I tried to leave a comment on Bubblews last night

@TheHorse (220068)
Walnut Creek, California
October 10, 2015 11:54am CST
I tried to leave a comment on someone's post on Bubblews last night. If course, I got the dreaded blue screen saying the site was down for scheduled maintenance. But in my browser, it said "Application Error." I guess they've "re-programmed" the site to show the blue screen instead of just the words "Application Error." In California, we see signs in parks saying "Brown is the new green." I guess "Scheduled Maintenance" is the new "Application Error" at Bubblews.
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
10 Oct 15
It gets harder every day to convince yourself that the Bubblews team have a clue what they are doing any more.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Oct 15
I think they know exactly what they're doing. If they totally let Bubblews go, they can declare it bankrupt, and it will be harder for all of its writers to be paid what they're owed.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Oct 15
@TheHorse I d id finally get paid and my 48 .24 is in my bank but some have still not got paid why they have paid some of us and not others/ are they bankrupt or what? I have so many post thers as I was on for 3 years my acct is till there.
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
26 Oct 15
@Hatley They have paid some of you to try to keep everyone else thinking it will all work out. They scraped together enough money to pay half a dozen people but they're still ignoring the rest of us. Next they'll be trying to imply that those that didn't get paid somehow broke the rules - just like they did before.
@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
11 Oct 15
I am sure you are right, because I had the same problem. I think I am going to avoid visiting site B.
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@Gina145 (3949)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
12 Oct 15
@TheHorse I've felt that way for a long time, which is why I really should have finished deleting my posts.
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@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
11 Oct 15
@TheHorse This is another reason not to work there. I am demotivated now.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 15
I don't feel like I'm avoiding it. I just feel I have no motivation to go there. Actually, I guess I am avoiding it, in that I don't want to make more money fo them until I'm paid.
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• China
11 Oct 15
That is just so Bubblew! I have not been there for a long time.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Oct 15
Is your account still active? If so, they're still making money off of your posts.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
11 Oct 15
They are very deceptive, there is no way that the site would require maintenance so often.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 15
They just made it so the blue screen comes up with the dreaded "application Error" occurs. There's no "scheduled maintenance" going on.
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
11 Oct 15
Only echoes over there this weekend...
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
14 Oct 15
@TheHorse Must go check, actually - see what's where and who's when.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Oct 15
@pgntwo I may take a peek today. Don't have an afternoon client. I feel for that Moderator. I wonder if she'll throw her hands up at some point and move on. They must be paying her something for her efforts.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Oct 15
I've left a couple of comments over there, but that's about it.
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10 Oct 15
I have been pretty loyal there until the last couple months. I've just been too busy to spend time there anymore, but i would still stop by every other day or so for a bit. Every time I have tried this week, I have seen the blue screen. Worries me because i haven't saved all of my old posts there. many are meaningless, but i have some stuff about my son i need to back up. why am i so disorganized?
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@Gina145 (3949)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
12 Oct 15
@jillybean1222 When I get the blue screen I hit refresh and usually get onto the site. It just seems to be working very badly, but that message about maintenance isn't the truth.
@Gina145 (3949)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
12 Oct 15
@TheHorse I keep reading about it being impossible to delete posts, but I've had no problems when I've tried to delete one. I think it's just another glitch that affects people some of the time. Maybe I'm just lucky enough to choose a time that's not as busy.
@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 15
I was able to delete some of my "better" (more thoroughly researched or well-thought-out) posts before they disabled the delete button.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Oct 15
I gave up trying to post anything on that site because even if I succeeded it would not be noticed by many people nowadays.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Oct 15
@TheHorse I wonder whether the site is even maintained any longer. The owners may be simply leaving it online to take advantage of whatever traffic arrives.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Oct 15
I think participation levels are way down, and many encounter the Application Error when they try to leave comments, so they just move on to something else.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Oct 15
@Asylum That's my thought. They seem to be spending the earnings quickly on other things. And then they'll declare the site bankrupt and try not to pay those they owe. Hope I'm wrong.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Oct 15
It is now okay, I tried to log in and was successful.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 15
I was able to access the site earlier this evening as well. I wasn't motivated to try and write anything, though.
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@yukimori (10148)
• United States
10 Oct 15
You'd think they'd have the common decency to notify users when scheduled maintenance was being performed. Then again, this is Bubblews we're talking about...
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Oct 15
I don't think there's any maintenance actually being performed. Do you?
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@Gina145 (3949)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
12 Oct 15
I haven't been spending much time there since I joined myLot, but someone's post made me pop in there a few days ago and I quickly came to the same conclusion. If it was really maintenance then the refresh button wouldn't bring the post one wanted to see.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Oct 15
Good point. I'm way beyond expecting honesty over there.
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• United States
11 Oct 15
i reckon they figured that'd stop the influx 'f posts in regards to the 'application error' 'n save 'em time deletin' 'em. i dunno what's goin''n o'er there. i was on fer a bit til i got the same 'n then couldn't e'en log out.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 15
I don't bother logging out. I just mosey along.
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• United States
11 Oct 15
I haven't been able to log on there in days
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• Midland, Michigan
15 Oct 15
I logged on recently, but wasn't able to do much other than look at my bank which went up a penny in over a weeks time.
@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 15
You're not missing much. Activity is very light.
@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
11 Oct 15
Hi, dear friends! Been to Bubblews again. It's back to normal! Yehey!
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 15
I was able to post a comment this evening as well. Didn't try anything more than that.
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@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
11 Oct 15
Been there and wrote a comment too but it did not go through. The blue screen flashed next instead. I hope as the screen is back to normal & so with its system. Am still hoping for the best for Bubblews.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 15
I'm hoping for the best for Bubblews's writers. Not sure what I hope for for the founders. I worked for Department of Corrections for many years. Tried to help folks who had been dishonest turn their lives around. I reckon I'll leave it at that.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Oct 15
scheduled maintenance had to be a farce at that time I used cotol and f5 to refresh and got back on a number of times. I get the feeling atha omnly one person knew how in heck to fix the errors and he was not avaiable for a good ten days now the silte works and I still have an acco ujnt but do not spend m,uch time there I h ave a whole 3 dollars now in myhbank there took two weeks grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. mylot for me from now on.
@connierebel (1557)
• United States
10 Oct 15
I was not able to get on Bubblews at all today. This is actually the first time I've had trouble, even though everybody else was complaining about Application errors, it was working fine for me.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 15
I've been able to get on now and then over the past couple of months. No idea why it's affected different members differently.
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@mommaj (23112)
• United States
17 Jan 16
That's actually pretty funny. I guess it was't too long until the maintenance was permanent. The picture is extremely appropriate. LOL
@allknowing (137553)
• India
14 Oct 15
Call it by any name it is the way Bubblews is bidding for time.
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Oct 15
It has become more and more difficult to stay in touch overt there. Glad to see you re here too.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 15
It's good to see familiar faces here. I really didn't want to lose touch with everyone.
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@noni1959 (10104)
• United States
11 Oct 15
I've tried to get on the last few days and keep getting errors and maintenance/performance errors. I was able to load the home page and saw others have posted yet I can't sign in or comment/write. Something isn't right. I just found this one and some of my friends from there. Hi!
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 15
A lot of Bubblers are migrating here. This site appears to be "honest," which will make staying in touch less stressful. Also, here, you're rewarded for commenting on others' posts, not just cranking out your own posts.
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