Database Ponies

I got a pony. It shat in my floor.

Your database had better generate food, shelter, and someone to care for the ponies too, or there's going to be a big pile of dead database ponies in front of my computer in a couple weeks.

I think it says that in the MYSQL 5 release notes.

"Magically stops errors reocurring."

In Response to cameronjdavis (#32010):

Which is bad, because that means it still doesn't stop errors from recurring.

In Response to themysticalone (#32013):

heh i didnt get a pony is that cuz i dont give you money?

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#32015):

No. It's due to a little publicised MySQL feature. Check out the product definition for ETP (equine transfer protocol) and the BarPony2Poop setting. This should explain why you didn't get a pony.

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#32015):

I'm not sure how you not giving me money would cause you to not get a pony from the Goats database, but if you'd like to give me money, feel free to see if that really works.

In Response to themysticalone (#32013):

Which is bad, because that means it still doesn't stop errors from recurring.

QUICK. SOMEONE MAKE A RECURSING JOKE.

In Response to zamphir (#32020):

Wouldn't someone first need to make a cursing joke?

In Response to zamphir (#32020):

Assholes Pete and Repeat went down the river like whores on cocks. The dipshit, Pete fell off the fucking boat, who was left?

In Response to Dynedain (#32022):

Assholes Pete and Repeat went down the river like whores on cocks. The dipshit, Pete fell off the fucking boat, who was left?

I think "cunt" is about the only one left.

In Response to Dynedain (#32022):

First Base!

Was it a trick question?

Tuesday, February 21st, 6:40pm Goats Standard Time, when i browse the front page the background is no longer black. Thus there is white text on a white page, and all is invisible (except for orange text with hyperlinks). If i select some text and highlight it, i can read it. Otherwise, it's just white on white.

In Response to Teledildonix (#32035):

...and when i check back half an hour later, everything is back to 'normal' (white text on black background) and perfectly legible. Please disregard my previous post.

I haven't noticed anything particularly unusual about the forums or the moderation tools here. But i have been seeing something trivial at the Megagamerz forums for a while, and it happened again today:

Once per day i am allowed to meta-moderate (although there are often no comments available for meta-moderation). After i meta-moderate and press the button, the next page still tells me that i am eligible to perform meta-moderation (again?). Then i press the button a second time, and it sternly tells me "You are not eligible for meta-moderation, you may return to the home page." This is very unimportant, i just thought i'd mention it, because it's slightly different than my experience here at the Goats forums, which seem to be working magnificently well.

In Response to Teledildonix (#32036):

Today when i try to meta-moderate a couple comments over at Megagamerz, it doesn't seem to work correctly. I make my selections, press the "meta-moderate" button, and it just takes me back to the same page with the same couple of comments. Repeatedly. Round and round and round. I gave up after the fourth or fifth try.

In Response to Teledildonix (#32054):

Can you try again now, and let me know if it works?

In Response to phillip (#32062):

Meta-moderation has now been successful.

The previous trivial bug is back. I meta-moderated, i was told this: "Meta Moderation: 2 moderations have been meta moderated. Thanks for participating. You may wanna go back home, to the forums, or perhaps to your user page." But the "meta-moderate [megagamerz.com]" link is still available, despite my sense of conclusion. When i choose it again (which i shouldn't, but hey-- it's there, and i like to click it), i am told: "Meta Moderation: You are not currently eligible to Meta Moderate. Return to the homepage."

So the meta-moderation works, but the criteria for eligibility on any given day seems to need an extra nudge in order for my actions to be deemed "completed".

In Response to Teledildonix (#32063):

No, it's a question of when that piece of the page is rendered vs when it determines that you've already MMed. I know how to fix it, but it's a pain, and only a minor irritation, so it's a little lower on the list.