mack Posted August 21 I gave it a restart. How is it now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smoggy Posted August 21 26 minutes ago, mack said: I gave it a restart. How is it now? Still slow. 1 Prydzopolis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edinburgh Posted August 21 Any slower and it'll be going backwards 1 2 JackDoff, Prydzopolis and Smoggy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smoggy Posted August 21 5 minutes ago, Edinburgh said: Any slower and it'll be going backwards This place powered by Mack on a fixed down bike? 3 JackDoff, wendybr and Prydzopolis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack Posted August 21 Okay, it looks like we have 1300 guests visiting the site. I have no idea why. That is probably causing the slowdown as the server load is giving me warnings. Edit - They are all coming from China I think. 1 1 Prydzopolis and Smoggy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smoggy Posted August 21 Just now, mack said: Okay, it looks like we have 1300 guests visiting the site. I have no idea why. That is probably causing the slowdown as the server load is giving me warnings. Yeah..I just noticed the guest spamming thing in the list..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack Posted August 21 I shut down the site for a while and about half the guests have gone home. 2 wendybr and Prydzopolis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonar Posted August 21 (edited) 47 minutes ago, mack said: Okay, it looks like we have 1300 guests visiting the site. I have no idea why. That is probably causing the slowdown as the server load is giving me warnings. Edit - They are all coming from China I think. A cyber attack courtesy of Evergrande or their fans in cahoots with Al Hilal..?....... Edited August 21 by sonar 7 SomeGuy1977, JackDoff, Unlimited and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smoggy Posted August 21 8 hours ago, mack said: Edit - They are all coming from China I think. The protests in Hong Kong are outrageous, and i for one welcome our Chinese overlords. 8 JackDoff, wendybr, teddies and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackDoff Posted August 22 3 hours ago, Erimus said: The protests in Hong Kong are outrageous, and i for one welcome our Chinese overlords. LOVE Fried rice! 4 Unlimited, sonar, Prydzopolis and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prydzopolis Posted August 22 Okay, which one of you were discussing the Hong Kong situation in the politics threads? Or who was the one that was dissing China? You’re to blame 12 hours ago, mack said: Okay, it looks like we have 1300 guests visiting the site. What purpose do you think that tasking 1300 bots to the site would have achieved? Or legitimately do you think they were visiting? Can you tell what they were doing? 1 2 wendybr, sonar and Smoggy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackDoff Posted August 22 Just now, Prydzopolis said: Okay, which one of you were discussing the Hong Kong situation in the politics threads? Or who was the one that was dissing China? You’re to blame What purpose do you think that tasking 1300 bots to the site would have achieved? Or legitimately do you think they were visiting? Can you tell what they were doing? I think they read my post about selling the house.... 1 4 teddies, Prydzopolis, wendybr and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack Posted August 22 37 minutes ago, Prydzopolis said: Okay, which one of you were discussing the Hong Kong situation in the politics threads? Or who was the one that was dissing China? You’re to blame What purpose do you think that tasking 1300 bots to the site would have achieved? Or legitimately do you think they were visiting? Can you tell what they were doing? The online user section will show what guests are doing if they are in the forum section or on certain other pages, but last night basically none of them were doing that, which makes me think they were simply loading the site and staying on the frontpage, or were loading it in a manner which wasn't browsing, just hitting the site. Might have been an attempted DDOS attack, might have been a misaimed botnet, or someone scanning the site using some other method. 3 1 wendybr, Smoggy, ZachMercer and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taurus Posted August 22 27 minutes ago, mack said: The online user section will show what guests are doing if they are in the forum section or on certain other pages, but last night basically none of them were doing that, which makes me think they were simply loading the site and staying on the frontpage, or were loading it in a manner which wasn't browsing, just hitting the site. Might have been an attempted DDOS attack, might have been a misaimed botnet, or someone scanning the site using some other method. The notoriously bias football media in Sydney, have attempted to hack the site from various points in China. You know it 4 wendybr, Prydzopolis, Edinburgh and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smoggy Posted August 22 2 hours ago, JackDoff said: I think they read my post about selling the house.... I think they all wanted to know about your TV situation. 5 Edinburgh, sonar, wendybr and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marron Posted August 22 华北是最好的中国 8 CaptainJess, Edinburgh, sonar and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edinburgh Posted August 22 1 hour ago, marron said: 华北是最好的中国 Couldn't have said it better myself. But I had to turn it sideways to read it! 1 wendybr reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonar Posted August 22 1 hour ago, Erimus said: I think they all wanted to know about your TV situation. It's the Aldi ones that gets them in......... 3 Prydzopolis, JackDoff and wendybr reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neverbloom Posted August 22 i want to throw my phone at a wall(home phone) just endless calls and all of them telemarketers, i have anxiety leave me alone 3 Prydzopolis, wendybr and sonar reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonar Posted August 22 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Neverbloom said: i want to throw my phone at a wall(home phone) just endless calls and all of them telemarketers, i have anxiety leave me alone It's getting really bad actually. My dad was telling me he is getting 8 or 9 a day. It's got to the stage where he won't answer the phone.....he lets it go to voicemail. So much for the no junk call register. Edited August 22 by sonar 7 Ossified, Prydzopolis, Edinburgh and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neverbloom Posted August 22 40 minutes ago, sonar said: It's getting really bad actually. My dad was telling me he is getting 8 or 9 a day. It's got to the stage where he won't answer the phone.....he lets it go to voicemail. So much for the no junk call register. i know what you mean at the end of the day its the scams i hate the most not because i am getting caught out but because i know others are getting caught out, i have counted at least 10 calls from telemarketers today even if the conversation is only for 10 seconds its exhausting with so many 1 Prydzopolis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wendybr Posted August 22 8 hours ago, mack said: Might have been an attempted DDOS attack, might have been a misaimed botnet, or someone scanning the site using some other method. Ahhhhh OK. Now I get it! 2 mack and Prydzopolis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wendybr Posted August 22 Actually - I hope I don't invite more trouble by posting that I've made my kids watch "Waltzing the Dragon" on iview for homework, and I'm currently devising a set of questions they will have to answer tomorrow. PS If you didn't catch it, "Waltzing the Dragon" was a great 2 part doco, which, in part, traced our very extensive history with Chinese immigrants. It contained some criticisms of modern China - but not of the people. 1 Prydzopolis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prydzopolis Posted August 22 2 hours ago, sonar said: It's getting really bad actually. My dad was telling me he is getting 8 or 9 a day. 2 hours ago, Neverbloom said: i have counted at least 10 calls from telemarketers today even if the conversation is only for 10 seconds Need to invest in a phone with answering machine in-built, you can screen the calls as they come in. 9.99/10 they never leave a message & can always pick up if you hear the voice of an actual caller at the other end. Do it, works well 2 sonar and Edinburgh reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unlimited Posted August 22 Hi WSF family, need some advice: So as you may know from the refereeing thread, I help officiate some games during weekends. I enjoy it and have been doing it for I think five years now. The last time I was involved in the grand finals was a few years ago and I remember refereeing an over 35s final and an All Age Ladies. That AAL game had one of the best goals I’d ever seen, so I have fond memories of that. I’ve just had a look at the appointments for the grand finals coming up and I’ve been assigned a low division kids final - still full field, but definitely not a 90 minute game. On the one hand, I’m happy to once again be involved in grand final day because it is a lot of fun and I have good memories of it. On the other hand, as someone who’s been doing this for like five years, I was hoping for... more, I suppose. For semis, I did referee some all age men’s matches. Like I didn’t have the best performance that weekend but I had the sniffles and I’ve done adult games all season. I dunno. Just feel a bit disappointed. Thoughts? 2 EmMac and Prydzopolis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edinburgh Posted August 22 7 minutes ago, Unlimited said: Hi WSF family, need some advice: So as you may know from the refereeing thread, I help officiate some games during weekends. I enjoy it and have been doing it for I think five years now. The last time I was involved in the grand finals was a few years ago and I remember refereeing an over 35s final and an All Age Ladies. That AAL game had one of the best goals I’d ever seen, so I have fond memories of that. I’ve just had a look at the appointments for the grand finals coming up and I’ve been assigned a low division kids final - still full field, but definitely not a 90 minute game. On the one hand, I’m happy to once again be involved in grand final day because it is a lot of fun and I have good memories of it. On the other hand, as someone who’s been doing this for like five years, I was hoping for... more, I suppose. For semis, I did referee some all age men’s matches. Like I didn’t have the best performance that weekend but I had the sniffles and I’ve done adult games all season. I dunno. Just feel a bit disappointed. Thoughts? I don't know how things work in the referee world - but that aside, my first thought is, rather than worry/wonder why you didn't get what you expected/hoped for, you should just ask why you missed out and develop your view from there. 2 wendybr and Prydzopolis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smoggy Posted August 22 I think the Chinese guests are back slowing the place down... 3 1 Prydzopolis, JackDoff, sonar and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edinburgh Posted August 22 @mack I was about to post the same thing 2 1 Prydzopolis, Smoggy and sonar reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wendybr Posted August 22 Working OK for me...unlike last night, when I just gave up! 1 Prydzopolis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unlimited Posted August 22 9 hours ago, Edinburgh said: I don't know how things work in the referee world - but that aside, my first thought is, rather than worry/wonder why you didn't get what you expected/hoped for, you should just ask why you missed out and develop your view from there. That’s good advice, thanks What I’ll do is wait to see who my fellow referees are. How it basically works is we are assigned a set of three games, from lowest age group to highest. The referees basically cycle through: one referee does the first centre and then does two lines, etc. so everyone gets a turn doing the centre. Problem is I got the first and most junior game. If I get there and the two others I’m assigned with are experienced and older referees then so be it. I have a feeling they are random first years and teenagers. 2 Edinburgh and Prydzopolis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
