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Title: 502 Bad Gateway -> bitcointalk.org
Post by: roslinpl on February 05, 2014, 08:51:42 PM
From about an hour or so I see this almost every time I try to open any thread.

or when I try to reply or do anything (it was realy hard to post that message :D)
:)

Mods, are there any moderation works in progress or you have an attack of crazy kids with DDoS gun? :)

Anyone else have same problem now?


Title: Re: 502 Bad Gateway -> bitcointalk.org
Post by: rmines on February 05, 2014, 09:02:14 PM
Experiencing same problem here.


Title: Re: 502 Bad Gateway -> bitcointalk.org
Post by: Gazza1 on February 05, 2014, 09:02:23 PM
I've been getting this too for the last hour or so

Please fix.


Title: Re: 502 Bad Gateway -> bitcointalk.org
Post by: h3rlihy on February 05, 2014, 09:07:20 PM
Yeah I've been getting this too and it's a damn pain.


Title: Re: 502 Bad Gateway -> bitcointalk.org
Post by: pietje on February 05, 2014, 09:14:41 PM
Yea got it too.
I had it a month ago alot too, then it stopped and now its back.
Pretty annoying..


Title: Re: 502 Bad Gateway -> bitcointalk.org
Post by: roslinpl on February 06, 2014, 12:00:56 AM
Yea got it too.
I had it a month ago alot too, then it stopped and now its back.
Pretty annoying..

yeah. Someone was attacking, thats what it looks like. But seems working now. Isnt?

Mods can you tell us something more about those problems?


Title: Re: 502 Bad Gateway -> bitcointalk.org
Post by: ejhuff on February 06, 2014, 02:44:43 AM
Max Keiser says it's all his fault.  (See also http://www.nasdaq.com/article/the-next-altcoin-to-hit-20-million-cm323873 (http://www.nasdaq.com/article/the-next-altcoin-to-hit-20-million-cm323873)).

Quote
http://www.reddit.com/r/maxcoinproject/comments/1x4m4w/maxcoin_launch_official_statement/ (http://www.reddit.com/r/maxcoinproject/comments/1x4m4w/maxcoin_launch_official_statement/)

We're postponing the launch of MaxCoin by 24 hours after today's events. The new launch time will be 7.30PM GMT Thursday, 24 hours after original launch.

To keep you guys in the loop, here's our thought process for this decision.

After we prepped our ANN for [Suspicious link removed] 7.30PM GMT launch the site crashed under heavy load for around 10 minutes. The MaxCoin site crashed simultaneously for a similar time. This happened a few more times before it came to our attention that a stable launch from BitcoinTalk would not be possible.

While preparing alternative options for launch (the launch channels will now be via Reddit, Twitter and MaxCoin.co.uk) one of our prepared pool operators withdrew their support claiming they were uncertain they would be able to support the load of miners.

We are uncomfortable launching without two stable pools, not to mention doing so in the midst of confusion between a last minute launch location switch and large traffic spikes. With these three issues combined, we have made the decision to delay the launch until this infrastructure is better established and the news is able to spread about the new sites to participate in the launch from.

Our apologies to everyone that this inconveniences, we're as disappointed as you, but feel this is the correct way to proceed under the circumstances. It is our hope that by postponing and making sure this is done properly we will achieve a more stable debut than by gritting our teeth and crossing our fingers through an already chaotic launch.

To avoid similar issues, we will be distributing the software from tomorrow morning (GMT) under password protected archives so it is possible to download these throughout the day, both via official site download and torrents, assuring everybody has access to the files in time for the launch. All guides will be available in advance and mining will begin upon password announcement.

The screenshots and claims of advance mining are of course fake, one reason we must move to more stable announce channels is to ensure everybody is able to have a fair chance to mine from the commence of the network.

Thanks for your patience, and sorry once again.