Word from a semi-official source tells me that in regards to the Tool/Toolarmy servers:
- The maintenance is planned, and it will be back “soon”
- Don’t expect any upgrades (yet)
Update: The following message was seen on Toolband moments before the downtime commenced:
27 October, 2009
TOOL ARMY GOING DARK FOR A WHILE
Please be advised that any time now the ToolArmy site will be shut down while we deal with some maintenance issues. As of now, I’m not sure how long it will take to make the necessary adjustments. Thanks for your patience and continued support.
BMB
Ha. Thanks, Jr. 8`)
[quote comment=””]Ha. Thanks, Jr. 8`)[/quote]
Wasn’t Jr btw…
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[quote comment=””]Ha. Thanks, Jr. 8`)[/quote]
Wasn’t Jr btw…
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kabir?
barry manilow? i hear he’s an IT wiz these days
planned maintenance with no notice??????? Aww…fuck them! Why do they forsake us so???
Hey BadKitty and Kittaan! (sure miss you guys and TA!) Kiddo called me and told me that Blair posted a *notice* in the news section about three minutes before TA went down that said TA would be going down shortly to fix the issues TA has been having, maintenance and whatnot, that they didn’t know how long it would be down or when it would be back up. Probly has to do with the stuff distorted did and fix it so corinthian can get back on. Just wanted to let y’all know so ya won’t be in the dark! Take care, I’m going… Read more »
Miss you bells! Thanks for info even if it’s not what i want to hear.
“Blair posted a *notice* in the news section about three minutes before TA went down…”
Wow, I had no idea about that. Glad to hear that at least there was some warning, but this was handled poorly by any measure… any self-respecting web master knows how to post a temporary default page in situations like this with a brief “be back soon” message…
In any case, it’s great to hear from you Bella, and thanks for that update. Hope you and Joe are having a killer time, and look forward to hearing all about it.
thanks for the info …
if anyone what’s to get a small fix, johnhoward’s page in facebook seems to be the new TA. about a dozen TA’ers were posting there today.
*keeping fingers crossed*
[quote comment=””]thanks for the info … if anyone what’s to get a small fix, johnhoward’s page in facebook seems to be the new TA. about a dozen TA’ers were posting there today. *keeping fingers crossed*[/quote]
What does the former Australian Prime Ministers Facebook account have to do with TA?
Ah, that John Howard is a man of many talents. I had no idea about his exploits in OZ. But I have to draw the line somewhere… no FB for me.
It hopefully will be back up soon. It appears to me that we had some kind of intruder on the website. And thats what obviously sparked the website to shut down. Don’t listen to me. Im just pondering…
Can’t say I’m shocked by the lack of notice (i.e., a few minutes) that was given about the down time the way that website’s run.
Whatever will I do without being able to post Simpson’s quotes.
I’m not shocked either. At least we have fourtheye to keep us posted. I’m sure this is not Blair’s fault, but how “planned” was this maintenance?
Hellboy, how did you come across the actual post?
Glad to have found some info about this.
Three hours warning the site was going down.
That’s what I call planning.
Go Blair
:-]
This is going to be my TA for now.
SUBJECT: ToolArmy
POST: So whats the deal with these mastodon posts? and how about how karma? didn’t that suck? and why are there ashtrays on airplanes still? i mean, really. come on. what about classical music on the radio? i mean, jeez. really? i wanted oldies, not really oldies. uhhh. tough crowd. i sure could use a positive quote of the day, if you know what i mean. heh heh heh. how am i doing on time? good? no? *lights go dim* ok then. thanks. you’ve been great.
So if this is the quasi-TA message board is there where I make a post asking about presales?
Oh, and:
“That’s it! You people have stood in my way long enough. I’m going to clown college!”
I’m going to take a wild guess and go with Poopyface = MarkusPoop?
Here’s one for you:
“If you’re gonna get mad at me every time I do something stupid, then I guess I’ll just have to stop doing stupid things.”
Presales, live DVD’s and points…oh my!!!
HB-can I start posting my member number posts here? Oh wait…I can’t track them anymore…
;-p
[quote comment=”35599″]I’m going to take a wild guess and go with Poopyface = MarkusPoop? Here’s one for you: “If you’re gonna get mad at me every time I do something stupid, then I guess I’ll just have to stop doing stupid things.”[/quote]
What was it that gave it away? The poop in my name and/or the simpsons quotes.
Definitely sorry to see the site completely down, although maybe when it comes back up I’ll be able to access my profile again? Dunno. Nice to see all the familiar names here though.
@ nxrm – is that you, Cori?
[quote comment=””]@ nxrm – is that you, Cori? [/quote]
One and the same. : )
[quote comment=””][quote comment=””]@ nxrm – is that you, Cori? [/quote] One and the same. : )[/quote]
Good to see some familiar faces, especially one that has been greatly missed in ta land . . *hugs to Cori and kittaan from a freind from the right coast*
This appears to be more than just routine maintenance to me.
Routine maintenance doesn’t require several days.
Corinthian, you should definitely be back on the site after this.
Hopefully they don’t prune all the good stuff like last time.
:-]
Will I be able to log back in to my TA account finally? I doubt it.
[quote comment=””][quote comment=””]@ nxrm – is that you, Cori? [/quote] One and the same. : )[/quote]
Funny seeing you here cori, as we’ve both been locked out of our TA accounts for quite some time.
I wonder what kind of pictures BMB has of the boys where they’ll let him run their website…he sucks…he’s into all that magik…maybe he’s got a spell on ’em…
[quote comment=””][quote comment=””]I wonder what kind of pictures BMB has of the boys where they’ll let him run their website…he sucks…he’s into all that magik…maybe he’s got a spell on ’em…[/quote][/quote] the people who run the TA site are very inconsiderate. it would not have taken much effort to tell us that it would be down for 3+ days. instead, i was afraid it was gone forever until i found comments on here. actually, there is more substantial TOOL info on here than there is on TA. but hopefully it will be back soon anyway. i have only been on… Read more »
ok, i was moderated? Blair and the administrators of TA are inconsiderate jerks. pompous and aloof to the people who payed good money to be apart of the TOOL fan club. i would enjoy poking him in the eyeball.
All first time posters are moderated, and I’m away on holidays at the moment so approvals are very much dependant on me finding a net connection. Welcome aboard…
just stopping bye to say ‘sup to the TA folks… anyone got the link to the one true interview they could share…
Cheers, hellboy
thanks hellboy. i did not know about the moderation. i stumbled upon this site trying to find out what was wrong with TA–SEAN
You people need help.. It is only a WEBSITE !! Sorry, Was.. Hugs and Kisses to the TA women i’m missing.. Anybody seen Nathan, we need a Board Nazi here already..
;-}~
[quote comment=”35615″]ok, i was moderated? Blair and the administrators of TA are inconsiderate jerks. pompous and aloof to the people who payed good money to be apart of the TOOL fan club. i would enjoy poking him in the eyeball.[/quote]
lol, from fuckstick to aloof…thats great
I must say after some consideration, I should edit my post too…Blair is actually perfect to run Tool’s website…he doesn’t give a shit…just like them…well, mostly nardo
This is funny as shit
http://www.tshirthell.com/funny-shirts/tool-not-the-band-im-just-a-tool/
Cori, you have been missed greatly!!! I’m itching and twitching for a fix I can only imagine what kind of shakes you have going on.
Hi, my name is badkittygothgirl and I’m a TA junkie.
[quote comment=””]Cori, you have been missed greatly!!! I’m itching and twitching for a fix I can only imagine what kind of shakes you have going on. Hi, my name is badkittygothgirl and I’m a TA junkie.[/quote]
My name is sms, I am a TA junky.
Well glad to finally find some fucking information on this. Way to go Blair, 3 minutes is plenty of warning…
I am a pessimist at heart so when the page wouldn’t load two days in a row, I feared it was gone for good and never to return.
Hopefully they fix cori’s account too.
Hey peoples. Don’t worry, I think its safe to say if you are replying to this page, you are a TA junkie 😀
@ danielkauai21 – No shit, that is a great shirt. @ Cori – so cool to hear from you, and I sure hope whatever’s going on does get you back on to TA pronto (along with the rest of us @ Chris (WVA), BKGG, Rabbit, K2, Leah, Pete, CM, SH- great to see you all here. Miss you all. Big thanks to Matt (Hellboy), yet again, for all his efforts. This is the best source for TººL news… and a place for us junkies to get a quick fix as well while our drug of choice is temporarily unavailable…… Read more »
sorry to everyone that i got nasty on my earlier post. i am just really frustrated that we will be going into day 4 without any warning. uncool! nice to see posts from nice people. even you marcuspoop. lol
johnhoward must have spilled his drink on the server, and I have just found out that Blair has taken the TA membership funds and is using them to buy WOPR from the movie Wargames as a replacement.
Pax!
[quote comment=””]sorry to everyone that i got nasty on my earlier post. i am just really frustrated that we will be going into day 4 without any warning. uncool! nice to see posts from nice people. even you marcuspoop. lol[/quote]
Well you guys can join me at the Hanson forum. I even heard that Tay might make a “guest” appearance today. 😛
Anyhow..hi guys. Facebook is the New TA…we have been posting our faces off at John Howards page.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE
xoxox yada yada etc Sheri
Bubbler break!!!
Hi Sheri. Hi Kittaan….and everyone else. still no TA this morning. why do i have the picture in my head of someone taking their own sweet time with this, saying “screw them, they can wait”
i bet they are sitting around laughing at us.
oh well, happy halloween everyone……SEAN
WTH, I posted a comment and it got deleted. WTF
Am I gonna be able to post here now, or am I still being moderated?
YAY!!!!!!!
IT’S BACK UP!!!!!
[quote comment=””]WTH, I posted a comment and it got deleted. WTF[/quote]
You got moderated. You hanled it better than some.
:-]
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