26 October 2012

Results for 25 October Quiz Not Ranked

With a heavy heart, I have decided to void results for 25 October. They will not be included in rankings, nor used to determine participation in the quarterly playoff.

I did this because several players reported that they were unable to play the quiz, and we know that the site was unavailable for at least four hours - and maybe more, since we are unable to pinpoint the exact time the site became unavailable.

That was a very frustrating experience, waiting and waiting for Amazon Web Services support to take action. Finally they did (thanks to John Scott's prodding) but by then the damage was done.

3 comments:

  1. Sigh, it was the first time i placed among the first 10!

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  2. Sigh...very sorry to hear this...perhaps I will sort out a way to show daily rankings, but exclude them from any "rollups". That way you can still show all your friends and family.

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  3. What a pity ...
    The "misfortune" of this older DBMS_DESCRIBE ...

    As far as I remember, this was the only quiz with this topic
    in the last two years.

    I repeatedly tried for several hours until finally being able
    to play ... life is not easy these days for anyone ...

    Best Regards,
    Iudith

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