DocAndersen
I won’t chase my tail today about the reality of sites like Virily. I will say when views go down, and revenue goes down. I talked the other day about the reality of Virily being built on a WordPress frame or a WordPress template. I also talked about the application having three if not more, distinct, and unique components.
- The front end, or what shares the Virily with your browser
- Process or logic layer, where you can posts, templates or comments and interact with any of those on the site
- Backend this is the overall storage of the site and login information for users.
- It should be noted that all posts that are available online are stored by Virily. It does appear that some older posts are no longer available.
Each of these layers is housed in a set of servers and storage arrays. If this is an application built in a cloud provider than each layer is a VM or Virtual Machine. If this is physical hardware, then based on how infrequently it goes down (it hasn’t been down the past 13 days, just not at full capacity.)
The code that provides us with the templates and the submission process is included in the process layer and is presented in the web layer of the application. In both cases, the process layer and the front end call upon the backend for information. Is this a valid user is one call that the front end makes to the backend.
I am telling everyone this because Virily is a pretty complex application. It isn’t something that you make in an afternoon in your first programming class. If it were, there were 1000 Virilys in production today. It takes time, effort and ultimately passion!
I always try to remember the Reddit rule, REMEMBER THE HUMAN!
Simply put it means what you say to a person should be the same regardless of online or in person.
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Question of
do you like the rule remember the human?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
No one can make you angry, right?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
is it rude to use the phrase “the likes of you?” when talking to someone?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
I know understanding Virily doesn’t help the issues, but at least we are aware, right?>
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Yes
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No
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Question of
My new goal is read 30 posts or more per day. Do you have a goal?
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Yes
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No
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Q: do you like the rule remember the human?
Yes (13 votes) – 100%
Q: No one can make you angry, right?
Yes (8 votes) – 57%
No (6 votes) – 43%
Q: is it rude to use the phrase “the likes of you?” when talking to someone?
Yes (8 votes) – 67%
No (4 votes) – 33%
Q: I know understanding Virily doesn’t help the issues, but at least we are aware, right?>
Yes (15 votes) – 100%
Q: My new goal is read 30 posts or more per day. Do you have a goal?
Yes (8 votes) – 53%
No (7 votes) – 47%
I wish I could read 30 a day. Sometimes, it’s difficult for me to just get on here. It is frustrating when your post does not go up. I have two blogs and two other sites that I am trying to get back to and I am hoping to get back into freelancing again.
the 30 was my goal – not meant as a challenge!
we have to do what we can do.
Thanks for sharing the helpful info. I understand all this but I still get angry at times and wonder “why me”. I have no goal in terms of how many posts I will read. It depends on the time and mood (unfortunately occasionally I am not “collected” to read and comment).
it was and is my personal goal. 🙂 I was simply throwing it out to let people know I am going to try and read more.
I do understand the frustration, but it isn’t just you. It sadly is many people. I have a new theory as to what is happening. I am not sharing it now as I try to figure out more facts to go with the guesses.
Yes, I realize I’m not alone. But every once in a while there is another “bad moment” but there are fewer. I kind of came to terms with that.
i am glad you’ve come to terms. Sorry you had to!
Life always brings us new obstacles that we must overcome.
the path to excellence at times wanders past the door of frustration.
Excellent post, Scott. Very clearly explained, even for the likes of me (haha, I can say that when it’s about me, though 🙂 ) And thanks especially for the timely reminder to remember the human, and to keep our tone civil. In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
I would be honored to be the likes of you Norman!
😀 😀 😀 And I would give a lot to be as consistently kind and calm as you are, my friend.
*blushing*
I would like to thank the academy, my wife.
sorry that is my someday academy award speech.
Thanks Norman!
I absolutely agree with you!
Thanks Georgi! That means a lot to me!
This post makes perfect sense, thanks so much Doc, I will try and read 30 posts a day.
I would like to be able to use that website I have…FASO…..It hasn’t worked for me and I had a problem with it and even the person trying to help me from that site had differculty..
Anyway if I can some how align the use of that with Virily somehow…I am not sure …I will do my best to try and make it pay for itself or I may have to ditch FASO
I use virily for publication and then copy the posts over to my blog (on wordpress) if that helps.
Not sure what FASO is.
I use FASO as my website, as it is for many artists… Unfortunately I have to pay for that…I beginning to wonder how I can improve the use of it.
So if I search for Pam Moresby and FASO would I find your site?
Thanks Doc, it is pamelamoresby.com
However, I have yet got to work on that site..
My name though is Pamela Julian..
i just looked at the site! I would probably not have a picture of myself on a site like that (security reasons).
But the idea is solid!
I can see a lot of interesting things you could do to make it more active!
Thanks Doc, I would like to have a look at that option.
Alex has a catalog (Alex Ledante) of his artwork on his site.
I think, based on some of the amazing stuff you have done –
I would start off with a personal note,
(hi my name is Pam) like you have but I would lead with one of your pictures that you’ve created.
I would then offer a catalog of images, based on the types of things you have done in the past.
The other option is to look at Patreon a web site for people to back and support your art…
I admire your consistency, handsome man! Your sense of fairness is exemplary.
My goal now is to read as many posts as possible depending on the time available.
Thank you for your kind words. I decided i needed to read more and help others as much as possible.
I also really want to help, so I visit a lot of friends who might need help even though I don’t know exactly who they are as a whole.
My goal is to make time to visit Virily as much as possible.
I am going to do 30 a day as a personal goal, to help the community as well, But I won’t be doing 30 a day forever, just until we stabilize.
Wow! Previously I thought you always attend 30 days a month here, Doc.
i miss days on occasion and 3 last week!
It seems like it’s just an exception because it only happens once or twice…
i think, that not missing often, is why my wife said Maine was computer free. Ie no computer for me!!!!
It was great! Your wife only wants to be alone with you while in Maine.
yes. She wanted us to relax and get away!
I am back, or trying to come back, and not to just Virily but to blogging. I really wish I could do 30 a day, I try to get as many as possible as well as share my own for outside views on many social media sites.
My excuse is I work three jobs, although I can run most of it from home, some days its just hard to work from waking till going to sleep. And working from home puts me in isolation so I tend to mylot for the “people time” and blog for the when ever the people does comment.
Does any of that make sense?
it all makes sense to me, it was my goal not a recommendation for others!
What a great beer are you having!! Is it your secret to write so much???
LOL, he let the secret out, now we know.
shhh
my secret cannot get out!
We will be quiet. Do not worry.
🙂 too late it is now out in the wild!
Beer and conversation is a great place to start thinking!
it was read – I do not write 30 posts a day!
and no, the beer was on vacation when I wasn’t writing :-0
Thanks, nice “frosty” you have there, mister “Dynamo reader you. Cool post as usual Doc.
thanks – trying to increase the number I read to help other authors get more!
I am reading my max now and am not keeping count, just watching the clock. When my times runs out I move on. It is all I can do at this point.
i thin,k you read well more than 30! I was actually trying to catch up to you!!!!
I try to comment as much as possible. I thank you for all your support.
of course – thank you for the support as well!!!
I do read twenty to twenty five posts each day, sometimes more. Right now I don’t have a goal for virily but I had for other sites. Maybe I will have one for the month of November.
I just decided with all the extra stuff going on right now that I would read more!
Oh my goodness! I laughed. I couldn’t answer one of your questions because I know I use it differently than most. I am proud to work with “the likes of you!” You are straight forward, to the point, fun, educated, willing to teach, happy to share, incredibly kind so yes, bring on everyone who are “the likes of you”.
sniff sniff
you made me blush and cry a little.
Thank you! You really made my day today!
Oh, I likes of you too.
thanks Andre, I appreciate you as well!!!
Oh my I think I seen his big head float by 🙂
sadly it has enough holes that the hot air just leaks out
OMG, what the goal!. I hardly post 2-3 posts, currently tried to post at least 4-5. That’s a great goal of yours.
He did say read. He didn’t say write!
can you imagine how many readers would flee Virily if I posted 30 times a day!!!
No, I believe that everyone here is hungry for your wisdom, senses of humor, sharing of the things most personals your family. I can only think of one person who would complain and only because I have only ever seen that person complain. lol – Dare you! Put 30 posts up on Christmas Day for us to read!
That sounds like a challenge! not sure I could do 30 posts.
it is read not write, write would be a massive undertaking!
That’s a good goal. I think I should make a goal like that as well, though I am not sure if I can make it every day.
I was a web developer, hence I can understand sometimes issues like this just happen, and it really takes time to figure out what’s wrong and find the solution. Those issues were not made intentionally, so I think it’s good not to get angry with the team. 🙂
I didn’t know some old posts were missing. My very first post, which was written 2 years ago, is still around. I learned to back up my posts after some sites closed down. 🙂
I do the same (backup) it appears that some older posts are gone (3 years plus).
It doesn’t do any good to get angry, there is no intent to harm.