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Title: Papers Past
Post by: Tiki1962 on Saturday 14 July 12 11:13 BST (UK)
Hi is the website down? I have tried for two days but I can't get on it. Are others having the same problem?
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: kiwihalfpint on Saturday 14 July 12 11:14 BST (UK)
Hi,

They could be doing maintenance on it.   Give it ago tomorrow.   I can't get on either.


Cheers
KHP
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Tiki1962 on Saturday 14 July 12 11:15 BST (UK)
Thank you, I thought it was probably me!
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Kiwi Girl on Saturday 14 July 12 11:50 BST (UK)
 :D

I'm in - must be all up again - yay!
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: kiwihalfpint on Saturday 14 July 12 11:52 BST (UK)
Are you sure KG .... still down for me.


Cheers
KHP
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Kiwi Girl on Saturday 14 July 12 12:06 BST (UK)
Maybe I have the magic connection - coooooooooooooooooooooool!

Works fine for me - just ran a search now....

crosses her fingers that she hasn't jinxed herself
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: kiwihalfpint on Saturday 14 July 12 12:08 BST (UK)
Still get the message "Server not found"


Cheers
KHP
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Kiwi Girl on Saturday 14 July 12 12:16 BST (UK)
That is so weird!  We need someone else to give it a go... or you all need to moved West ;)
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Kiwi Girl on Saturday 14 July 12 12:53 BST (UK)
 ::)

Jinxed myself, just went to look up another rellie and got the 'can't find it' message - drat!  Ahh well, night all  xxxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Tiki1962 on Saturday 14 July 12 13:03 BST (UK)
I was concerned! I am well and truly west - in Newcastle Australia. I will try tomorrow too
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Kiwi Girl on Saturday 14 July 12 13:08 BST (UK)
Ahhhh West Island - yes, maybe tomorrow it will be all shiny and clean and ready to go...
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Tiki1962 on Saturday 14 July 12 13:10 BST (UK)
I hope so... I have a new relative to search for!
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Kiwi Girl on Saturday 14 July 12 13:13 BST (UK)
Playing hard to get - should be a fun find!
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Saturday 14 July 12 19:50 BST (UK)
So weird
last night I couldn't connect all day, then hit F5 to refresh page when I had the no connection page and got through
here's the spooky bit, did one search for my grandfather and found an amazing story of when their boarding house was burnt down..then paperspast went down as well!!!

I realise now that PPast is the place I visit most (2nd to this board of course!!!!)
Bye
Althea  :D
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: kiwihalfpint on Saturday 14 July 12 21:22 BST (UK)
Up and running this morning ......fingers crossed it stays :D

That is Spooky Althea ........ you were led to that page from an rellie :)


Cheers
KHP
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Saturday 14 July 12 21:27 BST (UK)
Still not working for me  :'(
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: kiwihalfpint on Saturday 14 July 12 21:47 BST (UK)
Still working, and found two obits that I never saw before.

PP must be giving us all turns of being up and running, or down and going nowhere :P


Cheers
KHP
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: johnbarr on Saturday 14 July 12 21:59 BST (UK)
I'm getting "Server not found" message today.

John B
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: kiwihalfpint on Saturday 14 July 12 22:43 BST (UK)
I spoke to soon, I am back to the same message as last night.    Could be overloaded as well with so many people trying to get on .......


Cheers
KHP
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Janette on Saturday 14 July 12 22:49 BST (UK)
Maybe they are loading a whole lot more papers for us ;D ;D ;D

Cheers Janette
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: jericho on Saturday 14 July 12 23:28 BST (UK)
I'm not having any trouble with the site at the moment, seems to be back, up and running.
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Sunday 15 July 12 03:48 BST (UK)
How could it be that some can get on in NZ and others not???  :'(
I tried clearing old files/saved pages..but still no luck

Bye
Althea
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: johnbarr on Sunday 15 July 12 03:54 BST (UK)

I'm still not able to get in  >:(

John B
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Gwenn02 on Sunday 15 July 12 04:38 BST (UK)
Was able to go in today .. but not anymore ...

NZ National library site is working .. but not PaperPast  :'(
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: kiwihalfpint on Sunday 15 July 12 04:44 BST (UK)
Papers Past seems to be in drips and drabs of letting people in for a few mintues.


Cheers
KHP
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Gwenn02 on Sunday 15 July 12 04:54 BST (UK)
On the National Library Twitter account there is this message:


Several of our sites and parts of our image delivery system have gone down unexpectedly. Hang in there, folks, it's gonna be okay
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Lucy2 on Sunday 15 July 12 05:42 BST (UK)
Thanks Gwenn  .... that sounds mighty encouraging.   :)

[Had managed to into P/Past briefly mid-afternoon today, but since then "zilch".  I guess we just need to exercise some patience ?  ]   ;)

   ~ Lu

 
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: percy porter on Sunday 15 July 12 06:07 BST (UK)
OK for me, loaded in a millisecond.

ALan
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Gwenn02 on Sunday 15 July 12 21:04 BST (UK)
It depends when you connect

Was able yesterday night to connect ... and this morning it's off again  :'(
Quote from: percy porter on Sunday 15 July 12 06:07 BST (UK)
OK for me, loaded in a millisecond.

ALan
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Sunday 15 July 12 21:51 BST (UK)
its backkkkkkkkkkkkk again  ;D
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: kiwihalfpint on Sunday 15 July 12 21:57 BST (UK)
Not for me :'(


Cheers
KHP
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: Gwenn02 on Sunday 15 July 12 22:27 BST (UK)
Got this message on Twitter this morning (from Nat Library account)

Heya, we've got people looking at PP now, but don't know when it'll be up again. :(
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: PapersPast on Sunday 15 July 12 23:35 BST (UK)
Hi everyone, it looks like we have a DNS issue - our folk are working on it and we're doing our very best to ensure it's being treated as a high priority by all involved. I'll keep the forum posted - hopefully it won't be too long now.
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: kiwihalfpint on Monday 16 July 12 00:38 BST (UK)
Thanks for the update PP ..... the site sure has been leap frogging all weekend.   :D  Only hope it doesn't get overloaded with everyone wanting their dose of Papers Past. ;D


Cheers
KHP
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: PapersPast on Monday 16 July 12 01:04 BST (UK)
Update - It looks like it's up at the moment, but I'm inclined to think that this is temporary until evidence suggests otherwise. Sneak in a few searches while you can!
Title: Re: Papers Past
Post by: spades on Monday 16 July 12 01:51 BST (UK)
Hi everyone,

In an effort to minimise multiple topics on the same subject could I ask that future discussion of Papers Past be confined to Althea's topic, "Papers Past" Updates Part II.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,547277.0.html

Many thanks  ;)

Spades