alex28 Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 * In order to clarify some of your questions... * Addic7ed being down is not (no, really, it`s not!) an April Fools Day. * We have nothing in common with TVSubtitles (except they get all our subs.. but that's another story). I decided to shut down the website because, as you noticed lately the browsing quality decreased. Few were able to browse and even fewer were able to download. There was a vast majority that couldn't access the website due to big loading times or different errors. You may say waiting to load is better than nothing... but it's not (imo at least). We grew in both page views and content (for those that really want to know technical details out database became too large and well, the code is a mess... you know where that leads to ). The solution i'm working on proves to be way faster (and well, resource friendly). It is just a temporary solution in order to get the website up and running fast. For those that said about us lying regarding this matter (and other hate mail / messages i got) my advice is to go look for your subs in another place. In the end we do this for fun and for the people that care about us. Think this will clear most of the things. There is no coming back date but it may take a while (don't expect we'll be back tomorrow, but we won't be back in May either). Not much to say, i'll keep you updated when important things happen. Oh, and big thanks to all your happy thoughts, hang in there addic7s! Changing the world. One subtitle at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KArkhon Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Like I said before, if you need some technical assistance, I may be able to help, I'm not much of an expert, but I've built a few websites. Also, have you thought about making a temporary website (just for new releases) if the downtime is going to be long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex28 Posted April 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Got that suggestion before... but no, not really. I started working on the version we'll use in February.. but due to some IRL problems i had to abandon the project for a while... so half of it it's already done. Changing the world. One subtitle at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJackson Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Take your time, who know what is all about, will have patience till addic7ed will be back "on line" . Anyway, if you need some help, just ask and i'm sure you will get it. The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do! IMPORTANT LINK: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulielciu Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Thank you for what you've done so far. Be sure that we support you, morally Cheers, P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robiscool Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Hi, I have been a visitor of the site for only a short period of time but I felt that I had to let you know that the work you do for the subtitles is outstanding. I am hearing impaired so I cannot watch the TV without subtitles. I love that the subtitles are available so quickly and I really cannot thank you enough for improving my TV experience. I really hope you are back up soon, I can understand it might take a while but if it was not for your website and the people who submitted subtitles I would be very stuck and would not be able to watch TV. Thank you for the service you provide, the subtitles your members send in and I wish you the best of luck for the future. I know I would be more than happy to donate to the cause Again, My biggest thanks for the English Hearing Impaired Subtitles :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kargor Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 The solution i'm working on proves to be way faster (and well, resource friendly). It is just a temporary solution in order to get the website up and running fast. You might want to watch your Tech Support guy, though --- I'm pretty sure he's just pretending to work. Take a closer look at the computer he's supposed to be servicing --- it looks pretty empty to me. Seems he's not half as smart as he thinks he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex28 Posted April 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Well.. never trust cats! Changing the world. One subtitle at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcb Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 got almost all tv subs that i after, very thank you for what you guys have done really hope that the site will up soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takebackthecake Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 I don't know your architecture, but there are some relatively easy things you could do to ease the load on the server(s): 1. Use a PHP accelerator like XCache and gain >100% in processing power 2. Serve the static files through lighttpd or similar 3. Check the MySQL slow query log and benchmark common queries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerviel Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Well as a fan and supporter of Addic7ed, you know I'll be hanging around waiting patiently until you get the site back up and running. If there's anything I can do to help, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggumdk Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Sad news. Loved your site and awfull to learn that it will be down for a considerable amount of time. I wish you the best of luck and thanks for all the great subtitles this community gave me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeybunny Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 No one said it's gonna be "down for a considerable amount of time". We're doing all we can to be back really really soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggumdk Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Don't get me wrong honneybunny, I know you're doning all you can to get back as soon as possible. I may have misread the initial post by Alex and I apologize if my post was poorly phrased. Look forward to this site going open again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeybunny Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 I know, don't worry, i was just reassuring you it's not gonna take too long before we're back :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulielciu Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Just came up with a theory about what happen with addic7ed.com . Here it goes: The United States of America did not like what they saw. They have repetitively seen more internet users using the site www.addic7ed.com that www.usa.gov , and they decided to attack addic7ed's server to make sure that would not happen. That's why we had troubles using the site before it went down for good. You may wonder who completed the job... That's a very good question. Well, the Russians were already watching addic7ed and the USA. When they saw the USA attacking addic7ed's server, this happen: I know. I was shocked too. THE USA AND THE RUSSIANS ALLIED TO TAKE DOWN ADDIC7ED! Unbelievable! But form the shadows of the night, raised For those who don't know who those are, those are alex28 and honneybunny. You might see how muscular HB is. Do you believe that the USA and Russia has a chance. Nope. 0 chances to victory. Addic7ed will rise back! I can tell that! It's just a matter of time. PS: I hope this will not offend anyone. I was just bored. This is just fiction! Please do not hold this against me ever! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex28 Posted April 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Changing the world. One subtitle at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foaman Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 It's like the world of tv shows stopped or something, my cousin came to me today and was going crazy about how addi7ed has been down for a couple of days, he said, how the hell am I supposed to watch tv shows without subtitles??? lol I forced him to start watching them without subtitles till addic7ed is back !! True story :P Life? What life? I have no life .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulielciu Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 neah Looks real to me ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex28 Posted April 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 It's like the world of tv shows stopped or something, my cousin came to me today and was going crazy about how addi7ed has been down for a couple of days, he said, how the hell am I supposed to watch tv shows without subtitles??? lol I forced him to start watching them without subtitles till addic7ed is back !! True story you could have send him to subscene.. i know you use subscene more than addic7ed... yeah i remember! Changing the world. One subtitle at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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