What needs to be done to get the search funtion working again?

[Jpjr]

(and if this has been answered i don't know because the 'search' is down

do we have to pay for more bandwidth? i would be willing to chip in. this is getting really burdensome. i know just about all of my questions have been answered here already!!!

 

[Blk03SVTCobra]

Originally posted by Jpjr
(and if this has been answered i don't know because the 'search' is down

do we have to pay for more bandwidth? i would be willing to chip in. this is getting really burdensome. i know just about all of my questions have been answered here already!!!

I also would be willing to chip in a donation of whatever to make this site faster. During periods of high usage, this site CRAWLS...

I also would like to see the feature that emails you when someone responds to a thread you're subscribed to or when you're PMed, return to functionality. As well as being able to add more than juts 2 people to your buddy list.

I'm sure the mods are on the job :thumbsup:

 

[demonspeed]

It would also be nice to search so the competition can learn what's going on :read:

 

[CobraBob]

Be patient folks. The site owner is well aware of the situation and is working on a resolution. The issue of donations has come up many times but he has never taken that step. So it would seem donations are not the issue. It might very well be a technical issue they are trying to resolve. I honestly don't know. But Steve did say that he was working on it.

Edit: I know it's a problem/annoyance right now. Hopefully Steve will find a permanent solution soon. ;-)

 

[n2fords2003]

That and the slow load times at night is why I mostly post at Modularfords.com :nonono:

 

[fubu795]

I'd throw in a couple bucks.....

 

[larryc7777]

That is one advantage of dysfunctional sleep habits. At 3:00 AM the site is smokin'. Still no search but no delay either.:rockon:

 

[FireRed04Vert]

Originally posted by CobraBob
Be patient folks. The site owner is well aware of the situation and is working on a resolution. The issue of donations has come up many times but he has never taken that step. So it would seem donations are not the issue. It might very well be a technical issue they are trying to resolve. I honestly don't know. But Steve did say that he was working on it.

Edit: I know it's a problem/annoyance right now. Hopefully Steve will find a permanent solution soon. ;-)

Thanks for the update Bob. Everyone needs to see this. Quite honestly, it wouldn't hurt to have Steve put out a note on this so we know he's working on it.

Could be worse...it could be Paypal! What do you think that fiasco cost them???

 

[CobraBob]

Originally posted by FireRed04Vert
Thanks for the update Bob. Everyone needs to see this. Quite honestly, it wouldn't hurt to have Steve put out a note on this so we know he's working on it.

Could be worse...it could be Paypal! What do you think that fiasco cost them???

I haven't heard much about the PayPal fiasco, but it must have hurt a lot of people. It didn't hurt me very much personally. PayPal is great, but when you depend too much on one service and that service goes down, KABOOM!

 

[03SonicSnake]

What happened with Paypal??

 

[Dana]

Originally posted by CobraBob
Be patient folks. The site owner is well aware of the situation and is working on a resolution. The issue of donations has come up many times but he has never taken that step. So it would seem donations are not the issue. It might very well be a technical issue they are trying to resolve. I honestly don't know. But Steve did say that he was working on it.

Edit: I know it's a problem/annoyance right now. Hopefully Steve will find a permanent solution soon. ;-)

Bob,
I hate to be negative, but it has been broke for about a year (give or take a month or 2) now. I think in that time a solution could have/ should have been found, if one intended to find a solution...

And as you said, the owner is aware of it and I know solutions have been proposed to him.

What's up Steve?
Dana

 

[CobraBob]

I hear ya Dana. Like I said, let's hope Steve finds a permanent solution soon.

 

[EatonEggbeater]

If he's not taking donations, we could all buy a t shirt instead...

 

[FireRed04Vert]

Originally posted by 03SonicSnake
What happened with Paypal??

I believe it was last Friday night, Paypal (and I am convinced eBay) updated their software. All their pre-testing had gone smooth as silk. The first few hours were flawless. Then....it started getting busy and things came to a grinding halt. People couldn't pay or receive money. My understanding is that if you had money in an account there, you were ok. But if you used a credit card to pay, there were serious problems. If you go to Paypal, there are updates. It looks like most issues are now resolved, but that had to be a nightmare for them. At the same time, I noticed a change in the way eBay signs you on. Furthermore, I now have to disable my Norton Internet Protection in order to use it. They did something with their security.

BY THE WAY GUYS!!! BEWARE!!!! Last Friday I received an email from eBay stating that I needed to go in and update my account information. They claimed it was part of their security updating. Well guess what?? It was sent to an email account of mine that is NOT registered with eBay!!! It was fraud!!! The email contained eBay's logo and was an EXACT duplicate of legitimate emails I have received from eBay in the past. I passed the email on to eBay and immediately changed my password.

 

[BBriBro]

Originally posted by larryc7777
That is one advantage of dysfunctional sleep habits. At 3:00 AM the site is smokin'. Still no search but no delay either.:rockon:

RIght, so why is search disabled then too? It says only "during high server loads" but I think it's disabled 24/7

 

[03DOHC]

not terminator related. moving thread.

 

[SID297]

Guys, I own the site now and I have a soln. The soln involves a new srver, which is twice as expensive per month as the one we're currently using, and software upgrades. In order for these changes to go smoothly it will take both time and money. Rest assure that I am working on it.

 

[HISSMAN]

We need a vendor drive. We need more sponsors. I am trying my best to find more to help this site become all that it should be, and so is Sid. Everyone just hang tight. We are going through some growing pains right now, but soon it will all be worth it.

 

[DetroitDice]

if you want t shirts i can make them say The search feature is disabled during times of high server load. I am sorry for the inconvenience. with an svt performance logo on them =)