Is Fluther wonky for anyone else?

I’m actually a bit shocked you managed to ask a question.

If this reply is anything like my last one it is going to take me five minutes to get it to go through.

But yeah, server problems. They are aware of it.

Yes, see this question: http://fluther.com/191572/is-fluther-acting-funny-peculiar-today/

I’m trying to see if I can figure it out, and Ben has been contacted.

It’s pretty much down, yes. @Mariah is working hard to fix it, and I’m trying to find other ways of reaching Ben. We don’t know why this is happening yet.

Interestingly the mobile site works for me but the desktop site doesn’t.

Yes, mobile version seems ok.

Wonking on and off for me today on desktop browser.

Mobile version works fine for some reason but desktop is not.

Working better, but I am unable to give a GA.

^^^Actually, I gave some GA via my iPhone.

Update: It looks like we’re under some sort of attack. Ben has tried to restart the servers but so far, nothing helps. It may be a while. Sit tight.

Desktop version is working for me but slowly.

Desktop slow, spotty.
6.15.16
7 a.m.
Some things, like GA seem to register with the site, even if they don’t show up on-screen.
I check in every few hours.
Trying to hold my place where this all began. i.e. keeping a4u current from days ago.

45 minutes later…better much!
I’m opening and answering some questions on my desktop.

Maybe if you hit a sweet spot and you’re the only one trying to access, you get through? Immediately after this post I got 500 error on the Yarnlady celebration Q.

As of Wednesday morning, 10 a.m. EST, still slow and still getting some error messages. Very annoying.

43 minutes behind @jca I’m not having a a huge amount of trouble.
I’ve posted and revised answers without seeing an error or spending 10 minutes.

Edit: ^^^ edit failed. 500 error

testing

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edit test… is this a good sign?

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edit! that’s the best it’s been in days… crossing fingers and eyes

9:33 am PDT Getting the internal error message constantly for the last 36 hours or more, sometimes hitting the back button will bring me back to the page but if this reply posts it will be a miracle. Under siege ey?

^omg..it worked but not holding my breath. haha

Oh, hell. Go ahead and hold your breath, @Coloma!

I’ve been trying to access the site since yesterday. The desktop version isn’t working for me, keep getting the “internal server error” page whenever I try to visit through Google Chrome.
But the mobile version is the only thing that’s working at the moment. Strange as the desktop version won’t work on my phone either. Hope it gets sorted out soon, the mobile version isn’t my favourite. Thank you to the mods and engineers trying to fix the problem!

Does anyone care that I am now turning blue? lol

I’m only checking in every few hours, maybe. I can’t take the frustration anymore. haha

I’ve been on training this week and taking the train to get there so have had lots of time and no Fluther!

If you started yellow and you’ve turned blue, let us know just before red, and you can stop Waiting to Exhale, @Coloma.

I’ve tried to ask a question, and Fluther will not let me.

Does everyone know that if you hover near the “Flag as” symbol you get the time stamp?

http://i.fluther.com/

Thanks, @Stinley

This format is unacceptable, like drinking mouthwash instead of champagne. I am addicted to Fluther but not that addicted. haha

Fine, @stinkybreath @Coloma!

I’m giving up for a few days.

So…we’ve found (part of) the problem: It looks like we’re suddenly getting tons of traffic from different search engines, more than we can handle. We don’t know why. Our techies have blocked the search engine requests, but it will take another twenty hours or so for that to work – if it works at all. So…check in on June 18th, around noon (PDT). We are not dead yet.

Weird

Seems to be working but still slowly.

I’m able to use the desktop mode. Still slower than usual but that’s an improvement.

Yes, same here, still slow but improved.

Pollyanna silver lining observation: The spammers have been unable to post since Monday night.

@zenvelo Haha, yes, good observation and silver lining.

They didn’t post because they were busy overloading the site :p

Another update: Things are still far from perfect. We may actually be completely down again soon, the techies are tweaking some things. However, some good news for a change: Ben is looking into some real changes, so when things get better, they should get much better.

Thanks, @longgone!

<Having wild fantasies about what the new Fluther will look like>

^ It won’t look different. The hope is that it’ll work better.

I can’t seem to ask questions… it won’t let me go further than the ask a question button… :’(

@MilkyWay lots of people are having that problem right now. Until we fix it, you should be able to ask questions from the mobile site at i.fluther.com.

Yup!
That’s what I was going to say, @MilkyWay.
I had to use mobile to ask a question this morning. I admit, however, it took me forever – there’s no preview and I had to write the question and then rewrite, reword and correct it on my desktop.