AdyCarter Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 We've created a monster... a bandwidth monster! The site *might* vanish later this month until the start of Feb... hopefully it wont but we're skirting dangerously close to our bandwidth limit, and are kinda locked into a contract for a few more months so cant up it without nuts fees... I am looking at moving the whole thing to another server but that takes time and cash, so please be dont panic if the site goes a little wonky... *grumbles at 120,448 hits on average each day* Really never expected the site to take off this well, heck we're even mid front page on Google now... things are good and this place has grown beyond my wildest dreams, please bear with me during this little transitionary period until I get some uber server sorted... (apologies also for any PMs ive either not responded to, or sent short replies to, things are nuts here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halo11701 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I hope this site stays, I only joined in October! (Off topic: Hey Ady, do you have Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory? :tongue:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Would it help to delete some stuff? I know I have created threads asking for help on items that really do not add to the general good karma of the place. Also, I can clean out some of my old PMs. A little housecleaning can sometimes make a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdyCarter Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 nah that wouldnt really make much difference, its more the huge volume of traffic this place gets that is causing it, its a good problem though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgnrbrn316 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Yeah, who would have thought that we'd be getting too many visitors here. Take that AA Message boards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Is there anything at all we can do to help? I know you don't ask for them but maybe if a few of us donate some cash to the site would that help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivenom Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 If we all pitch in and only visit half as often as we normally do, maybe everything will be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Lets vote some people off the island. Er...I mean Multiverse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestlé Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 120,448 a day!?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgnrbrn316 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Lets vote some people off the island. Er...I mean Multiverse... I say we vote Timbo off, because all he does is sit around naked while the rest of us are trying to fashion a canoe out of a log of melted down minimates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdyCarter Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 120,448 a day!?!?!?! freakishly yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Lets vote some people off the island. Er...I mean Multiverse... I say we vote Timbo off, because all he does is sit around naked while the rest of us are trying to fashion a canoe out of a log of melted down minimates. It's true, I'm naked as I type this.... How does it feel that all I have to do is sit around in my birthday suit and you guys are working your asses off and I'm still still here LOL Back on topic, that's great "bad news" Ady, as everyone here says, let me know what I can do to help ( if anything.) T. p.s. Of course this thread creates more traffic itself and there for furthers the potential problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdyCarter Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 Lol by no means stop visisting, I dont want people to panic. This thread is more just a pre-emptive warning incase we vanish for the last day in January... our traffic has been steadily rising each month but its somehow taken me a little off guard... All will be fine, dont worry, last thing I want is threads getting removed or people stopping posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Just as an interesting aside, Minimates Central's bandwidth has been more this month than in any of the previous months last year. I guess the hobby is in an upswing finally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestlé Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Lets vote some people off the island. Er...I mean Multiverse... I say we vote Timbo off, because all he does is sit around naked while the rest of us are trying to fashion a canoe out of a log of melted down minimates. It's true, I'm naked as I type this.... How does it feel that all I have to do is sit around in my birthday suit and you guys are working your asses off and I'm still still here LOL Back on topic, that's great "bad news" Ady, as everyone here says, let me know what I can do to help ( if anything.) T. p.s. Of course this thread creates more traffic itself and there for furthers the potential problem LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Energy-Man Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 ahhh scary!!!!!! the population!!!!! TOO BIG ahhhHHH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Donster Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Well, apologies and congratulations Ady, your a hit and so is your site. Worse case scenerio, the forum goes down for a bit and we all hangout at Danny's place for a bit :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdyCarter Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 Looks like we'll hold out till the end of the month anyways. woo! Dannys right, it seems interest in the Minis is increasing massively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I think its all thanks to this exclusive photo of Ma Hunkel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappy Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 AAAAAAaaaahhhhhhhhhhh GOSH DARN YOU, Shanester! I visited the touring "Bodies Exhibition", watched all the splatter flicks I could rent, and helped muck out cages at the zoo and almost, almost erased that image from my mind. Stop re-posting it! Congratulations, Ady and Divebomb! I suspect being part of the Wave 16 reveal may have helped boost your standing? Now I'm off to find that "donate" button.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Racer Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Ironic don't you think... a site dedicated for small toys is getting too big for itself. I am glad to see this site grow, just in the little while I have been on here. I for one am happy to see this happening, so I don't get into a new hobby just as it fizzles out. That would really stink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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