Calander and Events Feature Disabled

[High_Beam]

Why?  Permanent?  Temporary?  Ouroboros Shenanigans?

[Troo]

 

 

Guessing a mistake?

 

[GM_GooglyMoogly]

  On 7/21/2024 at 5:43 PM, High_Beam said:

Why?  Permanent?  Temporary?  Ouroboros Shenanigans?

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Let's blame it on Ouroborus.

 

It's been a source of problems that leads to other website/forum problems.  The Powers-That-Be are reviewing options to see if the problems can be mitigated on our side or if we need third parties to make changes.

 

Since it's Ouroborus' fault, we have no idea when it might be fixed.  It might be fixed before we even know there's a problem and therefore, never had this conversation!   Time travel makes my head hurt.

 

Sorry for the loss of the calendar service.  I'll let you know more when I know more.

 

In the meantime, may I suggest to those that had calendared events to create a post on the appropriate server sub forum and add a reminder post as necessary for repeating events along with whatever new information might be relevant (like new leaders, strategies, times, etc.) 

Edited July 21, 2024 by GM_GooglyMoogly

[High_Beam]

  On 7/21/2024 at 8:09 PM, Tock said:

Also WST Calendar.  Here's a typed one I borrowed from someone else. 

 

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This is the biggest thing I use it for.  Thanks for the information @GM_GooglyMoogly and @Tock

[Snarky]

[FupDup]

Dream Doctor was right to want to destroy Ouroboros. 

[Mopery]

Where is Doctor Detroit in this, our hour of need?!

[Scarlet Shocker]

I hope the colander still works.

 

It'd be a strain to have both things fail at once

[Techwright]

  On 7/21/2024 at 7:05 PM, GM_GooglyMoogly said:

 

Let's blame it on Ouroborus.

 

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There was a Calendar and Events feature?  Why do I not remember that?

[Glacier Peak]

Another example of Mender Derek causing untold damage to the time stream. Now we can't even keep track of important dates or events.

 

Thanks @Mender Derek!

[High_Beam]

I warn you, I'm a chiropractor! I will use my skills negatively!

It's so cheesy but I loved that movie.

Edited July 21, 2024 by High_Beam

[Ravenplume]

  On 7/21/2024 at 7:05 PM, GM_GooglyMoogly said:

 

Let's blame it on Ouroborus.

 

It's been a source of problems that leads to other website/forum problems.  The Powers-That-Be are reviewing options to see if the problems can be mitigated on our side or if we need third parties to make changes.

 

Since it's Ouroborus' fault, we have no idea when it might be fixed.  It might be fixed before we even know there's a problem and therefore, never had this conversation!   Time travel makes my head hurt.

 

Sorry for the loss of the calendar service.  I'll let you know more when I know more.

 

In the meantime, may I suggest to those that had calendared events to create a post on the appropriate server sub forum and add a reminder post as necessary for repeating events along with whatever new information might be relevant (like new leaders, strategies, times, etc.) 

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It could also be a Nemesis plot.  But considering who is running Ourburritos...

[Glacier Peak]

  On 7/21/2024 at 11:37 PM, Ravenplume said:

Ourburritos

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Yum

[Ukase]

So, like many of you, I try to see what the weeklies are. I found this google doc link - shared by @Ura Hero. It seems to have the weeklies laid out for the next decade or so. Don't ask me where I found it, but here's the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15qwbS67DmKU6A7eaIVb2ghU10CpsFBsLjDd7PHo8dVs/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

[Oklahoman]

  On 7/21/2024 at 9:57 PM, Scarlet Shocker said:

I hope the colander still works.

 

It'd be a strain to have both things fail at once

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To be honest, I always thought the calendar's days were numbered.

[Oklahoman]

  On 7/22/2024 at 11:56 AM, Ukase said:

So, like many of you, I try to see what the weeklies are. I found this google doc link - shared by @Ura Hero. It seems to have the weeklies laid out for the next decade or so. Don't ask me where I found it, but here's the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15qwbS67DmKU6A7eaIVb2ghU10CpsFBsLjDd7PHo8dVs/edit?usp=sharing

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Cool, where'd you find that?

[Ukase]

  On 7/22/2024 at 2:07 PM, Oklahoman said:

where'd you find that?

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I'm glad you asked. I'm not telling you, but I'm glad you asked. lol

 

[DevoDog68]

These explanations are pretty week.

[Cipher]

Hey all,

 

Without getting into too much detail, the Events feature in the forum software, which includes the calendars, were a consistent issue for us with regards to website performance. The implementation for the calendars in particular is quite poor and the feature lacks sufficient controls for us to get it under control. We're currently evaluating what we want to do with it going forward, but at minimum it is likely that the calendars will only host staff-lead events and things like the WST schedule going forward.

 

Apologies for the inconvenience this causes for those of you who used the feature. We're open to suggestions on how we can help promote player-led events in another way.

[Oklahoman]

  On 7/23/2024 at 4:02 AM, Cipher said:

We're currently evaluating what we want to do with it going forward, but at minimum it is likely that the calendars will only host staff-lead events and things like the WST schedule going forward.

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I've said before that I don't like it when a staff-led costume contest on another server gets to send out an admin message across all channels ahead of the event while I'm trying to form my MSR or Hami or DFB or whatever. It seems to imply that staff-led events are inherently better/more important/etc. than community-led events. This feels to me like a further step in that same direction.

 

With all due appreciation to what staff do (seen and unseen), I would really rather see an "all or nothing" sort of calendar that places community-led and staff-led events on the same footing and gives them the same respect. I think if @Laucianna is running an all-Kheld MSR that deserves the same level of promotion as a costume contest on Indom. (No offense to 3 people playing on Indom.)

 

Edited July 23, 2024 by Oklahoman
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[GM_GooglyMoogly]

While I can certainly understand the frustration of losing the calendar and having Admin messages compete with your event, the reason we do the Everything everywhere all at once message is so that people can do a server transfer if they want to join the contest.  We've had complaints in the past from folks on other servers who would have gone had they known.

 

Whichever way we do it, people get upset.

[Laucianna]

  On 7/23/2024 at 3:45 PM, GM_GooglyMoogly said:

Whichever way we do it, people get upset.

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Truer words have never been spoken 😄

[Oklahoman]

Why is a costume contest on one server worthy of an everything, everywhere, all at once message, but a costume contest elsewhere is not? Is it just because of who is leading it?

[GM_GooglyMoogly]

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Why is a costume contest on one server worthy of an everything, everywhere, all at once message, but a costume contest elsewhere is not? Is it just because of who is leading it?

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And the prizes, and the guests, and . . . other reasons . . . 

 

Edited July 23, 2024 by GM_GooglyMoogly

[lemming]

  On 7/23/2024 at 6:55 PM, Oklahoman said:

Why is a costume contest on one server worthy of an everything, everywhere, all at once message, but a costume contest elsewhere is not? Is it just because of who is leading it?

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Those contests were also followed up by an event, etc...  And aren't that often?

 

I do think we need something for community events.  (Heck, maybe a global channel so other servers can subscribe and see.  I still see the Everlasting and Excel event channels for instance)