Comments on: Getting a “read only” message? http://blog.pbwiki.com/2008/05/08/getting-a-read-only-message/ The official blog of PBwiki Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:33:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: PFR http://blog.pbwiki.com/2008/05/08/getting-a-read-only-message/#comment-125622 PFR Fri, 09 May 2008 09:49:29 +0000 http://blog.pbwiki.com/?p=431#comment-125622 thanks for fixing it. be good to have some description of why it went wrong and what steps are in place to stop it happening again. Also some sort of better ETA predictor for fixes and releases (perhaps a release manager role might be good for the company) as a lot of predictions are quite vague / or non existent. The answer to a lot of questions seems to be "we are working on it, we cant give you an ETA but we'll let you know on the blog when it is fixed/that feature is available etc.." eg. still waiting for 1.0 to 2.0 upgrade and have no idea when you are going to roll out how to do this. You must have some idea of timescales for things.... some grand plan....? thanks for fixing it. be good to have some description of why it went wrong and what steps are in place to stop it happening again. Also some sort of better ETA predictor for fixes and releases (perhaps a release manager role might be good for the company) as a lot of predictions are quite vague / or non existent. The answer to a lot of questions seems to be “we are working on it, we cant give you an ETA but we’ll let you know on the blog when it is fixed/that feature is available etc..”
eg. still waiting for 1.0 to 2.0 upgrade and have no idea when you are going to roll out how to do this. You must have some idea of timescales for things…. some grand plan….?

]]> By: Ramit Sethi (PBwiki Team) http://blog.pbwiki.com/2008/05/08/getting-a-read-only-message/#comment-125612 Ramit Sethi (PBwiki Team) Fri, 09 May 2008 08:49:02 +0000 http://blog.pbwiki.com/?p=431#comment-125612 Hi all, thanks for being patient. We've restored access to all wikis. All pages should be verified and correct. We'll be monitoring these comments if you have other questions, so please let us know. Hi all, thanks for being patient. We’ve restored access to all wikis. All pages should be verified and correct. We’ll be monitoring these comments if you have other questions, so please let us know.

]]> By: MHD http://blog.pbwiki.com/2008/05/08/getting-a-read-only-message/#comment-125606 MHD Fri, 09 May 2008 08:30:36 +0000 http://blog.pbwiki.com/?p=431#comment-125606 I agreed with some of the above posts that the "read-only" message is slightly misleading. It gives the impression that there is a possibility to see our wikis, but not edit them. In fact, we can neither read nor edit our wiki. I would suggest to change this message, but of course please first fix the access to our wikis :-) Here is a link to a time zone map where you can check what 04am pacific time corresponds to in your time zone (I'm in Europe, for example). Good luck fixing whatever is broken! I agreed with some of the above posts that the “read-only” message is slightly misleading. It gives the impression that there is a possibility to see our wikis, but not edit them. In fact, we can neither read nor edit our wiki. I would suggest to change this message, but of course please first fix the access to our wikis :-)

Here is a link to a time zone map where you can check what 04am pacific time corresponds to in your time zone (I’m in Europe, for example).

Good luck fixing whatever is broken!

]]> By: fixedd http://blog.pbwiki.com/2008/05/08/getting-a-read-only-message/#comment-125603 fixedd Fri, 09 May 2008 08:18:21 +0000 http://blog.pbwiki.com/?p=431#comment-125603 > Anything new to report? You mean like it being 15 min after they said it should be available and it isn't? I wish people wouldn't give arbitrary times. I mean... I can feel their pain, I'm a software developer that occasionally has problems too. However, I don't state deadlines I can't meet... if I don't know how long something will take I tell people it'll be done when it's done. This is why we run simulations. > Anything new to report?

You mean like it being 15 min after they said it should be available and it isn’t? I wish people wouldn’t give arbitrary times. I mean… I can feel their pain, I’m a software developer that occasionally has problems too. However, I don’t state deadlines I can’t meet… if I don’t know how long something will take I tell people it’ll be done when it’s done. This is why we run simulations.

]]> By: Christine Rosalia http://blog.pbwiki.com/2008/05/08/getting-a-read-only-message/#comment-125601 Christine Rosalia Fri, 09 May 2008 08:13:35 +0000 http://blog.pbwiki.com/?p=431#comment-125601 Anything new to report? Anything new to report?

]]> By: Ramit Sethi http://blog.pbwiki.com/2008/05/08/getting-a-read-only-message/#comment-125587 Ramit Sethi Fri, 09 May 2008 07:21:56 +0000 http://blog.pbwiki.com/?p=431#comment-125587 Sure, I just emailed you. Hope it helps. Sure, I just emailed you. Hope it helps.

]]> By: Bee http://blog.pbwiki.com/2008/05/08/getting-a-read-only-message/#comment-125584 Bee Fri, 09 May 2008 07:18:58 +0000 http://blog.pbwiki.com/?p=431#comment-125584 This is the Netherlands (Groningen) here: It is 9.20 AM at the moment (Amsterdam/Groningen time). How much longer is the work going to take? Please give an estimate, cheers, Bee This is the Netherlands (Groningen) here:

It is 9.20 AM at the moment (Amsterdam/Groningen time).
How much longer is the work going to take?

Please give an estimate,

cheers,

Bee

]]> By: Bun http://blog.pbwiki.com/2008/05/08/getting-a-read-only-message/#comment-125581 Bun Fri, 09 May 2008 07:15:32 +0000 http://blog.pbwiki.com/?p=431#comment-125581 Thanks Ramit, I'll assume you're serious and please kindly email me. My writing is lost :'( BTW, you might want to know this is a post made in Hong Kong -- and this is 15:15 here now :) Thanks Ramit, I’ll assume you’re serious and please kindly email me. My writing is lost :’(
BTW, you might want to know this is a post made in Hong Kong — and this is 15:15 here now :)

]]> By: Ramit Sethi http://blog.pbwiki.com/2008/05/08/getting-a-read-only-message/#comment-125579 Ramit Sethi Fri, 09 May 2008 07:10:14 +0000 http://blog.pbwiki.com/?p=431#comment-125579 Bun, of course I will...but I'm not sure my writing can convince her better than yours : ) Bun, of course I will…but I’m not sure my writing can convince her better than yours : )

]]> By: Bun http://blog.pbwiki.com/2008/05/08/getting-a-read-only-message/#comment-125576 Bun Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:51 +0000 http://blog.pbwiki.com/?p=431#comment-125576 I appreciated the effort you all made to this pbwiki site. Unfortunately I was writing up something there to cheer my girlfriend ( :-$ ) up as I did something stupid..... and when I tried to save -- I got the "so hungry..." message. I'm afraid those long paragraph I wrote would have been lost in the universe. cry. Ramit, would you be willing to write personal note on behalf of pbwiki so that she'd know what I was experiencing was rare..... Thanks! I appreciated the effort you all made to this pbwiki site.

Unfortunately I was writing up something there to cheer my girlfriend ( :-$ ) up as I did something stupid….. and when I tried to save — I got the “so hungry…” message. I’m afraid those long paragraph I wrote would have been lost in the universe. cry. Ramit, would you be willing to write personal note on behalf of pbwiki so that she’d know what I was experiencing was rare….. Thanks!

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