Scary Forum Message

spartak · July 19, 2002, 13:55

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The server is too busy at the moment or the maximum number of guests have been exceeded. Please try again in a few minutes.

Does this mean the 'poly curse has returned?

Apocalypse · July 19, 2002, 14:06

I get this every now and then. It is more active right now at least in part to the patch.

spartak · July 19, 2002, 16:12

What does in part to the patch mean?

Apocalypse · July 19, 2002, 16:19

The new Civ3 patch.

spartak · July 19, 2002, 17:28

Ah, that probably explains the extra server load.

Apocalypse · July 19, 2002, 17:34

I wonder if Mark ever feels sad about things like this?

Hopefully not. Didn't hurt me at SidGames.

Caesar the Great · July 19, 2002, 19:22

stupid good for nothing civ3... wasting our precious preciuos time

DarkCloud · July 19, 2002, 19:30

I think it happens with over 350-450 guests. At least taht's when IT happens to me.

DanQ · July 19, 2002, 23:45

If you see that message, just try again anywhere from 30 seconds to a few minutes. It simply means at that particular second that you sent your connection request the forum database had reached its peak and was denying your request at that instant so as to not overload.

In that regard, it could be fine but a few seconds later or before... no reason to panic, but appreciate your bringing it to our attention.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

Iskandar Reza · July 20, 2002, 00:19

By guest does that mean guest or members or just anyone accessing the site?

DarkCloud · July 20, 2002, 15:03

It differs on which page.

If it's on the forums main, then it's everyone accessing.

If it's on the main apoly page, It's everyone in the forums (including members)

-Thanks dan

spartak · July 20, 2002, 15:18

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Originally posted by Apocalypse Didn't hurt me at SidGames.

Are you Kunal Shah?

Apocalypse · July 20, 2002, 15:21

No, Will Moeller. I'm the guy who created the Alpha Centauri Nexus, which at the height of SMAC popularity recieved more traffic than Apolyton's FBAC.

I have spoken to Kunal on the phone though. He is busy with his girl friend now or something.

spartak · July 20, 2002, 15:24

Something?

Thanks for the quick reply.

Apocalypse · July 20, 2002, 15:26

Well the report about his gf is months old.

MarkG · July 20, 2002, 15:57

the message is the default one, covering both cases. there is currently no limit on the amount of guests browsing the forums. therefore, the message means that the server is too busy

spartak · July 21, 2002, 10:04

Ah, I imagine the patch is being a little bandwidth consuming.

Out of curiousity - what is the maximum bandwidth of the server?

Solver · July 21, 2002, 10:15

Kunal Shah is being mentioned much too often now

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Markos, is the server going back to normal now? I've also been seeing the messages yesterday, damn the Civ 3 patch.

spartak · July 21, 2002, 10:30

What do you have against Whistler?

Solver · July 21, 2002, 11:23

A lot. I've been lucky at least to speak with Apoc about where he currently is.

Oh, and I'm veru curious if Markos had contacts with Kunal.

MarkG · July 21, 2002, 13:51

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if Markos had contacts with Kunal

after the end of sidgames i have no contact with kunal

Solver · July 21, 2002, 14:03

And before? Oh Markos, you also spoke to him? I guess we met before I joined Apolyton

.

MarkG · July 21, 2002, 14:08

of course i was often in contact with him, on site/community matters....

Solver · July 21, 2002, 14:11

Poor Markos! If you mail me your address, I'll send you a 500 $ check, to compensate your losses. It must have been tough.

Jon Miller · July 21, 2002, 14:52

I had losses
I had losses

(who is Kunal?)

Jon Miller

spartak · July 21, 2002, 15:15

Kunal Shah aka Whistler ran Sidgames.

An immature and somehwta dictatorial figfure who makes Markos' attitute towards threads about Macedoni and hairy Greeks look positively placid. IIRC he had something of a Nazi fetish and was desparate to get into the drawers of TotKG. Played a lot of favourites and was the taregt of choice for ACOL before sidgames self combusted and the attention passed towards 'Poly.

In retrospect I can see whay Solver has issues with Mr Shah. I shouldn't have asked - the connection was obvious with alittle thought.

Solver - I apologise if I brought up any unpleasant memories or thoughts because I didn't thionk before asking the question.

Apocalypse · July 21, 2002, 15:30

He just had a short fuse at times. He had a nack for sucking up when it was important to. And despite what some believe, the relationship between ACS and SidGames wasn't bad. Mark and Dan were banned a few times, but just temporarily. Kunal did have a plan of annexing Apolyton once Gamestats went down.

spartak · July 21, 2002, 15:50

Its quite hard to imagine Dan ever doing anything to justify getting banned.

Jon Miller · July 21, 2002, 16:00

TotKG?

I guess we should be glad that are Mods are as stealth as they are (sometimes MarkG is not very stealthy though)

DanQ is ultra stealthy thoguh

I think I wandered over to SidGames for a total of 10 minutes one day

Jon Miller

Apocalypse · July 21, 2002, 16:13

I don't remember if Dan actually did something. It might have been Mark doing something and Dan getting banned along with him.