*** DU will be down for an extended period of time starting Saturday 12/12 @ 8PM ET ***

[Skinner]

This discussion thread was locked by Skinner (a host of the Announcements group).

Our long-awaited DU server upgrade is finally happening this weekend. Elad and the other admins have been working hard the last few months to prepare to move the site into a new, cutting-edge web server -- just in time for the 2016 presidential campaign.

We have a massive amount of data we need to move over to the new server, and a long list of other things to do, so you should expect the site to be offline for an extended period of time. Downtime will begin at 8PM ET (5PM PT), and will likely continue through Sunday and possibly into Monday.

We have made every effort to make the transition as smooth as we can. But once the site is back online we will undoubtedly encounter some unexpected glitches and bugs. Hopefully they will be minor (fingers crossed). We want to thank you in advance for your patience, and for your help identifying any problems.

Skinner, EarlG, and Elad
DU Administrators

[liberal N proud]

1. See you on the other side

Good luck with the transition.

I know what your facing.

[uppityperson]

2. good luck and thanks for the notice

[erlewyne]

100. I second that

I peek at DU multiple times a day!!!

[freedom fighter jh]

110. I third it.

[catnhatnh]

3. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well OK-but I'll miss this place till you're back...

[Dawson Leery]

4. Thanks for letting us know.

We can always go to talkleft or Kos if we want to talk for the next few days.
I will be busy though.

[WillyT]

5. Thanks For The Heads-Up... What Are We To Take For Withdrawl Sympoms ???

Thank you for what you guys do.

[FrodosPet]

50. I have some ideas!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

6. Best of luck. I may have to drink heavily until the site is back up.

(kidding)

[Solly Mack]

7. OK, but which one of you is going to rock the rest of us to sleep at night?

[vt_native]

8. I'll try not to go crazy

What the hell will I do if I can't surf DU just to see what's going on?

[herding cats]

9. Thanks for letting us know, and do you mean 5PM PT, not ET?

8PM ET is 5PM PT, so I'm assuming that's what you meant.

I appreciate the server upgrade, and all the hard work involved in the process.

[Skinner]

31. Whoops. Thanks.

Fixed.

[theislander]

10. Is there a Democratic Underground page at Facebook?

[Bubzer]

81. Yes, here:

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=democratic%20underground

[brer cat]

11. Preempting lolcats

for a new server? You guys are really cold.

[Lochloosa]

39. Oh shit. That could get ugly.

[SheilaT]

59. Ohhh, how dare they?

The only reason I'm on DU is for lolcats!

Just kidding. Sorta.

[NastyRiffraff]

84. OMG OMG! The cats!

Whatever will I do on Sunday morning? Three things are absolutely necessary to my happiness on Sunday mornings: Coffee, a good bagel with smoked salmon cream cheese, and LOLCats!

Damn you, Skinner! (but good luck with the transition. I know the work that entails)

[OakCliffDem]

109. +1

[Scarsdale]

115. Early?

Could you post the cats ahead of this? I will miss them and I am not the only one!!

[OakCliffDem]

116. Your suggestion is well noted

However its effectiveness would be considerably enhanced if you directed it to the person who actually posts the LOL cats.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=147113

/ thank you from the powerless observation team /

[Stuart G]

12. Thanks for the notice..but???????????????????

Maybe I'll read a book....

[chervilant]

102. I just got Larry Niven's Ringworld

Talk about good timing!

[zeemike]

13. Oh no, a Sunday without LOLcats.

I hope you don't have a bunch of people with withdrawal symptoms.

[Still Sensible]

67. Maybe we'll see midday Saturday lolcats instead.... n/t

[jalan48]

14. Thanks for the heads up and thanks for all your work keeping the site up and running.

[sueh]

168. I 2nd that!

[likesmountains 52]

15. Thanks!

[darkangel218]

16. Damn..

Thank god for DI then

Good luck with the new server!!!!

On edit: DI will still be up, right??

[libdem4life]

34. What is DI? Obviously I'm missing something.

[cyberswede]

41. No, you're really not.

[darkangel218]

44. He is too.

Come over tomorrow night, its fun

[darkangel218]

42. Our sister website, Discussionist

[libdem4life]

65. Thanks. How do I get there...url? Now I'm intrigued.

[darkangel218]

72. Here:

http://www.discussionist.com/

But beware, you will find both Dems and Repubs and everything in between on DI. It is open to all political views

[libdem4life]

127. Thanks.

[liberalnarb]

179. Is DI run by the same good folks that run DU?

[Jim Lane]

17. Speaking of glitches: "Downtime will begin at 8PM ET (5PM ET)...."

I'll hazard a guess that what's meant is "Downtime will begin at 8PM ET (5PM PT)...."

[Skinner]

32. Fixed.

[BlueJazz]

18. You better be glad I'm not helping (Have an easy one...guys!)

[appalachiablue]

19. All the best with the transition, thanks for the heads up.

[yuiyoshida]

20. I wonder if we will see

a difference? Will DU be faster? New format changes? Sounds great anyway!

[GP6971]

21. I feel the withdrawal already settin in. n/t

[pinboy3niner]

22. Good luck! I'll just keep ringing the door buzzard until you answer.

[PasadenaTrudy]

52. lol, you couldn't resist! n/t

[redwitch]

57. You are naughty!

LOL

[Maynar]

71. Door buzzard?

Is that like a window vulture?

[pinboy3niner]

99. Pretty much, yes

This new classic DU thread will explain all. Enjoy! http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027423760

[Kilgore]

117. Thank You!

You made my morning, now off to Home Depot to get my door buzzard!!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

118. However, my guess is...

...the monkeys still control the cabana..."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018577487

[In_The_Wind]

163. Thank you!

[Maynar]

164. I did!

Fun thread!

[Renew Deal]

171. This is a serious matter!

[FSogol]

132. DUzy!

[magical thyme]

141. ...

[underpants]

143. I like to use threats

I've got some Nader 2000 bumperstickers that they'll never get off their cars

[Tom_Foolery]

146. Beaky says...

[Arugula Latte]

166. If a buzzard buzzes on DU when it's down, does it make a sound?

[Tom_Foolery]

169. Beaky says...

[Paka]

23. Heavy sigh...

Where am I to get my news? But thanks for the heads up so I can lay in supplies to help me get by.

[pintobean]

24. Everybody should head over to Discussionist.

The cons will flip out and jury duty should be a blast.

[PersonNumber503602]

82. That would be funny.

I haven't been over there much at all. Kinda got tired of it, but maybe....

[Flying Squirrel]

104. Just might have to do that. nt

[LuckyLib]

25. This could be tough. Thanks for the warning and all you do!

[meow2u3]

26. Best of luck on your server upgrade

Hoping DU4(?) will run even better.

[one_voice]

27. Good luck.

[Quackers]

28. I would hate to know how much a server for this site would cost.

At this rate, you probably have to have a dedicated cooling system just for the server.

[oldandhappy]

29. Thank you for telling us and best wishes for all your work

Hope all goes well

[Jesus Malverde]

30. Good luck!..nt

[LiberalElite]

33. WHAT???? AAAAACK!!! (Ok tks for notice)

Good Luck!

[Orrex]

35. Thanks, Obama.

[underpants]

133. Exactly

[Agschmid]

36. Good luck!

[l.o.o.s.e.e-2]

37. Thank You for the advance notice DU Administrators: Skinner, EarlG, and Elad

Will you comment: just a server upgrade, or a site revamp, or...?

Thank you for your attention and have a most productive weekend!

[Skinner]

43. Just a server upgrade.

The site itself will be unchanged.

[darkangel218]

54. DI will be fine, right?

[Skinner]

58. Yes. (nt)

[darkangel218]

61. Good deal :)

[l.o.o.s.e.e-2]

95. Thank you Skinner!

The site itself will be unchanged.

Thank you Skinner for your attention to my query and prompt reply on this Friday eve.

[annabanana]

38. OMG I can't breathe!

No DU all weekend?

Jeez.. I might have to actually talk to my kids... (shudder)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. Thanks for the heads-up and Good Luck!

[CottonBear]

45. Thanks for the advance notice & good luck.

Hope all goes smoothly.

I'm going to have DU withdrawal!

[Gothmog]

46. Good luck with the migration

[Cha]

47. Mahalo Skinner, EarlG, & Elad! Best Wishes for us all!

[KT2000]

48. thanks for the heads up

I'm afraid I would have gone into meltdown had it been a surprise.
Good luck - my niece always takes a sleeping bag when she has a "transition."

[Little_Wing]

49. vera lynn said it best

https://m.

[Kilgore]

122. It's your fault!

That I'm getting pizza and beer. Dr. Strangelove is on Amazon TV.

[SoapBox]

51. Good luck and....

Noooooooo...what am I going to do...my DU addiction!

[Thor_MN]

53. No Salmon Chanted Evening Post?

How will I know that it is Sunday?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

85. He stated on Facebook that he will post the LOLcats once the transition is done. n/t

[Thor_MN]

125. But, but, but no LOLcats Sunday morning could cause a rift in the Time-Space Continuum!!!

We could be adrift all day Sunday, with no time passing...

[rocktivity]

55. I hope this means we'll be able to use the search engine

to look up anything since 2003.


rocktivity

[Warren DeMontague]

56. Ah, the old "long-awaited server upgrade" bit, huh?

[onehandle]

60. Bullshit! We all know DU will be down due to UFO activity!

Stop covering up the truth!

[Aerows]

88. LOL onehandle!

I've always suspected the DU server is located in Area 51

[BainsBane]

91. Everyone knows it's the corporate-Clintonian conspiracy

silencing the revolution. The MSM is confiscating all Cheetos from convenience stores as well. Servers like polls are all part of the conspiracy of science. What more proof of neocon fascism do you need?

[treestar]

123. The nefarious nature of the oligarchs

should never be misunderestimated. This is to harm Bernie's chances!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

62. Let me know when I can post the LOLcats, please.

A Monday set will kick things off nicely.

I have DUers on FB who can pass the news along to me.

[dixiegrrrrl]

77. I don't think I can last thru the lolcat withdrawals, SCE

We will miss you....

[niyad]

159. as long as you can post by monday or tuesday. . . . . . (note to self: lay in LARGE supply of

chocolate and wine for the withdrawals!)

in the meantime, wishing you and crystal a very wonderful and peaceful weekend.

[Sissyk]

63. Congrats to you, Guys!

Looking forward to it; and thank you for all you do!

[Laffy Kat]

64. Has anyone seen my Xanax? nt

[SCVDem]

75. I'm looking at it!

Time to go to bed. Gulp!

[kath]

66. Crap! This means I will actually have to clean the house this weekend, and not just hang out on DU.

[JeffHead]

68. Thanks for the heads up. We all could use a break. nt

[workinclasszero]

69. Good deal

Hope it all comes out fine on the other side guys.

[dembotoz]

70. time to retire the commodore 64 ehhhhh

hear that apple 2e is pretty good

[-none]

80. The Apple IIe is a good machine.

I still have mine. Upgraded the CPU to 4 meg, with 1 meg of RAM memory and a time clock even. Sure makes Apple Works run better and faster.

[dembotoz]

139. i still have mine too...in a box in the basement

[mountain grammy]

73. I'll miss everyone. See you next week.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

74. Good thing it's this weekend. I have visitors coming next weekend I hope to avoid.

[Marie Marie]

76. Oh noes!! No DU? Cold Turkey? I miss you all already.

(Seriously, good luck with your transition. I will be eagerly awaiting your return.)

[redstateblues]

78. My wife will be elated.

She thinks I spend too much time on DU. I think she spends more time on Words With Friends

[Flying Squirrel]

105. Sorta like this?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018822239

[ismnotwasm]

79. Okey dokey

Good luck!

[DFW]

83. I board the plane back to Europe then

Good timing!

[laserhaas]

86. Bu ba bu buwaaaaaaahhhhh

snif,,,, sniff sniiiiifffffff

[Renew Deal]

87. That's it. It's over

[Renew Deal]

89. Will DU2 be imported into DU3? Will DU2 stay up during the outage?

[elleng]

90. Thanks, guys.

[Hekate]

92. Thanks in advance. We'll try to not go into withdrawal. See you on the other side!

[Hekate]

93. Serious question: Will my iPad stop crashing and crashing and crashing DU? Yours is the only site...

...at which I have this problem.

[TexasTowelie]

94. AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service

On Fri Dec 11, 2015, 11:46 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

*** DU will be down for an extended period of time starting Saturday 12/12 @ 8PM ET ***
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10134856

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

What's with these guys preempting Sunday LOLCats? Completely inappropriate, rude and over-the-top!

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Fri Dec 11, 2015, 11:46 PM, and the Jury voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: My Sunday is going to feel like Monday without LOLCats.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Chill dude. Breath the catnip in deeply.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: I agree this post is disruptive and rude. This is the ultimate transgression and the feline overlords will not approve.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: To the person that alerted. Get a life and get out of your mother's basement to play with your cat.
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: What is wrong with this person? I would do more than just hide this thread if I could--I'd sharpen my claws to scratch him.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: This will give me the long-awaited opportunity to get the cat fur out of my keyboard.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I'm going to use this break to buy some Windex and clean the paw prints from my touch-screen monitor.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.



I hope that the swap out for the new server goes well and I'm looking forward to the improved functionality at DU. Kudos to our administrators!

[Renew Deal]

155. I don't think I would have ever stopped laughing

If that post got hidden

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

96. The lolcats will take care of everything.

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

97. Fascinating !

Good luck with transition !

Gone fishing !

[Botany]

98. And who would not want one of these new servers?

[Backwoodsrider]

101. thanks for the heads up

and see everybody on the other side

[Flying Squirrel]

103. Unrec

[mylye2222]

106. Thanks for this announcement.

See you soon all on the new site!

[raccoon]

107. How could you do this to me? LOL nt

[mnhtnbb]

108. This will cut off the voting in the AUTUMN PHOTO CONTEST Finals

so PLEASE everyone vote BEFORE 8PM tonight, because
we will go with the totals as of then to announce winners
when DU comes back up!

[patricia92243]

111. Do you provide withdrawal meds? :) Days without DU - I'll need some serious therapy after this

traumatic event!



Look forward to the new DU. Thanks to you guys for all your hard work thru these many years.

[MarianJack]

112. Thanx for the heads up!

PEACE!

[NightWatcher]

113. Will the old version of DU be working or is that going down too?

I don't remember how to find it, but I remember it working after we upgraded last time.

[randome]

114. Some would complain even if the server upgrade wasn't happening. These kind of people.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Birds are territorial creatures.
The lyrics to the songbird's melodious trill go something like this:
"Stay out of my territory or I'll PECK YOUR GODDAMNED EYES OUT!"[/center][/font][hr]

[gademocrat7]

119. Thanks for the update.

[cynzke]

120. THANKS GUYS AND....

GOOD LUCK!

[still_one]

121. Thanks for the heads up. Really appreciate this site

[turbinetree]

124. Here is a robot that might be able to help.............................

[femmocrat]

126. Thank you, Administrators!

Sounds very exciting! Best of luck on the techie-stuff.

See you all on the other side!

[PotatoChip]

128. I hope it's not too late to ask, but...

Will we have to log back in when the upgrade is complete? And if so, what if some of us don't know our passwords, and have no way of retrieving them?

My password info is on an old email account that I closed out a long time ago.

TIA

[Skinner]

131. If you lost your password, you can use the password retrieval function

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=need_account_info&forgot=password

You need to know the Username and email address associated with the account.

[PotatoChip]

134. Ok, Thank you Skinner! (nt)

[retrowire]

129. good luck and thank you!

time for gaming.

who's playing star wars battlefront with me?!

[Hepburn]

130. Nooooooooooooooo.....!!!!!

I will have to shut down my computer and do household tasks!!!! Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

[greatauntoftriplets]

135. Best of luck with the transition.

I remember the sense of anticipation on July 6, 2003.

[MH1]

136. Oooooh, shiny new server!! I can't wait!

It looks so beautiful, all shiny and new, just waiting for DU to move in and re-arrange the furniture and hang some pictures ...

Good luck, can't wait to see the performance improvement.

But don't worry, we'll load it up again soon enough.

[bluedigger]

137. Any thought to donating the old servers to the Freepers?

Those rubber bands RimJob is using to keep his site up have to be on their last turn. In the spirit of the season (The War on Xmas) it's the least we could do.

[magical thyme]

144. you trying to put rimjob's hamsters out of work? in time for the holidays?

[bluedigger]

153. It's for Hamsterian reasons only.

Their health plan is the worst.

[underpants]

138. Read the Amazon reviews of the Hutzler 571 Banana slicer

link here

[LiberalLoner]

140. Looking forward to the upgrade! Hard to go without DU for even a day, though!

[hibbing]

142. Good luck team!

I'll miss the LBN where I have been parking myself lately.

Peace

[Generic Other]

145. OH MY GOD!

[Dont call me Shirley]

147. OH crap! What am I going to do with my time?!

[Baitball Blogger]

149. Is there a chance we will lose our data?

[ET Awful]

150. Good Lord what a pain for you :)

I've gone through major server/datacenter moves before (and very recently).

Good Luck!

And if you need any IT support. let me know

[MrWendel]

152. I guess I'll have to do something crazy like...

read a book or walk outside.

[lindysalsagal]

154. (In scottish accent) "But, captain! The engine canna take nomorra of this!"

"We'll have to eject the anti-matter warp core to prevent a plasma breach!"

"Dammit, Skinner. I'm a doctor, not an IT expert!"

[FourScore]

173. "Skinner, you have made a logical fallacy, which it would seem is rather common in humans."

[SandersDem]

156. bugs in the system?

aren't there already a few bugs in the system? Is this new server simply a ruse to eliminate the flies? Hrmmmmm?

I smell a conspiracy!!!

see below and oh, happy upgrading!

[Duval]

157. Appreciate the heads up, Skinner.

Doing the job takes time, and I hope it doesn't take too long, so you, EarlG and Elad can also enjoy some of the weekend!!

[Chemisse]

158. It's going to be really strange to not be able to get on DU for a couple of says.

Is DU2 still up? LOL.

[niyad]

160. it's going to be difficult to be without du during the transition. thank goodness for the christmas

parties this weekend!

seriously, thanks for the notice, and hope it all goes smoothly.

[NJCher]

161. I guess I'll work

My students might get their research papers back with a grade within 4 days. That would be unheard of.

The hardest part will be LOLcats. What to do! What to do!?!


Cher

[joanbarnes]

162. What about LOL Cats?

[lunatica]

165. I don't know if I can make it. Please hold me!

[Arugula Latte]

167. I hope to see you all on the other side. May we splash down and not fry.

[Richard D]

170. I just hope . . .

. . . Some earth shattering event doesn't take place at 8:01 EST.

[RKP5637]

172. Wow!!! You guys are great!!! I just know it will go well!!! n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

174. What if a big news story breaks out Sat night?

[Sedona]

175. Hope we don't miss an espisode of LOL Cats!

[BumRushDaShow]

176. Meanwhile, Rim Job's freepers are still chugging along on

their trusty 286.

Good luck with the upgrade guys!

[VOX]

177. Thanks and best of luck!

Your hard work is much appreciated...

[Geronimoe]

178. Sunday Lolcats

Will be missed!

[JudyM]

180. Good time for us to get out there and register voters! Thanks and good luck, guys! Nt

[Paulie]

181. Is it back up yet?

Is it back up yet?

Is it back up yet?

Is it back up yet?

Is it back up yet?

Is it back up yet?

Is it back up yet?

Is it back up yet?

Is it back up yet?

[Joe Shlabotnik]

182. aha

Its 8:02. I knew it was a hoax.