Something going on again with Ausbonsai
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Something going on again with Ausbonsai
When I looked about 4.00PM there was 4953 members in the Stats at the bottom of the page and ten new members and now there is 4935 and 5 new members in the last 24 hours and I was having a lot of trouble getting on to the website,anyone else noticing anything peculiar going on, or it it just my computer
Sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits.
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Re: Something going on again with Ausbonsai
I just rewound the counter so I can win Paul
I think we had another problem and the webmasters took us back to the last backup. I sure one of the alchemists will chime in with a proper explanation
I think we had another problem and the webmasters took us back to the last backup. I sure one of the alchemists will chime in with a proper explanation
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Re: Something going on again with Ausbonsai
Bougy some people will go to any lengths to win won`t they , maybe now I will have to make some more if we get a protest,maybe Steven will resign for sure this time, now when they all want one.
Last edited by Paul W on April 4th, 2013, 7:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Something going on again with Ausbonsai
I saw and reported some spam from at least one new member, so I expect not all the new members were legit.
Bonsai was meant to keep me away from the computer.
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Re: Something going on again with Ausbonsai
Our latest member was a Spammer do they count, well I suppose they can but do they.
Also yes I think we are have issues again as it takes forever to open a page.
I give up more often and just go away.
Then try again when all in the east are asleep still not very fast though.
Edit I need 35 by this time tomorrow.
Also yes I think we are have issues again as it takes forever to open a page.
I give up more often and just go away.
Then try again when all in the east are asleep still not very fast though.
Edit I need 35 by this time tomorrow.
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Re: Something going on again with Ausbonsai
Have the colours gone all Trippy?
It's too bad your in such a hurry cause the stories I could tell you, Bushels and baskets of stories, hole crates full of stories. But if you can spare a moment I will tell you one story.
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Re: Something going on again with Ausbonsai
Not having and haven't had any problems????
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Something going on again with Ausbonsai
G'day,
We were having an unprecedented amount of traffic from spam bots which would have been why the site was slow. Some of the bots were able to crack the CAPTCHA code at registration and were spamming us with ads for cheap kitchens etc. To stop the attack Gocny had to rewind the board and prune the bots.
He also changed the user registration questions. Hopefully that will be the end of it.
Regards,
Steven
We were having an unprecedented amount of traffic from spam bots which would have been why the site was slow. Some of the bots were able to crack the CAPTCHA code at registration and were spamming us with ads for cheap kitchens etc. To stop the attack Gocny had to rewind the board and prune the bots.
He also changed the user registration questions. Hopefully that will be the end of it.
Regards,
Steven
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Re: Something going on again with Ausbonsai
Yeah was wondering what was going on. Every now and again we get slow responses, and sometimes no response although he server responds to pings as normal.
Bloody spammers! give us all the shits!
Ken
Bloody spammers! give us all the shits!
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Re: Something going on again with Ausbonsai
Thank you gentlemen. A beer or two from all five thousand of us.....
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Re: Something going on again with Ausbonsai
They are ready Mr Pup,worked all night on them so all of us easterners are not asleep when you rich westerners are out and about, anything to keep you Guru`s happy.Pup wrote: Edit I need 35 by this time tomorrow.
I have got a bit more time to make some more, now that we lost a lot of phantom members.
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Re: Something going on again with Ausbonsai
The Numbers have changed again, I do not have a bloody chance last night Ineeded 35 now I need 59Paul W wrote:They are ready Mr Pup,worked all night on them so all of us easterners are not asleep when you rich westerners are out and about, anything to keep you Guru`s happy.Pup wrote: Edit I need 35 by this time tomorrow.
I have got a bit more time to make some more, now that we lost a lot of phantom members.
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Re: Something going on again with Ausbonsai
I still have trippy colours
It's too bad your in such a hurry cause the stories I could tell you, Bushels and baskets of stories, hole crates full of stories. But if you can spare a moment I will tell you one story.
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Re: Something going on again with Ausbonsai
Yeah Bretts,still not right,so slooow,getting timed out messages all the time, Pup aint the only one with problems.
And it was really good for a couple of weeks.
And it was really good for a couple of weeks.
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Re: Something going on again with Ausbonsai
Just trippy colours for me, it is very bright, only this site. I was thinking there was a way you view the site preference that maybe the kids had changed on me but could not find anything
It's too bad your in such a hurry cause the stories I could tell you, Bushels and baskets of stories, hole crates full of stories. But if you can spare a moment I will tell you one story.