A Conversation for Old Announcements: January - September 2011
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19 December, 2005: Server problems
The H2G2 Editors Started conversation Dec 19, 2005
Many apologies if you had difficulty accessing h2g2 for several hours on Sunday evening. A power failure at the site where our servers are located meant that we were offline for a period of time. Things seem to be getting back to normal now and we hope you'll continue to enjoy using this service.
19 December, 2005: Server problems
Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Dec 19, 2005
Corr blimey, someone's being taking BBC management-speak classes!
19 December, 2005: Server problems
eloisa Posted Dec 19, 2005
There not very good at it the, I understood every word.
19 December, 2005: Server problems
Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Dec 19, 2005
PAAAAH, its all stool water, thats what i think, they just plan forgot to pay the food bill for the hamsters!
19 December, 2005: Server problems
Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am... Posted Dec 19, 2005
There's no way that's management speech... I can't see a single 'pro-active' in there.
19 December, 2005: Server problems
cupati Posted Dec 19, 2005
And only three lines? Jargon should last at least five.
19 December, 2005: Server problems
Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Dec 19, 2005
It was more the last line that set me thinking.
19 December, 2005: Server problems
Poor Elton!
He was probably left all alone in the dark, hungry and frozen...
19 December, 2005: Server problems
Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am... Posted Dec 19, 2005
Nah, that's just basic Service-ese... unfortunately it's only one step from that to "have a nice day".
19 December, 2005: Server problems
Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Dec 19, 2005
Traveller in Time 
confused
"I made a generator on the threadmill of our hampsters once. The more fast they ran, the more bright was the led.
(no prize for language use) "
19 December, 2005: Server problems
lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned Posted Dec 19, 2005
Some of our postings are missing 
.. and poor Mrs Bojangles answered one of her own threads and ended up in one of mine! 
It's been a crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy night! 
19 December, 2005: Server problems
The H2G2 Editors Posted Dec 19, 2005
h2g2 Researchers should note that they can leave Elton, the much-loved h2g2 ham(p)ster, a festive message here: A710092
19 December, 2005: Server problems
cupati Posted Dec 19, 2005
we hope you'll continue to enjoy using this service
Yes, very stock. Could be used in any situation, which is the definition of corporate-speak.
We'll have a mission statement in a fortnight.
19 December, 2005: Server problems
Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Dec 19, 2005
Traveller in Time testing the side effects
"It was a remarkable clean shutdown for me, only some postings came back as if unread. "
19 December, 2005: Server problems
cupati Posted Dec 19, 2005
I'm not on on Sunday nights, but has anyone noticed it has been behaving better since? Perhaps the hampsters needed a break...
19 December, 2005: Server problems
lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned Posted Dec 19, 2005
My rpg started with -23 and got worse as people went in to check it.. eventually becoming -36 currently it is -8, but people have begun posting. So I don't know if it will come back now.. 
19 December, 2005: Server problems
cupati Posted Dec 19, 2005
And lo! Two apologies for the inconvenience. I do apologise.
19 December, 2005: Server problems
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Dec 19, 2005
I lost some posts from yesterday too.
they must have been eaten by the power failure. 
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19 December, 2005: Server problems
- 1: The H2G2 Editors (Dec 19, 2005)
- 2: Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences (Dec 19, 2005)
- 3: eloisa (Dec 19, 2005)
- 4: The H2G2 Editors (Dec 19, 2005)
- 5: Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! (Dec 19, 2005)
- 6: eloisa (Dec 19, 2005)
- 7: Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am... (Dec 19, 2005)
- 8: cupati (Dec 19, 2005)
- 9: Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences (Dec 19, 2005)
- 10: dragonqueen - eternally free and forever untamed - insomniac extraordinaire - proprietrix of a bullwhip, badger button and (partly) of a thoroughly used sub with a purple collar. Matron of Honour. (Dec 19, 2005)
- 11: Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am... (Dec 19, 2005)
- 12: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Dec 19, 2005)
- 13: lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned (Dec 19, 2005)
- 14: The H2G2 Editors (Dec 19, 2005)
- 15: cupati (Dec 19, 2005)
- 16: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Dec 19, 2005)
- 17: cupati (Dec 19, 2005)
- 18: lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned (Dec 19, 2005)
- 19: cupati (Dec 19, 2005)
- 20: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Dec 19, 2005)
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