What's it worth to you?

[Bogus1]

I think improvements are good. My concern isn't with down time; it's with the lack of notification that occurred prior to previous down times.

[SilverFox]

Hello Sasha,

Go for it...

If everything goes fine, we will be singing praises for your efforts...

If things get screwed up, that will give us something to complain about...

Tom

[mightysparrow]

I like the idea of integration. A few days downtime in the long run is no problem, in my view. Good luck!

m'sparrow

[EuroBeetle]

Do What You Gotta Do!

[picrthis]

DO IT. Shut er down for a few days, take your time, don't drive yourself crazy (i've worked networking, blech) and we'll still be here when you come back on. Hey, maybe we'll even go outside....in the DAYLIGHT! ahhhhhh

I agree if it's easier to fix by shutting it down for a few days and will make things better, I'd say go for it!

Good luck with what ever choice you make, I know it can't be easy.

Oh just do it, pull the plug and get 'er fixed

[Glen C]

Sasha, on my behalf please do whatever you need to make it work well for you, the mods and the members. If it takes a week, so be it. I am sure none of us will die from CPF withdrawal. I think everyone would be happy to see the end of the 'server busy' message.



ps If anyone does have a medical condition which needs constant CPF fixes, maybe they should post now

[Carabidae]

No biggie we can handle a few days without CPF. We're all survivalists, besides maybe we'll save a few bucks anyways.

[Beamhead]

Do What You Gotta Do!

Ditto, was there a problem with plan A? Or did you decide to implement a better plan?

Hopefully after downtime again there will be progress this time around.

Good luck.

[CM]

If it means several days downtime, I think it would be worth it.

If it's a gargantuous task, then forget about it.

[Lmtfi]

Follow your instinct and we will support you. Downtime is okay.

[Data]

Anything is worth it to keep the post count and registrations together!

Go for it!

Should we go and copy our last days worth of posts to our puters so we can put them back?


Cheers
Dave

[ICUDoc]

Take your time is better than lost posts, I think.
Thanks for maintaining this excellent forum.

[BVH]

Sasha, I'm with you last post 110%! Let's go with the full boat! The finished product will be well worth a couple days away.

[Atomic_Chicken]

Greetings!

I can do the no lost posts thing... but the down time would be a little longer... not a whole day.... but several hours at the least.

That would definitely be worth it - at least in my opinion.

Best wishes,
Bawko

[Gunner12]

A few days of down-time will be fine, we can all hang out at the EDC Forums and play with our lights.
Sasha for keeping this forum in good shape.

[MarNav1]

May as well do it Sasha, your gonna have to do it anyhow. We can commune through
PM or Email, THANKS!

[iamerror]

I don't think some downtime would be a big deal if it made CPF run better. Sounds good.

[Bimmerboy]

Agreed on doing the whole shebang... full integration, no lost posts, upgrade, etc. It'll be a tough wait, but a worthwhile one.

Triple good luck to ya', Sasha! BTW, what will the upgrade entail, VB only, or server as well?

[PoliceScannerMan]

Do it to it!

[jch79]

Go for it Sasha. It'll be worth it to have everything in sync.
john

[Lunal_Tic]

Shut it down for as long as it takes to get everything right. No point on wasting your time on a cobble job that you'll have to revisit over and over again. (What's that Murphy's Law variant, You never have time to do it right the first time but you always have time to do it over. Maybe we could just skip that second part. )

Good luck.
-LT

[diggdug13]

Sasha,

I really don't mind losing any post count as long as the forum runs stronger, faster and easier to navigate.

To me the post count is nothing but an indicator of how much time we've wasted online instead of out playing with our kids or the torches when it's dark. Holly Bat dooo dooo I've got 1850 posts... I've got to go outside and light up the sky... I've wasted too much time already..

again to emphasis... do whatever it takes sasha

doug

[depusm12]

Sasha

Just do it. It will be worth it, and I need to spend a little less time on the puter anyway.

[stonehenge69]

but the more I think on it... it is definately the RIGHT thing to do. Yup! I KNOW it is!

Go with your gut feeling.
Do what ever it takes, and take all the time necessary to do it, and to do it right.

We'll survive


Just my humble opinion.

[ADDICTED2LITE]

Just think, if it goes down for a couple days, it'll be like a BIG family reunion. Everyone will be looking to see whats new and what's for sale. We'll have what, 2 or 3 days of B/S/T to catch up on. The race will be on to see who gets the best deals.

[UKSFighter]

Do whatever it takes to do it right. We can all live without our fix for a few days.

Take care of yourself though and don't stress too much.

[hburner]

Do what you have to do Sasha, I really like this place and the happyness and freinds it has broguht me over the past 2-3 years is irreplaceable, CPF has given me alot- so do what ever is necessary to keep it alive and well, hburner!

[AFAustin]

Sasha, thanks for your efforts, and especially for the updates. I think we all appreciate knowing the latest on the operation-in-progress.

Integration + no lost posts sounds like the way to go.

As for the downtime, to echo another CPFer's comments, you're liable to get some thank you cards from our wives.

[revolvergeek]

A day or two of downtime would be worth it to get the two completely integrated. Do what's easiest for you, don't kill yourself rushing it. Most of the time it is better to bring everything down, set it straight and bring it back up slowly when doing a big server upgrade. We will survive a couple days, or a week even! :O

[joedm]

Just do it!!