lardiop Veteran Posted February 17, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2004 Okie... I gotta get this off my chest As one of the largest tech related forums/news outlets on the net, I can understand that Neowin must get hammered with traffic all the time. Recently though, not a day goes by where I will not see a bunch of "Server too busy, try again later" messages appear on my screen when trying to either read the headlines or post in the forums. This is getting super uber annoying. I totally realize that Neowin is Ad and PayPal supported, and I'm sure, also voluntarily suppported both financially and techniclally by a devoted bunch of Mods/Owners. I think I can say that the vast majority of hardcore 'Neowinites", the people like myself who visit this site religiously everyday would jump at the chance to become some sort of "premium" Neowin members, and enjoy a much more fast and stable Neowin experience. Even if a small fraction of the 40,000+ members gave, say $10 or $20 bucks a year, I'm sure that Neowin would be able to maintain a strong and stable Neowin for everyone, not just the few people who would shell out some cash. Maybe even give a few bucks to add the line "Member of the 'I support Neowin with $$$' Alliance" in their sigs, just anything to make the server a bit more stable. I'm not saying that imo Neowin should go private, not by any means. Neowin has proven itself to be a haven for n00bs and professionals alike searching for some free input or help on a tech related subjects. Anyways, just my 2 cents. Made me feel a bit better too after seeing around 20 pages come up with that server busy message in the last 10 minutes. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted February 17, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2004 Some ideas are fluctuating in the works about this matter :) Radish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lardiop Veteran Posted February 17, 2004 Author Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2004 Some ideas are fluctuating in the works about this matter Could you be a bit more specific Radish? Not being nosey or anything like that, just now I wont be able to sleep knowing that I could be a real bought and paid for member of Neowin! (If that's what you're referring to) :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted February 17, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2004 I can't say anything more :ninja: Radish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted February 17, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2004 aye. just something we have to deal with at times. go to real world then. it can be quite fun too. it will be taken care of soon enuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lardiop Veteran Posted February 17, 2004 Author Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2004 I can't say anything more Ahh! One of those "Mod/Owner Keep it all hush hush" things.... got ya ;) Nice to know something is coming up though... maybe that'll let me sleep through the night now :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 Lots of DOS attacks too! Why do they hate us??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshalus Veteran Posted February 17, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2004 Cause we're so good :D As said, things are under way to keep us up, however no amount of money or server resources in the world will keep even the most determined DDoS'er under control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted February 17, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2004 What I find crazy is we don't even know who is doing the DDOS and why? I mean, if you're trying to take the site offline, you should at least have a reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxBoy Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 What I find crazy is we don't even know who is doing the DDOS and why? I mean, if you're trying to take the site offline, you should at least have a reason... the reason usually is 'because they can' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted February 17, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2004 Well, there's some tricks in store which might make that "because they can't" ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkit Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 Its hasn't done that to me in like 3 days, but yes, it does suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlabot Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 A dedicated server for premium members only is an awesome idea. shouldn't have to be $20/month... more like $1/month or $5/year because each PREMIUM user wouldn't take up much bandwidth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 It's not a matter of bandwidth, its a matter of actually ordering and keeping the server up. Also a seperate server for premium's would just be stupid and too much work. If this idea did go ahead, it would probably mean getting another dual xeon box and linking it with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted February 17, 2004 Administrators Share Posted February 17, 2004 we plan to increase our current resources very soon by upgrading to an even better server. I won't say anymore than that because I can't tell you where/if and when it will take place yet but understand that we aren't allowing this to become another problem :) we still haven't decided on a member premuim thing yet, but we may not be able to rule it out in the near future purely because of current demand for neowin. I hope this answers your question lardiop :) Draconian Guppy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted February 17, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2004 that would be cool the pay thing. 5 bucks is liek what i spend walking out to my car in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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