RUBYSDAD: What would help the presales run smoother?

CJMST3K
CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
edited March 2010 in The Porch
From previous presales it seems the website crashes or locks up during major presale dates, which often costs us our TC tickets, as we can't finish purchases.

Would it be helpful if those of us not buying tickets log off of the forum and not look in Goods for like 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after a presale?

Trying to think of things we can do on "our" end.

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  • Fastrichie
    Fastrichie Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 922
    Good point Hoff. I am guilty of looking when I'm not buying.
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    Better servers..
  • peacegirl
    peacegirl Posts: 841
    I pretty much stayed off the site today...I went to log on this morning and it was slow and then I remembered tickets went on sale today, I'm not going to any shows so that's why I forgot, so I didn't log on...plus I was actually kind of busy at work today so that helped me stay off
  • ryanevolution
    ryanevolution Posts: 782
    I logged off today before the presale. I think it is a kind gesture to those trying for tix. It could help if enough of us logged off.
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 99,890
    Brisk. wrote:
    Better servers..

    They must of got better servers cause I didn't hear anybody have problems scoring all 4 10club ticket's today! :| We'll see what happens tomorrow when Boston & NYC ticket's go on sale.
  • PRLJM1
    PRLJM1 Posts: 584
    Close the forums completely until after the presales, maybe 15 minutes before to an hour after the last sale of the day starts or something.
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 99,890
    Payson wrote:
    Close the forums completely until after the presales, maybe 15 minutes before to an hour after the last sale of the day starts or something.

    I don't think the Pearl Jam 10club Community Board is on the same server as the pearljam.com goods section. So serving the message board shouldn't cause any slow downs when surfing the goods section.
  • drsluggo
    drsluggo Posts: 4,742
    demetrios wrote:
    Payson wrote:
    Close the forums completely until after the presales, maybe 15 minutes before to an hour after the last sale of the day starts or something.

    I don't think the Pearl Jam 10club Community Board is on the same server as the pearljam.com goods section. So serving the message board shouldn't cause any slow downs when surfing the goods section.
    I dont know - when the site was crawling during the presales today the board was as well. Once the ticket congestion cleared up the board was running smoothly.

    It could just be more people were on the board too, so I'm not sure.
  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,366
    1) Stay off pearljam.com and the forums during sales unless you are buying tickets. If you want to buy that DVD or t-shirt or whatever, wait a day or so.

    1a) The same thing goes with calling 10Club. Don't call them during presales (and the days after) unless it relates to tickets.

    2) Have your credit card ready 15 minutes before the on-sale time. This way, you're not fishing around for it as you're in the process of buying tickets.
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  • PillowPants
    PillowPants Posts: 4,877
    this is like asking people to not slow down and look at the car crash

    ;)
  • A satellite forever orbiting
    A satellite forever orbiting Posts: 1,889
    demetrios wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    Better servers..

    They must of got better servers cause I didn't hear anybody have problems scoring all 4 10club ticket's today! :| We'll see what happens tomorrow when Boston & NYC ticket's go on sale.

    the sailing will definitely not be as smooth tomorrow. take your dramamine and put on your life preserver...stormy sea ahead.
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  • PillowPants
    PillowPants Posts: 4,877
    demetrios wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    Better servers..

    They must of got better servers cause I didn't hear anybody have problems scoring all 4 10club ticket's today! :| We'll see what happens tomorrow when Boston & NYC ticket's go on sale.

    cmon you know better

    those tix are still available

    ie NO DEMAND

    of course it was smooth sailing... i could buy tix to those 4 shows right NOW if i wanted to

    no matter how many servers they bought... it's not enough to handle tomorrow
  • hopethatuchoke
    hopethatuchoke Posts: 2,927
    Lost In Ohio wrote:
    1a) The same thing goes with calling 10Club. Don't call them during presales (and the days after) unless it relates to tickets.


    What does calling them have to do with the server?
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    all 4 shows tic are still available....i was of at first 2 presales ..dont see any problem
    today only the ones want to score tix are so many so probably the server will have some problems..no matter what..
    and please ,the ones u ask that now ,do it yourself during European tic presales too,for no need 47 minutes to open the Dublin tic page and see that is sold out..
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  • 100 Pacer
    100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,367
    hopethatuchoke wrote:
    Lost In Ohio wrote:
    1a) The same thing goes with calling 10Club. Don't call them during presales (and the days after) unless it relates to tickets.

    What does calling them have to do with the server?

    Lost in Ohio's suggestion related to members not overwhelming 10C's phone-lines with unnecessary calls, in addition to members not overwhelming 10C's server.

    what does asking a question to which you already know the answer accomplish?
    To quote the 10C from Newsletter #8: "Please understand we have a lot of members and it is very hard to please everybody. If you are one of those unhappy people...please call 1-900-IDN-TCAR."

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  • DeLukin
    DeLukin Posts: 2,757
    100 Pacer wrote:
    what does asking a question to which you already know the answer accomplish?
    Excellent question (and notice the OP asked it on a presale day...).
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  • SM41966
    SM41966 Posts: 41
    DeLukin wrote:
    100 Pacer wrote:
    what does asking a question to which you already know the answer accomplish?
    Excellent question (and notice the OP asked it on a presale day...).
    Thought the same thing!!! Pretty self serving and transparent if you ask me.
  • CJMST3K
    CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    SM41966 wrote:
    DeLukin wrote:
    100 Pacer wrote:
    what does asking a question to which you already know the answer accomplish?
    Excellent question (and notice the OP asked it on a presale day...).
    Thought the same thing!!! Pretty self serving and transparent if you ask me.


    yup, im trying to crash the system during the other presales. :roll: you realize i posted this after those presales, right?
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  • 100 Pacer
    100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,367
    CJMST3K, my post wasn't directed at you.
    To quote the 10C from Newsletter #8: "Please understand we have a lot of members and it is very hard to please everybody. If you are one of those unhappy people...please call 1-900-IDN-TCAR."

    "Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."

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  • CJMST3K
    CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    100 Pacer wrote:
    CJMST3K, my post wasn't directed at you.


    yup, we're cool. :) the other two were.
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