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#1
General Discussion / Re: Forum down
Last post by teanndaorsa - May 29, 2026, 11:01:43 PMRight, so to give folks an update, I've been digging in various ways to diagnose the underlying issue. That will have increased the flakiness of the site a little but there's no denying that there are big swathes of time where it's effectively offline anyway so it's probably not noticeably worse for me breaking it here and there for 5-10m at a time.
For those who don't care about the technical aspects, the tl;dr is that the part of the server that handles the forum, searching, and the index pages, is going into a broken state for hours at a time, usually around early afternoon, UTC. Because of the way the site is set up, the index pages and most of the recent stories will still seem perfectly accessible, that's a deliberate design choice and it makes us seem more robust than we are. But you can't do that with the forum or search functionality, so it's there we're obviously offline. It's not a simple broken site, nor is it something we've recently changed. To stop it from happening, without just throwing money at the problem, I first need to understand the root cause, and that is taking some time.
For a more technical perspective: it looks for all the world like this is fundamentally a capacity issue, once the server reaches a certain level of load, instead of just responding more slowly, it tips over into a state where every request times out and gives an error, and only recovers once load goes away to almost nothing. My theory is that is happening more regularly now because we're being hit with a lot more traffic these days, and that the point in the day where it tips over is when we start to get busy.
I don't want to simply throw more power at the problem because a) that costs more, and b) I don't believe that the increased load is actually more people visiting. A large number of the requests appear to be from bots of various flavours, though it is impossible for me to tell if that proportion has been growing over time. But I am pretty sure that there aren't hundreds of real people making requests every second, which is what the logs suggest at peak times, just like I'm sure that we don't suddenly have a massive following in Iraq.
Instead I am focusing on correcting the behaviour of the server so that it slows down rather than tipping over, and I am looking into how effective blocking some of the bots might be. If it turns out this is just what it's going to be like running a Simple Machines Forum site, and it's constantly under attack by bots sniffing for weaknesses, then I may have to separate out the forum from the site functionality and just let it degrade while it's under attack. As much as the authors enjoy getting feedback, I don't want the costs of running the site to end up dominated by the costs of running the forum.
For those who don't care about the technical aspects, the tl;dr is that the part of the server that handles the forum, searching, and the index pages, is going into a broken state for hours at a time, usually around early afternoon, UTC. Because of the way the site is set up, the index pages and most of the recent stories will still seem perfectly accessible, that's a deliberate design choice and it makes us seem more robust than we are. But you can't do that with the forum or search functionality, so it's there we're obviously offline. It's not a simple broken site, nor is it something we've recently changed. To stop it from happening, without just throwing money at the problem, I first need to understand the root cause, and that is taking some time.
For a more technical perspective: it looks for all the world like this is fundamentally a capacity issue, once the server reaches a certain level of load, instead of just responding more slowly, it tips over into a state where every request times out and gives an error, and only recovers once load goes away to almost nothing. My theory is that is happening more regularly now because we're being hit with a lot more traffic these days, and that the point in the day where it tips over is when we start to get busy.
I don't want to simply throw more power at the problem because a) that costs more, and b) I don't believe that the increased load is actually more people visiting. A large number of the requests appear to be from bots of various flavours, though it is impossible for me to tell if that proportion has been growing over time. But I am pretty sure that there aren't hundreds of real people making requests every second, which is what the logs suggest at peak times, just like I'm sure that we don't suddenly have a massive following in Iraq.
Instead I am focusing on correcting the behaviour of the server so that it slows down rather than tipping over, and I am looking into how effective blocking some of the bots might be. If it turns out this is just what it's going to be like running a Simple Machines Forum site, and it's constantly under attack by bots sniffing for weaknesses, then I may have to separate out the forum from the site functionality and just let it degrade while it's under attack. As much as the authors enjoy getting feedback, I don't want the costs of running the site to end up dominated by the costs of running the forum.
#2
Packaged Website Stories Feedback / Re: The Maidbot Made Me a Meat...
Last post by Archionus - May 29, 2026, 07:10:39 PMQuote from: Gromet on May 27, 2026, 06:59:07 AMPart 7 will be posted here soon.
Holy moly, there is more? I almost can't wait. Very curious how you can top part 6, but I'm sure you will. I'd love to see more of Jessie and Vallerie being prepared as meat ;p
#3
General Discussion / "Good boy"
Last post by Eido - May 29, 2026, 02:32:12 PMThe rise of a cliche? Is this expression already worn out?
It seems everywhere these days, well, if everywhere is limited to story sites and click bait social media videos.
Has it arrived in pop culture media yet? I don't watch enough TV to know, and really, I'm not even sure where pop culture lives anymore.
Does anyone else sometimes feel like they're one "good boy" from throwing their phone?
Or am I barking at the moon again?
Eido
It seems everywhere these days, well, if everywhere is limited to story sites and click bait social media videos.
Has it arrived in pop culture media yet? I don't watch enough TV to know, and really, I'm not even sure where pop culture lives anymore.
Does anyone else sometimes feel like they're one "good boy" from throwing their phone?
Or am I barking at the moon again?
Eido
#4
Latex Website Stories Feedback / Re: Harriet the Doll by Lustre...
Last post by Rubberised - May 29, 2026, 12:15:49 PMExcellent story. I'm hoping we'll hear more about Harriet and Miss Alice soon!
Rubberised.
Rubberised.
#5
Erotic Stories Website Feedback / Re: The Mirror and the Hallway...
Last post by John Bannergram - May 28, 2026, 05:44:40 PMThanks so much! Btw, this is the same world that I used for a longer story I did years ago called The Lapdog.
Quote from: feline on May 28, 2026, 04:05:12 PMShort, very well written, and deeply fascinating! So many little details, so many little hints and glimpses into the wider world this is set in... we learn a remarkable amount about the woman, and her situation, and our perception of her situation, how she came to be here, and how it is going to work out, keeps on shifting!
So much to think about and consider, in such a short and well presented package, quite wonderful!
#6
Erotic Stories Website Feedback / Re: The Mirror and the Hallway...
Last post by feline - May 28, 2026, 04:05:12 PMShort, very well written, and deeply fascinating! So many little details, so many little hints and glimpses into the wider world this is set in... we learn a remarkable amount about the woman, and her situation, and our perception of her situation, how she came to be here, and how it is going to work out, keeps on shifting!
So much to think about and consider, in such a short and well presented package, quite wonderful!
So much to think about and consider, in such a short and well presented package, quite wonderful!
#7
Links / Re: Giantess Stories & Blog by...
Last post by SolomonG - May 28, 2026, 07:54:10 AMGood afternoon everyone,
Here are the latest blog posts:
Requested Review - Captain Firehawk and the Laser Love Situation
https://thereshegrows.net/2026/05/25/requested-review-captain-firehawk-and-the-laser-love-situation/
Interview with Kylie-GTS, Artist and Game Designer for Step 'N Smush
https://thereshegrows.net/2026/05/26/interview-with-kylie-gts-artist-and-game-designer-for-step-n-smush/
Video Review of Captain Firehawk and the Laser Love Situation
https://youtu.be/UUnusUakIDs
Respectfully,
SolomonG
Amazon Author's Page: https://www.amazon.com/author/solomong
Blog: https://thereshegrows.net/blog/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solomong.bsky.social
E-junkie: https://solomong.e-junkie.com/
X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorSolomong
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBciPE_SJBlvASYmsj7zSwA
Here are the latest blog posts:
Requested Review - Captain Firehawk and the Laser Love Situation
https://thereshegrows.net/2026/05/25/requested-review-captain-firehawk-and-the-laser-love-situation/
Interview with Kylie-GTS, Artist and Game Designer for Step 'N Smush
https://thereshegrows.net/2026/05/26/interview-with-kylie-gts-artist-and-game-designer-for-step-n-smush/
Video Review of Captain Firehawk and the Laser Love Situation
https://youtu.be/UUnusUakIDs
Respectfully,
SolomonG
Amazon Author's Page: https://www.amazon.com/author/solomong
Blog: https://thereshegrows.net/blog/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solomong.bsky.social
E-junkie: https://solomong.e-junkie.com/
X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorSolomong
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBciPE_SJBlvASYmsj7zSwA
#8
General Discussion / Re: Help With a Word or Phrase
Last post by Eido - May 27, 2026, 09:48:18 PMThanks, I will look those up
#9
General Discussion / Re: Forum down
Last post by SwitchMan - May 27, 2026, 08:13:24 PMI have also experienced this in the last week or so.
#10
General Discussion / Re: Help With a Word or Phrase
Last post by Dianag - May 27, 2026, 07:07:25 PMHi,
I think you might be looking for:
"Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome (PSAS) or Genitopelvic Dysesthesia (GPD)"
Doctor Google goes into a detailed description of symptoms but I decided not to look !!
I think you might be looking for:
"Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome (PSAS) or Genitopelvic Dysesthesia (GPD)"
Doctor Google goes into a detailed description of symptoms but I decided not to look !!
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