Looks like someone forgot to tell the webmaster of the new schedule as the landing page still shows tonight's premium games at 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, and Speed at 9:45....egads!
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| Author: | UCFHCY [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Buzztime Website |
Looks like someone forgot to tell the webmaster of the new schedule as the landing page still shows tonight's premium games at 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, and Speed at 9:45....egads!
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| Author: | MiniYoda [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
They didn't do anything either regarding the patches. I was thinking they would show a patch count on your personal page |
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| Author: | UCFHCY [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
Either the webmaster is sleeping after watching the completion of the 500 early this morning...or he/she is protesting the network split! 
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| Author: | poman [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
Surely, there won't be any problems with the new rollout today 
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| Author: | MiniYoda [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
They can push changes to the cell phone app, but they can't update their web pages? really? |
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| Author: | ANON [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
The "Schedule" page seems to have all the new times on it. However, the "Showdown" page still reports that it is a 75-minute game. |
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| Author: | MiniYoda [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
As of 12:35pm EST, the entire web site is down "for scheduled maintenance". Didn't see any scheduled maintenance email, though. I've worked for several companies in the IT department, either directly or indirectly with their web site. Never would we bring down a site in the middle of the day unless it was an emergency. Everything was done after hours so as to not affect the customer/client. This isn't a good sign for Buzztime's IT quality control. |
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| Author: | Yoduh [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
MiniYoda wrote: As of 12:35pm EST, the entire web site is down "for scheduled maintenance". Didn't see any scheduled maintenance email, though. I've worked for several companies in the IT department, either directly or indirectly with their web site. Never would we bring down a site in the middle of the day unless it was an emergency. Everything was done after hours so as to not affect the customer/client. This isn't a good sign for Buzztime's IT quality control. Sure seems that BT shoots from the hip a lot. |
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| Author: | WB TANAKA [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
As an aside, my site had "Night Shift" games instead of "Lunchtime Trivia" today. Did anybody else have that challenge? |
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| Author: | poman [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
WB TANAKA wrote: As an aside, my site had "Night Shift" games instead of "Lunchtime Trivia" today. Did anybody else have that challenge? ^We have a winner!  poman wrote: Surely, there won't be any problems with the new rollout today
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| Author: | MOTOR [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
WB TANAKA wrote: As an aside, my site had "Night Shift" games instead of "Lunchtime Trivia" today. Did anybody else have that challenge? We had the same thing in Ashtabula. Late Shift games, but a Lunchtime Leaderboard. Continued through entire lunch hour (12-1 pm EST). Knocking the game off and selecting Lunchtime didn't help. |
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| Author: | AARDVK [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
ROFLMAO! Well, at least this way they avoid the first wave of protesters invading their blog and contacting their bot with complaints. But what a way to make sure even more folks are upset and frustrated in the first place. Great strategy, Buzztime! BTW beyond the hypocrisy of calling emergency changes "scheduled maintenance," I've always why they haven't figured out that "Currently the website is unavailable for scheduled maintenance" means that no scheduled maintenance can be performed on the website at this time. The correct wording would be: "Because of scheduled maintenance, currently the website is unavailable." Brooke/AARDVK |
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| Author: | Akbar71 [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
FWIW, the owners' website is also "unavailable for scheduled maintenance." Unfortunate, as we just added the upgraded digital advertising and I was going to use it for some interactive promotion during our Leap Day party tomorrow. Hopefully it will be back up soon enough. |
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| Author: | Jethro [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
AARDVK wrote: I've always why they haven't figured out that "Currently the website is unavailable for scheduled maintenance" means that no scheduled maintenance can be performed on the website at this time. Damnit! I logged on today to carry out some maintenance (which I had scheduled), but was greeted with that message! |
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| Author: | MiniYoda [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
I could just see the Change Control meeting for this morning: Manager - How is the new phone app? Is it ready for roll out? App team - Yes Sir. Tested and ready to go. Manager - Great. And how are the new games? Ready for roll out? Game Team - Not sure, sir. We think we might have a problem with some games showing up at the wrong time. We'll have to test it out when we move it to production. Manager - Test in Production? Why not test in the test environment? Game Team - Because if we did that, we wouldn't know how it would behave in production Manager - ooooooook. Well, Web Team, are we ready for roll out? Manager - Web Team? Hello? App Team - Uh, sir, the Web team is out on the beach surfing. They should be back around 10am. Manager - Ok, well that should be before our lunch time game on the Pacific coast, so it won't be any problem. Good job guys. Now, go enjoy a cold one. |
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| Author: | IMHERE [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
Website back up. |
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| Author: | clavin [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
Looks like tonight's categories are the same as last week's. |
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| Author: | Akbar71 [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
Gotta say - I like the new color scheme of the website. (Not so much on new Countdown...) |
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| Author: | MitchWolf [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:31 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website | ||
Any comments on the new logo?
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| Author: | AARDVK [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
Reminds me of the ouroboros serpent/dragon (the one eating its own tail). Actually, I think BT might have come up with a very apt depiction of what the company's decisions are doing to its established player base. Brooke/AARDVK |
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| Author: | pengwn [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
MitchWolf wrote: Any comments on the new logo? I think it's hilarious how the frame is split open EDIT: Woop, need to update my avatar now! ANOTHER EDIT: Maybe this is old news, but you can play Countdown on that game's page in an embedded window. I got 10,649, which is kinda ehh for me. Like the BT trivia on Facebook, a wrong guess is an automatic zero |
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| Author: | whales [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buzztime Website |
The logo looks like a game screen when viewed from a crappy angle; above you, off to the left and a bit too close. Ironic in that it seems to acknowledge that in most Buzztime locations, sports (or even American Idol and Desperate Housewives) have priority and trivia players end up with the crappy angle. |
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