Normal Service Will Resume Shortly (UPDATE Has Resumed!)

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Aug 14

Normal Service Will Resume Shortly (UPDATE Has Resumed!)

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We’re just trying to shake out some gremlins on the FT server. The beautiful FT appearance will be restored as soon as possible

UPDATE 10:20pm: The FT appearance will be back very shortly, though the usual login problems persist I’m afraid

UPDATE 7th August 7:20pm: IT LIVES! We have comment forms and polls and other stuff back.

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Brendan F on 8 Aug 2014 #
Thank you for your hard work. I have the ratings back now, but it’s curious that all the overall ratings for the ones I’d missed these past few weeks are whole numbers.
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Tom † on 8 Aug 2014 #
Thanks Alan (and Steve) for all your work on this – worra hassle.
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admin on 8 Aug 2014 #
I think with the last few months the popular rating hasn’t been visible and there’s every chance no votes have accrued at all, so just one person (maybe you!) has voted and that’s why

I just went to “You I Belong”, and could work out that 2 other people had voted it 4 so clicking 5 made it 4.3, clicking 7 made it 5, and so on.
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Andrew Farrell on 8 Aug 2014 #
Hooray! I’m logged in!

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