Why was the site down for several days over the last two weeks?

[LetMeFly]

From the statistics at the bottom of the site: "There are currently 52375 users online. 26 members and 52349 guests". Could this be the problem? I see this all the time, that we have over 50,000 guests looking at the site. Is this number correct, or is there a bug in the code somewhere keeping these connections open and thus overloading the system?

[desertdave]

From the statistics at the bottom of the site: "There are currently 52375 users online. 26 members and 52349 guests". Could this be the problem? I see this all the time, that we have over 50,000 guests looking at the site. Is this number correct, or is there a bug in the code somewhere keeping these connections open and thus overloading the system?

Interesting. 99% are Chinese bots by their IP address. Checking to see if they can be blocked with our current software.

[alexM]

I have often noticed the supposed number of users logged in and thought it occasionally exceeds the number of people who even know what a Kitfox is.

I'm one of the people who strongly prefers an old school forum like this one rather than Facebook. Yes, the search function is pretty weak, but I long ago learned the trick about searching from outside the forum, and I can strike gold pretty much every time.

For example if I'm about to install my windshield I can guarantee this forum has several hits (over a period of years) that can provide insight I need. If I post on Facebook then I count on my timing and the Facebook algorithm to fish for responses. If lucky, I will get a few brief responses along with a few suggestions that I use the search function.

[sshort21]

Interesting. 99% are Chinese bots by their IP address. Checking to see if they can be blocked with our current software.

I've noticed a discrepancy between the reported number of 'users online' (56k), the total registered members (10k), and online registered members (17). This suggests a significant number of bots might be crawling the site. Based on the number of total registered users, I suspect a more realistic 'users online' count would be in the hundreds, not thousands.


While a large database can handle many users, this platform may not be optimized for such a high load. To confirm, analyzing server and network performance data would need to be examined.


Regarding Facebook, I prefer not to use it, at all, due to its focus on personal commentary or casual, often negative comments.


Lastly, the site's recent up-time has been inconsistent, with around 50% availability in the past week for me. This makes accessing the valuable data here challenging to the point where I'm looking for alternative sources.

[Dave S]

In case this is useful to our administrators:

Regarding the random down periods, I have had a slightly different manifestation over the same period time folks are talking about. In my case, I go to the site address and my computer says "secure site unavailable, switch to HTTP?" I usually just close out, go back later and it works.


For all: Regarding the value of the site: Teamkitfox is the best. I see no problem with using the 'ol noodle to figure out what search criteria works to find what a person is looking for. The administrators keep the site on task and it is clean of annoying commercial junk I have no intrerest in.

Regarding f-book - I won't use it. It is mainly a cover for the data miners sucking up personal data and making money off it (not that it doesn't happen other places, but it is rampant on fb). JMHO

[Geowitz]

Just wanted to add my great deal of gratitude and thanks to the moderators/administrators as well!

Haven't had time to post much in a while, but I still try to keep an eye out for anything I may be able to help on. I find this site to be way easier than Facebook, especially for the technical side of things.

Thanks!