If half the stuff spouted on the 777 thread was written off-line (and then binned before it got posted), that would probably help.

Sorry, here I go again....:rolleyes:

At last!!! More thrust should ensure less "Please try again later" but you've coped well, Danny.

There certainly has been a fair amount of tripe following the Triple Seven's early arrival but, sadly, there's little new in that and I suspect, Human Factor, that off-line composition is unlikely to filter much. We can but hope . . :rolleyes:

Does anyone know why this particular incident has generated so much public interest?

GQ.

Yes had that message several times earlier, seems okay now, probably because most Europeans are in bed. ;)

Shouldn't you be having your afternoon nap at this time, airsupport? :p

Not today, too busy watching the Cricket. :ok:

I retired four years ago, moved next to an Airline Pilot who directed me to this site last year. I am only an ex PPL unfortunately, but have always had a lifetime interest in Aviation. This site has been a complete delight to me, it keeps me away from my underneath my wife's feet for a start, and I don't personally care that the site was overloaded for a time. It simply gives me more to read later!!! Congratulations on this magnificent site, and long may it continue!!

Server overload
 

Thanks Danny, much appreciated.

Many thanks
 

Just to say thank you for a great site, Fully understand server issues, so m'dears don't panic! :p

Human Factor (partly!) and Loose rivets, good point. Word/Text plus copy and paste is our best friend.

I'm as guilty of this as anyone but does logging in in the morning and out at tea time (to dip back in during odd slack moments through the day) affect available capacity? Is my understanding correct that bandwidth is only "eaten" during page download and Reply/Post send? In short, If I'm logged in but the computer's not using it (or even sat in screen saver), I am not wasting capacity for others?

Link from Wikipedia
 

I doubt that the link from Wikipedia caused the servers to crash. Wikipedia is not the only place that has a link to Pprune, is it. Lets face it, as soon as Sky, BBC, CNN or whoever mention Pprune people will google the term and find this forum. :ugh:

The reason that there is a link from Wikipedia is because I put it there! :eek: The reason I put it there is because I have posted a copy of the METAR in force at the time on the article about the accident http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_38 when wind shear was being discussed. Pprune is (correctly) questioned as an unreliable source, but the METAR came from a reliable source in the first place, which is why I am able to quote Pprune as the secondary source. If anyone can point me to where I can access a copy of the METAR in force at the time of the accident on the internet, which is likely to be available to view in the future, then I will gladly change the reference source to that one. :) The important thing with Wikipedia is that speculation is kept to an absolute minimum, and facts should be verifiable.

I see from reading the thread that Pprune has gained at least one new member because of the link from Wikipedia, so it can't be all that bad, can it?

fab website! where would we all be without it.....:ok:

..............having a life. :O

Writing's on the wall, Danny. Find special ways to charge for (or otherwise profit from) access PRIORITY during peak periods.

Given the subject matter, these surges of activity are pretty well inherent - they can be a "feature" or a "bug", as one may choose.

You've done a great job so far, with likely better to come. Best wishes and thanks for the resource!

In this day and age, where we have instant access to news and information, it is only natural that the general public turn to specialised internet sites for more information about an incident. For a while (under a day) registered users had a problem logging on. Now we have a solution that works and we can again PPRUNE.

Well done the site admin for keeping the site running.

Dan,

Isn't it wonderful that the LHR incident resulted in no fatalities...and that the SLF like me survived the loss of Pprune for a day.?

Power to your elbow...

Matt35

Well done for keeping it going at all Danny. When I got the 'server too busy.....' message a couple of hours after the 777 accident I wasn't at all surprised. Sky News has so many 'eyewitnesses' and armchair 'experts' spouting absolute bollox, combined with Sky's own 'instant aviation expert' reporters that more people come here now that your fame is spreading. It's a shame we've had so many people posting entirely uninformed speculation here too, but in these days of instant opinion, it's not at all surprising. Keep up the good work :ok:

Victim of your own sucess Danny! Methinks the overload is a rather backhanded compliment as to the authority of your site. True, lots of heat and light generated here (and a damn good thing too!) but if you've got more than a couple of brain cells to rub together you can, no, will, get some absolute gems, good hard facts and a fearfull slagging, depending on what you are after! And that's all down to yer good self. All strength to you Danny, all strength.:ok:

I've got to be honest, I was amazed that we were at least getting "Server Busy" messages that afternoon. This is exactly the sort of thing that would've melted lesser servers and eaten all available bandwidth. It's events like this that demonstrates which forum owners are putting effort into what they do.

Top class forum, much appreciated by this user.:ok:

Re: Link from Wikipedia article on BA038
 

I have been pointed to a website where I can view historic METARs. As promised, I have removed the link to the Pprune thread from that article and replaced it with a link to that website. :)

What amazed me was the English papers linking the thread as well.

Too bad about all the b:mad: thats also included in that thread.

Well done to Danny and PPrune for becoming a defact informational source.