DocAndersen
Well, another day in paradise. I suspect overall when we consider the condition of the Virily site; things aren’t rosy. The “sky is falling” posters should quickly follow this post. There will, after this post be some Virily is down posts or as I like to call them “the sky is falling” posts. The things don’t work posts. So I would devote my technology column space today to a more rationale post. Yes, the site is having an issue. The issues appear to be focused on upvotes and comments. New posts (as of this morning) allow you to comment. The checkbox (GDPR related perhaps) has returned. Either that means the admins had to restore from an older copy of the site, or, that the checkbox is back. Comments, and replies to older posts (those without the checkbox, don’t work currently. Please note they don’t work is as of 7 am EDT US.
I was able to post, so that is good! I was able to open old posts and share those which is good. The reality of comments, however, is that ongoing conversations are limited. Interesting, I am curious as to what the Virily community has to say. I like starting the day knowing what people are thinking. It helps me get focused in the morning. I had been average between 100 and 120 comments per day, so it was strange today to wake up to one new comment.
Update: You can now reply to old posts and old comments. This was as of 7:03 US EDT.
The reality of the internet is that it isn’t the power company. We know, from time to time, the power company has blackouts. Someone driving along the road loses control of their car or truck and takes out a telephone pole (they are called telephone poles, but MOST of the wires on that pole are for the power company). The result of that collision is a power outage. The internet is the same. You have to do the same troubleshooting you would do in the event of lost power.
- Start with your computer. The easy way, check other websites. Are they working?
- If yes, then check your connection to Virily. End your browser session and open up a new browser session. Do is it now?
- If no, try another browser (using chrome, try edge or IE and so on) Does it work?
- If the last one is No then most likely the site is down.
It is ok to be frustrated. It is ok to voice that frustration. Just let the world know when things are fixed!
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Question of
Is virily down for you right now?
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Yes
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No
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Will you follow the trouble shooting steps above?
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Yes
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No
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Do you smile when things don’t work?
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Yes
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No
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Do you always remember the human?
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Yes
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No
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did you have more than 1 comment on virily this morning?
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Yes
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No
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Thank you for sharing tips. I’ll take them for granted. If I say right, I’m not burdensome when a web page does not work. I immediately find another job or take a break.
Yo are most welcome, it is important to try to be fair at all times!
I do not tolerate dishonesty well. I understand that everyone sometimes has problems, so the website also has problems. I’m trying to tolerate this.
I agree it is important to be the same no matter what you are doing! Be honest, first with yourself, then always with others.
I will remain as I am – honest. Although this sincerity sometimes “bit me a bit” but I do not burden myself with this. I have a clear conscience and that’s why I can live more easily ?.
actually, considering fb and instagram were entirely down yesterday, virily did better than they did. I wonder if they were all off for the same reason…
Now that is an interesting question Alex, I suspect that since Virily uses Facebook as one of its login methods, that in fact thee may have been an impact.
The Facebook issue was something I forgot!
it could be a coincidence, but…
It probably did cause them (the admins) issues. Of course, they don’t get credit for someone else’s failure.
if they don’t tell us what is going wrong or how they mean to fix it then they can’t get any credit but will somehow end up with the blame
They actually communicated on Facebook, but didn’t mention the FB outage as part of the problem.
they did? I am going to go read it…
🙂 They do from time to time reply on the FB group.
any word on why they reverted to this version?
Crickets.
Sorry, but anything past that is speculation.
it is really just idle curiosity on my end
I am having a dance with Virily the same dance I had with FB yesterday. I call it the buck and back cha-cha. I get a bit forward, then I get pushed back, then I have to wait at least several minutes and finally, I have been able to comment and to post. I don’t know what is going to happen when I try to post today just praying for good luck.
FB was down hard for logins. Alex (see comment above) pointed out that they may have been connected. Virily supports Facebook ID logins.
ooh waoo nice amazing gadget sir!
So the picture had nothing to do with this post. It isn’t very nice to comment on something that isn’t relevant to the post.
Once I failed to find the reply box yesterday, I immediately opened the site and logged in through another browser, when all showed the same reaction, I realized that something was happening…
I periodically do a “reload current page” notification or the last post to see if the system has improved. Once I saw a new notification, I immediately checked the situation by opening anyone’s new post. However, after this update, the situation is still quite quiet… I still can’t upgrade to any post.
I think something happened to the site but I don’t have enough access to say more than “something isn’t working right.”
My experience in FB is not paradise as well but I find that it is up to us whether we let every little thing irritates us or not. When FB prevents me from posting or commenting or do anything to influence the movement of my posts organically (that means I do not avail of their paid promotional boost), I simply go and take a break. And I guess, your guess is right that Virily reverted back to some old version because the waiver tick box is back too.
I can see that – the reality of paid “advertising isn’t that it is paid, nor is it that it always works. Every author has to find their audience (mine is here on Virily)