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29 March, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 31 March, 2005 - 0800hrs BST
The H2G2 Editors Started conversation Mar 29, 2005
Due to various 'under the bonnet' changes, it's been decided that a new DNA release will go live at 0800hrs BST on Thursday 31 March. This release will involve downtime of up to two hours, during which time members will be redirected to a holding page.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
29 March, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 31 March, 2005 - 0800hrs BST
2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Mar 29, 2005
So.... Between 8 AM and 10 AM tomorrow morning BST? 
Oh goodie I'll have a lie in 
29 March, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 31 March, 2005 - 0800hrs BST
Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking Posted Mar 29, 2005
Hope you can keep it at that time, as I cannot be online then.
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Lizzbett Posted Mar 29, 2005
It's the 30th tomorrow, 2Legs, the 31st is Thursday.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Mar 29, 2005
Unless he's somewhere 9 hours ahead of us...
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2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Mar 29, 2005
I thought today was Thursday? oh no ahh, its Tuesday today isn't it? 
I do hope they don't ask questions about the date in my job interview 
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Demon Drawer Posted Mar 29, 2005
'Under the Bonnet'
You mean the fan belt has gone, we need an oil change and the spark plugs need replacing. Don't you?
29 March, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 31 March, 2005 - 0800hrs BST
2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Mar 29, 2005
naa, that would be silly!; clearly one of the two hampsters in the wheel that provides the power for hte main BBC community Server has died 
and they have to introduce a new one very* carefully to the remaining Hampster, who is getting very tired running on his own at the moment.
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I'm not really here Posted Mar 29, 2005
Oh I'm at home that day, waiting in for workmen. 
What'll I do without h2g2 to keep me occupied??
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pdante' Posted Mar 29, 2005
under the bonnet see bottom of page
http://www.stephen-king.de/douglasadams/biografie.htm
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Demon Drawer Posted Mar 29, 2005
Aha a DNA transplant
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MoFoLo Posted Mar 29, 2005
Does this mean we will live longer and healthier?
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pdante' Posted Mar 29, 2005
Depends on what the donor died of...
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Post Team Posted Mar 30, 2005
I guess that means <./>thepost</.> will be late then 
shazz 
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Smij - Formerly Jimster Posted Mar 30, 2005
It shouldn't be late - it's timed for 10.00 like the Front Page.
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Post Team Posted Mar 30, 2005
Ah yes... but I won't be able to put the articles in beforehand if the site is down - unless I do it at around 6.30am
shazz
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Mar 30, 2005
Ummm...
"a new DNA release will go live at 0800hrs BST"
"So.... Between 8 AM and 10 AM tomorrow morning BST?"
If it goes live at 8am, and it takes two hours, that means downtime between 6am and 8am doesn't it?
29 March, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 31 March, 2005 - 0800hrs BST
Jim Lynn Posted Mar 30, 2005
No, the upgrade will start at 8am.
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Mar 30, 2005
So it doesn't "go live at 0800hrs" then... haven't we been here before? 
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Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Mar 30, 2005
Morning, i just got up and its raining!
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29 March, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 31 March, 2005 - 0800hrs BST
- 1: The H2G2 Editors (Mar 29, 2005)
- 2: 2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... (Mar 29, 2005)
- 3: Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking (Mar 29, 2005)
- 4: Lizzbett (Mar 29, 2005)
- 5: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Mar 29, 2005)
- 6: 2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... (Mar 29, 2005)
- 7: Demon Drawer (Mar 29, 2005)
- 8: 2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... (Mar 29, 2005)
- 9: I'm not really here (Mar 29, 2005)
- 10: pdante' (Mar 29, 2005)
- 11: Demon Drawer (Mar 29, 2005)
- 12: MoFoLo (Mar 29, 2005)
- 13: pdante' (Mar 29, 2005)
- 14: Post Team (Mar 30, 2005)
- 15: Smij - Formerly Jimster (Mar 30, 2005)
- 16: Post Team (Mar 30, 2005)
- 17: There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho (Mar 30, 2005)
- 18: Jim Lynn (Mar 30, 2005)
- 19: There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho (Mar 30, 2005)
- 20: Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! (Mar 30, 2005)
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