work on it! But grateful that you are !

Best of luck in getting to the bottom of the problem!

We will hang in!

And all the other amazing stuff you folks do!

Wishing you some speedy luck in your troubleshooting!

But at least we're still here and appreciate all your efforts to keep DU accessible during this important and stressful time. Thank you for all you do, and Elad too!

did, of course, have flashbacks to 2016. But we are breathing a bit easier now, confident that whatever this issue is, it can be dealt with.

We hope you two can get at least some sleep tonight!

made; I can help pay Democratic Underground's bills, too.

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So your beloveds and any kids sleep well tonight

May it be so

Amen

I will keep my own traffic down.

Thanks for everything guys.

The site will be essentially replaced by an information page explaining the situation. We'll also post information on our Facebook page. And we'll send out an email to anyone who is on our mailing list. If you receive our weekly "Last Week In Review" email, then you're on the mailing list. If you aren't on the mailing list but would like to be, you can sign up on our Contact page.

Signed up! Go on Threads?? That would be awesome!

Always been my choice for the best news aggregator on the internet.

Stuff happens. Whatevs. If DU functions, the nation functions.

Donating a little bit more now. Totally worth it.

and placed back on an even keel, soonest.

Could the database be under attack to copy the names of members for magat reasons?

Trying to get the user database as a probably stand-in for Harris voters.

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None of us can live without DU.
Especially this coming week!

Thank you, EarlG and Elad, for all you do for us.

You and Elad are the best!

And deepest gratitude to you guys for all you do for us, for Democrats, and for DEMOCRACY. You keep us sane (as much as possible anyhow). We love ya. ❤️

Now, this may sound silly, but have you checked how the scripts are handling multiple calls to data in a record? Mind you, I'm very rusty with this, but I do remember that as having been an issue for me in the past with a massive db.

This old star member really needs this site, especially these days so thank you, thank you and good luck fixing the fuckery.

Your efforts are appreciated.

I will refrain from posting data hungry posts if it will help.

Appreciate all you do to keep us informed daily, this is the calm place in the storm.

Thank you very much for this site and your hard work!!

Remember the year we were hacked at the election time? Bummer.

I just became a Star member. This forum is DEFINITELY worth it. Hopefully others will do the same. GOTV everyone! And thank you Admins! 💙💙💙

I just wonder if the multitude of podcasts and videos now being posted are overwhelming the system. It has become a forest, especially in GD.

No one here was surprised, at the time. Didn't take long to guess why it happened.

If this works to improve our chances of staying connected, you've undoubtedly saved everyone's sanity!

Good luck to us all! Thank you.

Thanks for having our back!

May have to do it again.

🫡 Elad & EarlG 🫡

I would be happy to donate.

I would say "enable 10 new star memberships for people who want them but can't afford it" but I do not want to add to the traffic issues if they are currently part of the problem.

However, it's sounding like y'all could use some boost - and I'd hate to see a redux of 2016 on the site. So - need help? ASK.

encouragingly,
Bright

I'm relieved it isn't looking like a hack. I need this place on Tuesday.

Seems to be Okay for now. Really pleased. tjaks a Ks times..

took turns? Or limited their screen time? I shut the DU window yesterday, and had to try 2 times to get back on. I'm willing to look at the DU page on fb, or just take a break.

so whatever it takes to stay open, thank you!

I have DU loaded on my phone, iPad, desktop, laptop, etc.

Maybe if star members close the browser or tab / quit sessions on all devices but one at a time that would help?

We've completely restricted access so that only Star Members can access DU, but the site is still lagging. There aren't really any more band aids that can be applied -- the goal now is to try to fix the problem so that we can get the whole site back online and running as normal.

To be completely clear, this problem is not being caused by expected high traffic -- we knew that traffic would be significantly higher throughout the election period, and we expected our servers to be able to handle the load. That said, it wouldn't be a surprise if we had to restrict access on election night itself, just because the increase in traffic could potentially be overwhelming -- but aside from that, there should be no issues with the way the site is performing.

What we didn't expect was this database glitch, which we now have to resolve. I don't think there's any way to realistically reduce traffic any further in a way that would significantly improve things -- we just have to get the bug fixed, and unfortunately we'll have to kind of hobble along while that's happening.

I very much appreciate all of you working your butts off to keep this site up and running....especially at this time of year. Working in IT I know the challenges and unexpected issues that can crop up.

Kudos to you and the entire DU team!

Will be thinking of you both.

I never realized how addicted I was to this site until it went down for more than 6 hours! Immediately had to become a star member!

Have been here since 2004, just not a prolific poster at all, but I love to see what is being discussed and seeing different perspectives. I guess in some ways I like to see there are many people with the same concerns as me it feels like a community.

Bravo, for the work you and the rest of DU's cyber gurus do to address potential and real issues, due to whatever. This is a wonderful democratic community and website. DU is my go to site to get informed about what is going on in our country, because it is trustworthy and referenced when news is posted.

Thank you all, for making DU a great site.

Because it hasn't happened yet. It sounds like a thorny problem. Hang in there, you're awesome! 😊

It does have its perks besides helping out the site that's been home for 22 years.

Besides I like Stars💙