[JonDMiller]

Sorry for this. It's very disappointing.

The good news is that I believe I have identified a hosting company that can handle the traffic spikes we have here, as I have seen them handle such things with flying colors for a site I am very familiar with that has traffic like ours.

The bad news is that will not be able to be taken care of today.

I appreciate everyone thinking enough of this site to visit it each day, and I don't care the cost, I am going to find the right solution to these issues so we can minimize them going forward and also have a safe browsing experience at the same time.

Godaddy had taken care of the latter, but has failed on the former.

[AHawk1]

Hope you don't own a dog. The little fella could have had a tough morning.

[Hawke]

Terrible day for server probs, you must be ready to spit nails.

[JonDMiller]

Originally Posted by AHawk1

Hope you don't own a dog. The little fella could have had a tough morning.

I have already apologized to wife and daughter for my short fuse this morning. I hate that. I am slow to anger..but things like this, ppl doing what they say they can and will do and it not happening and I have no control over it at the present, that's lights me up quick.

[hawkeye12345]

Maybe you could do away with one of the 40 or so ads that pop up on every screen?

[Hawke]

The ads keep this a free site. The problem is with the hosting company.

[Hawkeye11en1]

Can't you get your money back from GoDaddy? I'm sure they were well aware of the traffic you have on this site and promised they could handle it...they obviously can't. I would ask for a full refund when you leave them!

[Maddog81]

I noticed the problem began around the time that the video highlight streaming moved to the top.

Given that the current highlights are largely the enemy hitting 3-pointers or dunking on the Hawks, can we do without the highlights feature for awhile?

[JonDMiller]

It has nothing to do with the ads.

Yes, I will get a prorata refund from Godaddy.

[hawkeyescott]

Originally Posted by Hawke

The ads keep this a free site. The problem is with the hosting company.

True, however if Jon doesn't find a hosting company capable of handling his traffic it won't be a free site for long as advertisers will get ****** that the site is always down and their dollars spent on ads is doing no good when the site is down and they won't advertise here anymore.

[Sportsjunkyjw]

Ever since the Digital sports venture and the new ads, this thing has run so slow it makes it hard to even stick around. I love the site, but can't wait 3-5 mintues for a page to load, that's just too cumbersome.

[Iowafarmgirl]

If this site wasn't free, nobody would tolerate it. All of January the site has been messed up. It's slow, unreliable, and has obtrusive advertising. I have found myself coming here less and less over the past few weeks. I'll bet Hawkeyereport had its biggest day in years.

[VintageHawkeye]

Originally Posted by Iowafarmgirl

If this site wasn't free, nobody would tolerate it. All of January the site has been messed up. It's slow, unreliable, and has obtrusive advertising. I have found myself coming here less and less over the past few weeks. I'll bet Hawkeyereport had its biggest day in years.

nobody misses you

[briankaldenberg]

I too apologize as I was the one who recommended and implemented the GoDaddy hosting server. We have pretty much their most powerful dedicated hosting plan. Apparently, it's not powerful enough for the demands of vbulletin.

[Iowafarmgirl]

Originally Posted by VintageHawkeye

nobody misses you

So says the guy who can't ignore a thing I say

Memo to Jon, if the problems continue, not only will you lose my page views, but it will also significantly reduce Vintage's as well!