer time and the time on the PPRuNe page...by 1955 the time difference had disappeared.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Mearns/pprunetime.jpg

[mad_jock]

http://www.pprune.org/flying-instructors-examiners/462335-dirty-dive-engine-fire-drill.html#post6672952

Currently Gengis post at the bottom of the list and mine above which was posted after his and also on the main forum page my post is coming up as last post on the thread.

[Exascot]

I have got a 9 min difference now: correct time 11.00 (Greece) Prune 10.51.

Perhaps they should wind up their clock or put a new battery in :)

[Lightning Mate]

It's causing some chaos on "Silhouette Challenge" as well. :uhoh:

This post is at time 0951!!

[CharlieOneSix]

Nine minutes seems the common factor. Actual time now 1124; PPRuNe time 1115.

[Exascot]

It seems to have been OK for the last few days.

[seacue]

You folks are far too conventional.

Why do you demand that time increase monotonically?

[Mike-Bracknell]

You folks are far too conventional.

Why do you demand that time increase monotonically?

!sdrawkcab seog emit yM

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