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Why You May Have Fewer Posts & GAs

Posted July 08, 2014 7:07 AM by SavvyExacta

The team has been cleaning up CR4 a little bit. Your post and good answer totals may be lower because posts and comments from deleted threads are no longer counted. Sorry to those who were really impacted by this.

In other, good news, the site should be performing a little bit better!

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07/08/2014 7:25 AM

Will counselors be made available for those affected?
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07/08/2014 7:55 AM

What? This is not covered under the Affordable Healthcare Act?

This is even more depressing...
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07/09/2014 11:30 AM

This may help:

There. Your problems have been solved.
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07/09/2014 11:53 AM

No, your not depressed, because I know what best for you.

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07/08/2014 2:47 PM

Haven't seen any "cannot process form" messages today. Has this been fixed? Has the fix been fixed? The previous two or three days I was getting that message but the 'form' was processed anyway, unbeknownst to me. The recommended workaround is to copy and paste the post as a fresh reply. This workaround now results in duplicate entries.
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07/08/2014 2:57 PM

Ya just cain't lose fer winning.

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07/08/2014 5:29 PM

All I need to know is, what's the conversion rate for GAs to airline frequent flier miles, and how many do I need for a trip to Hawaii?

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07/08/2014 6:09 PM

You may not need to fly that far if your timing is right; just to Mexico.

Cross the border and by that time Homeland Security may end up flying you to Hawaii as all the other states will be full.
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07/08/2014 5:45 PM

Might have to make some more posts to retain my "guru" status!!

I note that some have "lost" thousands of posts.

"good work" to those that administer the site and your efforts to keep us all happy.

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07/08/2014 11:58 PM

Gone down the bath plughole?

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07/08/2014 7:11 PM

"who were really impacted by this"

I didn't sleep for 15.5 hours yesterday. Fortunately, after some liquid therapy, I was able to sleep through the night last night. I watched the kids swim.

I've come to grips with the awful loss and am ready to move on.

Now, if we could just do something about that OT count.......................
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07/08/2014 7:47 PM

Here, you can have mine.

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07/08/2014 7:59 PM

No thanks.

I've got enough.
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07/09/2014 8:02 AM

Oh, come on. OTs are like Jello... Ha.

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07/10/2014 8:31 AM

What's with the intervals of no access to CR4? Seems to be almost daily now; today from before 7:00 to after 12:00 (GMT).

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07/10/2014 10:01 AM

They are taking the system down to look for baba yaga's threads to delete?

Does seem a bit odd.
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07/10/2014 5:41 PM

Haven't heard about this...

If you experience specific problems, shoot an email to gs-cr4admin@ihs.com. Include the time and a copy if the error, if possible. I can ask someone to look at the logs to try to find out what's going on.
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07/10/2014 5:49 PM

The site just disappears, completely.

Click on the CR 4 icon and nothing happens. It doesn't even look for it.

It's happened most nights from 10pm to morning.

I posted about it the other day.

When I get home, I'll elaborate.
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07/10/2014 9:24 PM

It's the white screen of hyperspace.

It's the same place that 1/2 pair of old socks go when you try to wash them.
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07/10/2014 6:18 PM

Here ya go:

http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/96705#newcomments

http://cr4.globalspec.com/comment/1030454/Re-CR4-Vanishing-Into-The-Haboob

http://cr4.globalspec.com/comment/1030459/Re-CR4-Vanishing-Into-The-Haboob

http://cr4.globalspec.com/comment/1031173/Re-CR4-Vanishing-Into-The-Haboob

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07/13/2014 5:19 AM

No need to explain, I'm quite comfortable just knowing I have the most posts and GA's.

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07/13/2014 9:54 AM

You mean the undocumented GAs?

Sort of like the missing mass in the universe. :-)
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07/13/2014 9:59 AM

Having the most posts is a sure sign of a sick mind.

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07/15/2014 6:40 AM
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