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Old 26-Nov-2006, 12:20
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If all goes to plan, we will be upgrading our server to a new and more powerful machine this evening. Our hosts have agreed to perform the upgrade and 03:00 tonight (I'm guessing that is GMT). We do not expect...

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That went rather smoothly. I didn't feel a thing
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And there's a good reason for that. Due to a technical hitch they will need to do it tonight instead.
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Old 27-Nov-2006, 20:42
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Some people have reported problems with posts disappearing. This is a side-effect of moving to new servers. Please bear with us during the next couple of days, and sorry for any inconvenience caused.
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I am informed that the site upgrade has now been completed. I am currently checking things over and making sure that everything is working well again.
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I am having a problem. When I click submit post I get a blank screen.
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Testing testing
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Testing testing
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Default Re: Server Upgrade, Downtime Predicted

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I am having a problem. When I click submit post I get a blank screen.

Me, too.
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Not any more- it's fixed.
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