A quick post to let all our regulars know what’s going on with the current update…
Hi Gang 🙂
You might be aware, with the current update we are doing a bit of a push, to get Karma running a bit faster. So, just to let you know what’s going on, in case you are sitting on the edge of your seat.
We have hit a small snag whilst upgrading our newsletter system – we were hoping it would take a few hours, we are now 2 weeks into it. It’s an important upgrade, so we will keep at it until, fingers crossed, we get it working. You might see the site offline here and there while we are working – don’t panic, just check back a bit later and it will probably be back online again.
Worst case scenario, we might need to roll back to using our old newsletter system, and taking the usual 3 months to get the newsletter out. Which would suck, but we can always try this upgrade again later – IF it doesn’t work this time of course.
It’s a small delay, and it’s monkeying with our “Getting Karma running faster” efforts – but provided we can get things working, and get the newsletter sent out faster than 3 months, we are still winning. I’ve been dreading this update since it went on the list – it’s got ‘pain in the ass’ written all over it.
To save having to make a full-page post like this, for minor network-related news, I’ve added a Network Status page – it’s under the ABOUT menu. I can stick quick snippets in there, in future, save clogging up the Blog.
Apologies to all our Alchemy guys, who all made it through the first stages only to hit this delay. Please speak to a Team Leader if you’re champing at the bit – and not forgetting that it’s summer, and the beach is always an option while you are waiting for me to get back on track.
On the positive side, the Update Countdown I put on the site a little while ago – that seemed to help a bit. We are already over 50% on both Project Grindhound and NeoPack 1, and we have not yet sent out any main newsletters. Fingers crossed that the new fast newsletter is the final ingredient we need to get things cooking.
Please sit tight, you know we have to deal with all kinds of obstacles in our work, and your patience is appreciated 🙂